When We Go Camping

As part of our preschool autumn unit on camping, this was one of the introductory books we used for the unit. We began with a child-generated list of what we knew about camping. This book followed that discussion and the children were thrilled to find the things we mentioned throughout the book. Their eyes were wide with wonder as I turned every page. They walked through typical rustic campground experiences (not the KAO type!)with one line written on each page to describe the action. Example: "When we go camping, we catch trout, chop wood, and make a fire. (facing page) We hoist our food high up in a tree to keep the bears away." (bear tracks beside the print!) Animals appear very naturally in the woods or somewhere in each scene as you would see them in real life. Having seen a Piliated Woodpecker in the forest, I was delighted to see one in this book. Each page is a work of art making me want to seek out more books by this illustrator, Andrew Kiss. The cover is very representative of what you will find on every page. Highly recommend.

Cute story. Our 6 year old can read the book by herself and really liked the artwork. I was a little put off by the stickers on the cover, and the price tag that was left on it (indicating I overpaid for the book 😬..) I know it was a used copy, but I guess I would’ve taken the time to remove the price tag and maybe not listed condition as good/very good if I’d let my kids put stickers all over it.All in all, I’m still happy with the book, and I like supporting small businesses.

I liked that the pics were real.

Lovely pictures & very interactive. Really pulls you into the paintings. We try to find all the critters & camping items on every page. Simple, but appropriate story. My 2 year old really likes this book. A little old fashioned (our tents have floors & we have campsites & toilets). Still totally relatable for 1st time young campers and a book they can grow with each year.

Used this book in a preschool classroom for a camping theme. The illustrations are beautiful! Some look like photographs at first glance. It contains a nice story, but also has additional information about camping for older children. I would highly recommend this book!

We bought this book as part of a camping related gift for our 2 1/2 yr-old grandson. It includes all the details we were hoping for. It explains all the great joys of camping with interesting painting-like pictures. We enjoy it both for the story and a guide for pretend play.

Awesome book to read to preschool through first graders! Pictures wonderfully capture camping life with spotting of animals on each page! Highly recommend this book!

I purchased this because we often "play at camping" in my preschool class. I would say it is appropriate for older 3s,4 year olds and up. I love finding a story which balances a storyline with information about camping, while using realistic illustrations (as opposed to cartoon figures). Highly recommend.

Fun read and well illustrated.

it's a really wonderful children's book!!!

we loved this book, we love camping