Snarvey Gooper is going to summer camp for the very first time. He’s not happy about it . . . there are so many bad things that can happen. Getting lost. Bears. Dark pits. Too-big lakes. Too-big forests. Big snakes. Big squirrels. Mosquitoes. Ants.

And if all that isn’t enough to worry about, there’s danger lurking in the activities . . . Hiking, Canoeing, Kickball. And there’s a reason, Snarvey is certain, that they call it a “mess hall” . . . of course, they will serve horrible food.

But Snarvey is going to camp; he’s fought every step of the way, but he’s on the bus. What will happen when a big kid sits down next to him and Snarvey discovers that he’s worried about the very same things?

For this Wacky World of Snarvey Gooper book, the targeted audience is the young reader, kindergarten through third grade. The zany pictures are sure to delight the youngsters, as will Snarvey’s wildly-imagined pitfalls of summer camp.

“Camp Rotten Time” provides parents with an opportunity to talk with young children about their fears, using the story’s humorous look at the child’s fear of the unknown and offering a simple solution that is sure to ease the young reader’s fears.

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