Customer Reviews

Fred and Ted Go Camping (Beginner Books(R))

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Earlier, I commented on the review that described this book as "not likely to entertain even the smallest child." I've since purchased this book for our two-year-old boy. He loves it, as he does the first Fred and Ted one.

When reading, he learns about camping equipment, colors, actions, relationships, and more. Although he was just beginning to understand the concept of "pretend play," he could easily understand that our boat was like Fred's and Ted's boat and we could pretend to paddle.

As another reviewer implied, the point isn't really whether or not we adults like it. It's whether or not our kids benefit from it. Obviously, kids have different tastes. Our guy has no interest in some books/toys about which other parents rave, no matter how hard I try to make them engaging. That's just him. He does like this book, however, as do I.

My 2-year old loves Big Dog, Little Dog so I was very excited to find this book. It is just as cute as the original. I hope Peter Eastman will do more with Fred & Ted!

And I do kinda agree with the previous commenter who said it's not anywhere near as good as the original.

But....

My nieces love it. They request it often, and it's not *that* bad.

That's good enough for me!

My son loves outdoors and camping, and he loves this book (at ages 2/3, he also laughs out loud at the ending pages). The pictures are cute, accessible, and humorous. The characters are engaging enough and it's a quick read (when you're reading it for the 200th time!). It helps illustrate the concept of opposites, and sharing in camping and outdoor activity at a beginner reading level, I think this is a good addition to our library.

This is another great book with my daughter's favorite characters Fred and Ted (she's going to be 3 in a couple of months). In fact, she is able to start reading their names thanks to the simple language and large letters. The characters are wonderful and relatable for a preschooler and she lights up when she sees them . I would recommend this and Fred and Ted go Flying plus Big Dog Little Dog for and continuous theme.

A sad effort to capitalize on the wonderful "Big Dog Little Dog." Save your money, it's poorly written and not likely to entertain even the smallest child.