![]() Taback missed an opportunity here as this is the one area which, at least in my personal experience, was the biggest area of complaint. One usual camp feature was not mentioned: the food. There is a fresh water shark and a camper who never bathes or brushes his teeth. Taback takes the usual camp jokes even further. And I am also certain most campers are very familiar with days at camp where it is raining cats and dogs. I am sure I was the one who inspired the picture of the alien camp counselor. The illustrations are adorable and pretty accurate. (See photo.) One can only hope this inspires kids to write their parents! ![]() One of the things I really love about this book is the fact that some of the pages include an envelope and you pull the letter out, just like it was real mail. Taback takes the typical storyline of the anticipated terrible time at summer camp and puts a fresh twist on it by telling it through postcards between father and son. Yet despite this prejudice I have against camping, Postcards from Camp is an enjoyable book. ![]() As the mom of a Boy Scout, I have more than my share of camping stories that are funny only when you’re not living them. Most of us have had some experience with summer camp. Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, 2011 ![]()
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