Hot Dog! Camping Time

And now for something completely different. My seven year old grand-daughter asked me to borrow Hot Dog 5 Camping Time from the library for her to read. She had read a number of other books in the Hot Dog! series by Anh Do. Together we checked the online library catalogue and found that all the copies were out so I placed a reservation. Several days later I collected a copy from the library for her to read.

Anh Do is well known as a comedian and artist and for writing the best-selling book, The Happiest Refugee. More recently he has written several series of books for younger readers including the Hot Dog! series which currently consists of 16 books. The books in this series are illustrated by Dan McGuiness.

Hot Dog and his friends Lizzie and Kev enjoy a camping adventure on rainbow Island. They have a lot of fun and also learn a number of skills including chopping wood, tying ropes, listening to sounds in the bush and most importantly resilience. These skills were put to good use when they became lost on the return trip and had to find their way home. 

The book is easy to read and full of humour and jokes that young children enjoy.