Tacky Goes to Camp

All Ages

Birth - 12 months

Tacky Goes to Camp

by Helen Lester
Illustration by Lynn Munsinger

Tacky and his fellow penguins are off to summer camp in Nice Icy Land to enjoy themselves while Rock Hopping, Line Dancing, and playing Capture the Ice Cube. One night, they gather around the campfire to sing, eat s'mores, and tell scary stories. But after going to bed, something straight out of one of their scary stories pays the sleeping penguins a visit. Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect think they should high-tail it out of there, but it is Tacky - with some unexpected heroics - who saves the day.

Includes lyrics to the official Camp Whoopihaha song!

Age: 4 Year-olds | Title: Tacky Goes to Camp | Author: Helen Lester | Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Includes lyrics to the official Camp Whoopihaha song!

Why we chose this book

Helen Lester's Tacky Goes To Camp is part of the popular Tacky series. In this story, Tacky, the very odd bird, goes to camp, tells some scary stories, and ends up in a bit of a mess. The laugh out loud illustrations and crazy events will keep you and your child very entertained.

The book incorporates a lot of humor, which will grab the attention of your child. The goofball penguin gets into all sorts of trouble, but her intentions are good and positive. The story has quite a bit of text and a more involved plot.

My niece Emily likes this book a lot, since it passes her demanding test about whether or not it is funny. She cackled through much of it and was particularly entertained by the section where Tacky kept shoving s'mores into his mouth. We also had a lot of fun singing the Whoopihaha Camp song to the tune of "My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean". All in all, Tacky, Emily, and I had a half hour full of a lot of laughs.

--Eve