Book Description
for A Day at Damp Camp by George Ella Lyon and Peter Catalanotto
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Three pairs of rhyming one-syllable words on each double-page spread highlight the ups and downs of life at summer camp (eg. "Damp camp / Green screen / Hot cot"). Catalanotto illustrates each pair with separate paintings, layered one on top of another like a stack of postcards or like windows on a web site. This technique gives viewers a sense of zeroing in on the small details suggested by the rhymes. Together the text and pictures create an effective picture of a typical fast- paced, regimented day in a young camper's life. (Ages 6-9)
CCBC Choices 1996. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1996. Used with permission.