The Camping Trip has been very busy finding its way into readers’ hands since it was published last spring. I’ve heard from so many kids, parents, bookseller, teachers, and reading (and speech) specialists just how much they’ve loved reading and sharing The Camping Trip with kids of all ages. It has been a great book for all of us stuck at home during the pandemic, and I know lots of kids have been able to practice camping in their living rooms and backyards, using The Camping Trip as a guide. Hopefully this summer some will be able to try camping out in the woods, or near a lake or the sea!
The Camping Trip has also made its way onto many lists since publication, and I am so grateful for all of the warm reviews. You can check out some of the reviews on my Books page.
Here are many of the lists honoring The Camping Trip:
CCBC Choices 2021, the annual best-of-the-year list of the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
2021 ALSC Notable Children's Books list
2021 Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens list
2021 Monarch Illinois' K-3 Readers' Choice Award Master List
One of the five finalists for the SCBWI Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration 2021
Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best List 2020
A Mighty Girl’s 2020 Books of the Year
A very exciting honor is the currently running March Book Madness 2021! The Camping Trip was included among sixteen remarkable books in the original brackets, and has now advanced to the Elite 8! Readers all over the nation are reading and sharing their thoughts about an amazing collection of picture books. I can’t wait to see who wins.