Let's Go Camping with Mr. Sillypants [Hardcover]

M.K. Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 10, 1995 | Age Level: 3 and up

In this companion to the Reading Rainbow review book Let's Go Swimming with Mr. Sillypants, Mr. Sillypants oversleeps on the day of his camping trip. As he trys to catch up, Mr. Sillypants soon gets lost. With his quirky behavior and colorful clothes, Mr. Sillypants is a hero who shows kids that fears are normal and that even grownups can't always do everything right. Full-color illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Kids who giggled their way through Let's Go Swimming with Mr. Sillypants will hail the return of this bespectacled, befuddled hero. On the morning of the eponymous excursion, Mr. Sillypants oversleeps. His fellow campers have already departed, and Mr. Sillypants gets lost as he attempts to trace their footsteps through the woods. He tells himself not to panic, but to eat ("I always feel better after a sandwich and a pickle and a cookie and some hot chocolate"). The amiable fellow then takes a nap and, in a diverting, wordless tale-within-a-tale, he discovers "a charming cottage," wherein he sees three sandwiches, three toothbrushes and three beds?all of varying sizes. He awakens from a brief snooze to the glares of the house's three furry residents?whom delighted youngsters will easily recognize. When Mr. Sillypants wakes up for real, he, happily, finds the other campers. Brown's refreshingly spontaneous text and droll art balance good-natured humor with a reassuring message for any child who has become separated from a group. Ages 3-7.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2?Mr. Sillypants has overslept and missed a camping trip. Determined to catch up with his friends, he follows their footprints but becomes distracted, wanders off the trail, and becomes hopelessly lost. As he did in Let's Go Swimming with Mr. Sillypants (Crown, 1992), the man eases his fears by having a giant sandwich and settling down for a rest. A dream in which the Three Bears chase him up a tree after he has trespassed into their home gives him the solution to his problem. Brown's large cartoon-style watercolor illustrations are perfectly suited to her humorous text and filled with visual jokes: sandwiches (very like our hero's own), not bowls of porridge, are set out on the bears' table; curtains on the same window don't match; cacti have funny faces; birds resemble flying tree fronds. Mr. Sillypants, who appears in a winged bicycle helmet, blue-and-pink striped pants, and yellow shirt and socks definitely lives up to his name. While providing some good-natured fun, this story should prompt some problem-solving discussions. Or use it with Jim Arnosky's Crinkleroot's Guide to Walking in Wild Places (Bradbury, 1990) for a look at the funny and serious sides of hiking.?Marianne Saccardi, Norwalk Community-Technical College, CT
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover
• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers (May 10, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 051759773X
• ISBN-13: 978-0517597736
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,457,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Four year old grandson loves it, January 4, 2011

By 

Just Kate (Detroit, Mi) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Let's Go Camping with Mr. Sillypants (Hardcover)

My grandson loves both this and Let's Go Swimming with Mr. Sillypants. I have read them both again and again. I sometimes see him acting the story out when he's playing by himself. The illustrations are great, and there is plenty of opportunity to story tell because much of the story occurs in pictures.

5.0 out of 5 stars 4 yr old Daughter's favorite book, February 18, 2008

By 

M. Hamilton - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Let's Go Camping with Mr. Sillypants (Hardcover)

This colorful book is my daughter's favorite. There is a little take-off on the classic "Little Red Riding Hood" that gave the book familiarity. She requested it so much that she can recite it. The story is fun, silly, adventurous, and very reassuring. "I think everything is going to be all right. - And it was."