Little Hoo Goes Camping

by Brenda Ponnay, Brenda Ponnay (Illustrator)

Overview

Get a FREE eBook download version of this book with purchase! Let's Go Camping, Little Hoo! It's time for the Hoo family to go on their annual camping trip, but Little Hoo is a little bit nervous. From setting up a tent, to cooking dinner over the fire, to sleeping with spooky noises, camping has a lot of new things for Little Hoo to experience. With characteristic gentleness, this book takes little ones along with Little Hoo on an adventure that eventually turns out to be a fun, and not scary, time. Little Hoo Goes Camping is part of the Little Hoo series featuring cute and reassuring texts for toddlers and preschoolers. Little Hoo books are available in English, Spanish, and bilingual editions. Other Little Hoo books include: Who's There, Little Hoo? Who's Coming for Dinner, Little Hoo? Little Hoo Goes to the Beach Merry Christmas Little Hoo Happy Birthday Little Hoo Little Hoo Goes to School Little Hoo has the Flu Happy Easter Little Hoo Little Hoo Gets the Wiggles Out

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781532415548
Publisher:	Xist Publishing
Publication date:	04/30/2020
Series:	Little Hoo
Pages:	34
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.09(d)
Lexile:	420L (what's this?)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Author and Illustrator, Brenda Ponnay, passionately believes that creativity is the secret to happiness. Whether she is blogging, instagramming, illustrating, baking up a storm or even doing the laundry, she believes in doing it creatively and if it doesn't work out it always makes a great story!

Author and Illustrator, Brenda Ponnay, passionately believes that creativity is the secret to happiness. Whether she is blogging, instagramming, illustrating, baking up a storm or even doing the laundry, she believes in doing it creatively and if it doesn't work out it always makes a great story!

Editorial Reviews

2020-02-26
A camping trip gives rise to many new worries for Little Hoo, but the little owl’s parents soothe them all.

The owl family is going camping for vacation. Though Little Hoo’s parents are reassuring, the owlet (who clutches a stuffed owl under a wing) meets each new experience with trepidation (some rightfully so: carsickness). While it may be grating to adults reading aloud, the repetitive nature of the text (“What’s wrong?...Don’t worry…”) aids little listeners who are learning story patterns, giving them opportunities to chime in and guess what’s coming next. “What’s wrong, Little Hoo? Are you feeling hungry? / Don’t worry, Little Hoo. It’s time to make a fire and roast some dinner.” Little Hoo’s hooded eyes in this illustration may have readers guessing that his next worry is the dinner menu; a page turn proves them right (though readers may have a hard time distinguishing the hot dog Little Hoo eyes suspiciously, as it is similar in color to the owlet’s torso). Ponnay hits all the camping staples: setting up the tent, fear of the dark (inexplicably, these owls sleep at night and need flashlights), toasted marshmallows (that get Little Hoo sticky), and scary noises. But when it’s finally time to leave the next morning (quick trip!), Little Hoo is reluctant, finally enjoying camping. Simple illustrations keep the focus on Little Hoo’s new experiences, though young children may be confused when characters repeat on spreads, separated by only the gutter.

Don’t worry, readers, camping season will soon be here...and maybe you can stay longer than one night. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews

A camping trip gives rise to many new worries for Little Hoo, but the little owl’s parents soothe them all. The owl family is going camping for vacation. Though Little Hoo’s parents are reassuring, the owlet (who clutches a stuffed owl under a wing) meets each new experience with trepidation (some rightfully so: carsickness). While it may be grating to adults reading aloud, the repetitive nature of the text (“What’s wrong?...Don’t worry…”) aids little listeners who are learning story patterns, giving them opportunities to chime in and guess what’s coming next. “What’s wrong, Little Hoo? Are you feeling hungry? / Don’t worry, Little Hoo. It’s time to make a fire and roast some dinner.” Little Hoo’s hooded eyes in this illustration may have readers guessing that his next worry is the dinner menu; a page turn proves them right (though readers may have time distinguishing the hot dog Little Hoo eyes suspiciously, as it is similar in color to the owlet’s torso). Ponnay hits all the camping staples: setting up the tent, fear of the dark (inexplicably, these owls sleep at night and need flashlights), toasted marshmallows (that get Little Hoo sticky), and scary noises. But when it’s finally time to leave the next morning (quick trip!), Little Hoo is reluctant, finally enjoying camping. Simple illustrations keep the focus on Little Hoo’s new experiences, though young children may be confused when characters repeat on spreads, separated by only the gutter.Don’t worry, readers, camping season will soon be here...and maybe you can stay longer than one night. - Kirkus

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