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Camping Books for Preschoolers

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21 Jul
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These camping books for preschoolers are great for introducing kids to camping or getting them excited about your upcoming camping trip.

I leave picture book lying around my house to pique my children’s interest. I don’t push them to read the books, but oftentimes they’ll pick up the books and thumb through them on their own.

This collection of picture books are great for spring, summer, and fall camping trips or preschool camping themes.

These camping picture books are great for beginning readers and non-readers who want to “read” the pictures. They’re also good for reading aloud to toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary students.

Camping Books for Preschoolers

Below, I’ve featured just a handful of camping-themed picture books that will help you pique the interest of kids ages 4-10.

You should be able to find them at your local library or bookstore. If you can’t find them locally, you can click each image cover to purchase them on Amazon.

Llama Llama Loves Camping

Llama Llama goes camping for the very first time and learns a valuable lesson: what seems scary can actually be super-duper FUN!

A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee

Mr. Magee and his trusty dog, Dee, are enjoying a peaceful camping trip when along comes a lumbering, marshmallow-loving bear and the excitement begins. The next thing the two campers know, they are plunging down a mountain, racing down a river, and teetering on the edge of a waterfall! How will Mr. Magee and Dee find their way out of this slippery situation?

Pete the Cat Goes Camping 

Pete can't wait to go hiking, fishing, and eat s'mores by the campfire. But when he hears about the mysterious creature named Bigfoot, Pete can't help but wonder: Is Bigfoot real?

The Camping Trip

Ernestine is beyond excited to go camping. But she quickly realizes that nothing could have prepared her for how hard it is to set up a tent, never mind fall asleep in it, or that swimming in a lake means that there will be fish — eep! 

Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping

Scaredy Squirrel is cool with camping . . . as long as he can do it from his couch! Who wants to deal with mosquitos, dirt, and wild animals when he can experience nature on his brand-new TV? Except--uh-oh!--first he has to plug it in, which means LEAVING HIS TREE!

Fatima's Great Outdoors

Fatima Khazi is excited for the weekend. Her family is headed to a local state park for their first camping trip! The school week might not have gone as planned, but outdoors, Fatima can achieve anything.

Curious George Goes Camping

George tries to be helpful, but he of course just ends up upsetting a nearby camper. As he’s hiding in the woods, he meets a forest creature who catapults the mischievous monkey into a chain of even more outrageous events!

Biscuit Goes Camping 

Join Biscuit in the great outdoors. Biscuit can't wait to go camping! From tents and flashlights to frogs and fireflies, there are so many new things to discover when you're sleeping outdoors. But are those rain clouds in the sky? How will Biscuit go camping now?

S Is for S'mores: A Camping Alphabet

From what to pack, where to go, and what to do when you get there, S is for S'mores: A Camping Alphabet takes readers on an A-Z trail exploring this outdoor pastime.

Maisy Goes Camping

When Maisy sets off to go camping in the country, it’s only natural that all her friends come along, too. But they soon find that pitching a tent is not an easy thing to do. Even if they do manage to keep the tent up, there’s the matter of fitting them all in — Maisy, Charley, Cyril, Tallulah, and finally, the huge elephant, Eddie.

Flat Stanley Goes Camping

Stanley and the Lambchop family take a trip to the woods. It gets a little scary when Stanley and his brother, Arthur, run away from a skunk—and straight toward the edge of a cliff!

Good Night Campsite

Get your little camper ready for your next camping trip. Your toddler will explore their favorite campsite and all the fun outdoor activities that come with it, like hiking and swimming. They’ll even find chipmunks, frogs, and fireflies! Roasted marshmallows by the campfire included!

I Spy Camping: A Fun Guessing Game

This cute kid book teaches the ABC with things relating to camping

Let Us Play I Spy Camping!

A fun "I SPY Camping!" book for your kids to help them learn about camping stuffs!

Fred and Ted Go Camping 

Fred and Ted go camping, and as usual, their uniquely different approaches to doing things (such as packing equipment, setting up camp, and fishing techniques) have humorous—and sometimes surprising—results. 

Oliver & Hopes Adventure Under the Stars

Come along for the ride as Oliver the bear and Hope the butterfly join their friends Millie the barn owl and Chewie the English bulldog for their first camping trip.

1 2 3 Make a s'more with me: A silly counting book

A fun counting book perfect for beginning readers.

Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems

Everything that happens when you go camping can be an adventure, from getting dressed inside your sleeping bag on a chilly morning to meeting a moose to sharing secrets in a tent at night. 

MORE CAMPING FUN FOR Kids

Camping never felt so cuddly! Set up camp in the playroom with this adorable, personalized campout kit, complete with a smiling marshmallow, water flask and campfire. 

This fun interactive game of Camp Charades will keep your camping trip fun. With 17 pages (8 cards per page) of exciting charade cards, your campfire moments just got more fun.

With a felt hiking map, compass, and hatchet, your kids will have all they need for a fun (pretend) hike through the woods.

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