When Daddy Took Us Camping - Hardcover

Brillhart, Julie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807588792 ISBN 13: 9780807588796

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co, 1997

Synopsis

Captures the excitement of one family's first camping trip as a father exposes his two young children to everything from preparing their own place to sleep and hiking to studying nature and making shadow pictures on a tent.

About this title

From Booklist:

Ages 3^-5. Daddy takes two of his children on a fun-filled camping trip into the forest, where the kids pitch a tent, learn to use a compass, identify bugs and animal tracks, cook over an outdoor stove, and wake up to the "clunk" of a skunk. When morning arrives, the trio hikes a short distance back home to be greeted by Mom, the baby, and a delicious breakfast. Young listeners will delight in the surprise ending, which is cleverly depicted in the final double-page illustration. This satisfying story is delicately illustrated in pen and ink and washed in soft-hued tones. The singsong rhyme can grate, but the loving, positive relationship between the father and his children is what stands out in this tale of the outdoors. After listening to it, youngsters will want to get out their camping gear and plan for a trip of their very own. April Judge

From School Library Journal:

PreS. Two young children and their father set off on a camping trip that holds many surprises and new experiences. The biggest surprise comes at the end of the story when readers discover that the overnight adventure has taken place right in the family's backyard. Told in rhyming couplets, the verse offers just enough scariness and excitement to satisfy preschoolers and has delightfully whimsical illustrations done in pen and ink and watercolor.?Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, NY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0807588792
• ISBN 13: 9780807588796
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 24