In the dark of the night, Hillary is drawn from her bedroom into the backyard of her house. It is there, she sees Bigfoot.
After a letter from the King offers Hillary's mom, Alice, a teaching job at the castle, in Ladybug City, everything changes. Hillary's family moves from their humble surroundings to a big new home, with a pool, in Ladybug City. The very first night, Bigfoot surprises her. Because of a scarcity of food, the Bigfoot tribe, starts taking food from garbage cans and breaking into homes, stealing food. With the loss of Baby Bigfoot and the disappearance of Hillary's new friend, Tiny Tim, things get a little scary. Hillary, finding her way out of this without worse news, is going to be difficult. Read the book and find out what truffles and food storage has to do with what happens in the end.