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"Stover the pig is going to overnight camp for the very first time! This is a big deal, because he has never spent any time away from home.""Camp Welcome"" is a very diverse camp, where all are welcome. In reality, the campers are different animals - and they all get along. In the process of being away from home, Stover will experience many new things, including a bout with homesickness. He will also get a chance to try challenging, fun activities, and as his time away from home progresses, he will begin to understand himself and others better. Life-Skills questions lead to further discussion of what it's like to leave home for the first time. It's a good book for people of any age, to help them anticipate what it will be like when they leave home."

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"""Stover Goes to Camp captures the anticipation, nervous excitement, challenge, joy, and triumph of a first summer away at camp. Stover can be proud of his success as he looks forward to coming back next summer older, wiser, and stronger! Ken Robbins, Director Camp Kabeyun, Alton Bay, NH ""Stover the adorable pig is off on another exciting adventure that will capture the hearts of young readers. Kathy Brodsky has a flair for creating beautiful flowing sentences with rhyming schemes that draw readers into the story and teach them new vocabulary. Through the use of humor, there is a gentle telling of a life lesson that no matter what age you are, it is invaluable."" Marilyn Nykiforuk, Youth Librarian ""Learning about camp is good so that you know what they do there before you go and you can decide what you want to do."" ""When you go to camp, you might feel scared at first but then it feels fun and you forget about being scared. Also you get to write letters home."" ""If you feel like you don't know any activities to do, just try some that you want to try. You'll love them."" - Abraham Rodberg, age 9 ""Camp is like having recess all day while teaching campers important social emotional skills like resilience and independence. Stover is lucky to be able to go to camp. Every child should be so fortunate!"" Karen ""Cookie"" Provost, American Camp Association Member and YMCA Camp Director"

Stover Goes to Camp captures the anticipation, nervous excitement, challenge, joy, and triumph of a first summer away at camp. Stover can be proud of his success as he looks forward to coming back next summer older, wiser, and stronger! Ken Robbins, Director Camp Kabeyun, Alton Bay, NH Stover the adorable pig is off on another exciting adventure that will capture the hearts of young readers. Kathy Brodsky has a flair for creating beautiful flowing sentences with rhyming schemes that draw readers into the story and teach them new vocabulary. Through the use of humor, there is a gentle telling of a life lesson that no matter what age you are, it is invaluable. Marilyn Nykiforuk, Youth Librarian Learning about camp is good so that you know what they do there before you go and you can decide what you want to do. When you go to camp, you might feel scared at first but then it feels fun and you forget about being scared. Also you get to write letters home. If you feel like you don't know any activities to do, just try some that you want to try. You'll love them. - Abraham Rodberg, age 9 Camp is like having recess all day while teaching campers important social emotional skills like resilience and independence. Stover is lucky to be able to go to camp. Every child should be so fortunate! Karen Cookie Provost, American Camp Association Member and YMCA Camp Director

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"Kathy Brodsky is a psychotherapist, poet and award-winning author who lives in New Hampshire. She writes books that are timely, visually exciting, educational and fun to read! Teachers have often used her books to promote social awareness in their students. The stories and discussion questions engage and help readers see how the challenges of the characters are similar to those in their own lives. Stover goes to Camp is Kathy Brodsky's 14th book. The book joins her other picture books, which include: ""My Bent Tree,"" (also available in a bilingual Spanish/English version), ""The Inside Story,"" ""Just Sniffing Around,"" ""Purrsnikitty,"" ""The Winner is...."" ""Stover,"" ""A Horse Named Special,"" ""A CatFish Tale,"" (also in Spanish), ""High Wire Act,"" and ""Two Arms, Two Legs, Two Feet,"" (board book). She also wrote ""Moments in Our Lives,"" a book for adults, of short vignettes about life and its transitions. Kathy loves spending time with family and friends and she hates to miss her daily swim! Cameron Bennett illustrated his first book when he was about 3. It was a book he also wrote. Now he illustrates other people's stories, like ""Stover"" and ""Stover Goes to Camp,"" both by Kathy Brodsky. He has illustrated articles for magazines and newspapers, painted murals inside schools in the US. and also in England, where he now lives with his wife and their two young children. He has painted lots of portraits for law firms and universities like Boston College, and has even painted the mayor of his little English village. He loves music and dance (which is how he met Kathy Brodsky, by the way) but especially art, and he hopes you enjoy not just ""Stover Goes to Camp,"" but all of the books he has illustrated for Kathy."

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