I am racking my brain to find a children’s fiction book.
Plot: a boy and uncle go into the snow in an Asian country and then the boy and uncle get separated early on. A village of large mythical yeti- like creatures are discovered who can carry the boy through the forest at great speed. In the village, the creatures (one is called big red I think) revere the boy as a god like figure and there is a tin which is sacred.
Hopefully this is enough detail for some suggestions!
by Appropriate_Web8375