How the Husky Got Its Mask: An Alaska Tall Tale
By (Author) Levi Homstad
Blue Star Press
Little Bigfoot
7th January 2026
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction and true stories: Cultural heritage / traditional st
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Dogs and wolves
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care: Dogs
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Communities, places and peoples
Paperback
32
Width 216mm, Height 276mm
369g
Set in the Alaskan wilderness, How the Husky Got Its Mask is a dynamic survival legend and tall tale about how Alaska huskies earned their iconic white masks. Set in the Alaskan wilderness, How the Husky Got Its Mask is a dynamic survival legend and tall tale about how Alaska huskies earned their iconic white masks. Sam and his husky, Sitka, live a happy life in the Alaskan wilderness, until a hard winter exhausts their store of food and pushes them to make a risky mid-winter journey through the mountain pass. When disaster strikes-avalanche-Sitka mounts a heroic effort to rescue Sam and earns herself the distinctive white face mask Alaska huskies are famous for.
Levi Homstad was born and raised in Alaska, and has since lived all over the world. He is an artist and photographer, as well as a communications professional with a Master's Degree in Public Media from Fordham University in New York. He is a passionate supporter of the people who work to make the world a better place.