In this sixteenth Henry Heckelbeck adventure, Henry goes camping with his friends!

Henry Heckelbeck is going camping for the very first time! Henry and his friends decide to play a wildlife-spotting game and compete for an extra s’more. But while his friends spot lizards and mushrooms, Henry can’t seem to find any animals! Will a little bit of magic help him score one more s’more?

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Henry Heckelbeck chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Excerpt

Chapter 1 THE CAMPING BEGINS!

Honk! Honk!

Henry hugged his parents good-bye and ran out to the car. He squeezed into the back seat between his best friends, Dudley Day and Max Maplethorpe.

“Ready for some camping?” Dudley’s dad asked from the driver’s seat.

“YES!” Henry, Dudley, and Max cheered.

This was Henry’s very first camping trip ever, and he had a lot of questions. “Do we have to bathe in a river?” he asked.

Max giggled. “No baths. It’s only one night.”

Henry pumped his fist. “So no brushing our teeth either?”

“Nice try,” Dudley replied. “No smelly breaths allowed!”

Henry shrugged. “Hey, I like marshmallow breath! But speaking of smelly… will there be SKUNKS?”

Dudley’s mom turned around to face the back seat. “In all our years of camping, we’ve never seen a skunk. But do you know what to do if you see one?”

Dudley and Max knew the answer. “Don’t panic! Stay quiet! And back away slowly!”

Henry repeated this to himself so he wouldn’t forget. “Wow, you both are camping EXPERTS,” he said.

He hoped he would be a camping expert by the end of the trip too.

After a while they turned onto a dirt road. They bumped along through the woods until they stopped at a clearing.

“Let the camping adventure begin!” Dudley said.

About The Author

Wanda Coven

Wanda Coven has always loved magic. When she was little, she used to make secret potions from smooshed shells and acorns. Then she would pretend to transport herself and her friends to enchanted places. Now she visits other worlds through writing. Wanda lives with her husband and son in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They have three cats: Hilda, Agnes, and Claw-dia.

About The Illustrator

Priscilla Burris

Priscilla Burris is the illustrator and author-illustrator of many books for children. She attributes her love of children’s books and library visits to the East Los Angeles Library. Priscilla loves her role of creating characters and stories for readers everywhere. She lives in sunny Arizona, where she finds the sunrises and sunsets awe-inspiring.