A Granddaughter Asked for a Story. Here It Is.

(And Bigfoot was involved)

A few months ago, my granddaughter, Ainsley, asked for a story. Not just any story - she wanted one about Bigfoot. Having adventures. In the city.

I’m a retired English teacher. I’ve helped hundreds of students find their way into stories. And somehow it took a little girl with a big imagination to finally get me writing my own.

So I wrote it for her, and I put her in it too! And then something funny happened; I thought maybe other kids might want it too.

Ainsley and Bigfoot in the City is now available on Amazon. It’s a storybook and coloring adventure for children ages 4–8, about an ordinary day that becomes anything but ordinary when Bigfoot knocks on the door. The two friends spend the day biking, swimming, cooking, reading, playing, and generally causing the kind of joyful chaos that grandmothers find completely irresistible.

It’s part read-aloud story, part coloring book — so kids can follow along and then make each scene their own. There’s even a bonus activity page at the end, because why stop the fun?

I know most of you follow me here for my writing about democracy and the state of the country — heavy stuff, and important. But I also believe, maybe now more than ever, that stories about friendship, curiosity, and unexpected adventures matter too. That books for little people are part of how we keep hope alive.

This one started as a gift for one child. I hope it finds its way to yours.

[Ainsley and Bigfoot in the City on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Ainsley-Bigfoot-City-Jeri-Gia/dp/B0H35Q8VW2)

If you read it with a little one, I’d love to know. And if you feel moved to leave a review on Amazon, even just a sentence, it makes an enormous difference for an independent author. Thank you for being here, always.

— Jeri