Campingland

Ame Dyckman is the award-winning author of many books for children, including Don’t Blow Your Top!, How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide, and the New York Times bestselling Wolfie the Bunny. Ame lives with her family in beautiful central New Jersey. (It’s a little like camping, but with malls and pizza.) If you can’t make it to New Jersey, you can visit Ame on social media or at www.amedyckman.com.James Burks has worked in the animation industry on various movies and television shows for many years. He is the creator of the graphic novel series Bird & Squirrel, Agent 9, and Haggis and Tank Unleashed. He is also the author-illustrator of the picture book Pigs and a Blanket, and he has illustrated many other picture books. James lives in Valencia, California. Visit him at www.jamesburks.com.

“Blending classic camping gags with trenchant satire, it’s an ideal comedy for a virtual reality–obsessed world.” —Publishers Weekly“Burks' digital illustrations hilariously illustrate the family’s mishaps with sharp comedic timing…A hilarious ending will bring another round of laughs from readers.” —Booklist“Dyckman’s straightforward and energetic prose makes for an engaging story. The use of speech bubbles with a large, playful font for the dialogue encourages interactive participation for emerging as well as more proficient readers. Burks’s digital illustrations are full of humorous details. The candy-colored vistas of Campingland are in sharp contrast to the gray-weather outdoor scenes of the real campsite.” —The Horn Book Magazine“An original and fun read from start to finish, Campingland is an ideal and highly recommended pick…” —Midwest Book Review“Perfect for camping enthusiasts and anyone interested in the outdoors.” —Story Monsters Ink