Camping is such a fun family activity. Prepare for your next campout with some engaging camping books for preschoolers.
These picture books will make a great addition to your camping activities for kids. You can use them to prepare your little ones for a real campout, or you can add them to your upcoming preschool camping theme.
When I think of camping, I remember back to my childhood when we used to go tent camping at local state parks. We’d hike and fish and make s’mores every night.
As I got older, we would rent cabins so we had a full kitchen and private showers.
Now, I’m looking forward to buying a travel trailer and traveling around the country making memories with my kids and grandkids.
Camping Resources
If you’re looking for more fun activities to add to your camping theme or to prepare your kids for camping out, check out these popular camping resources here on the blog:
• Llama Llama Loves Camping Printables
• Free Printable Camping Worksheets
• Camping Scavenger Hunt Clues
Camping Books for Preschoolers
Below, I’ve featured just a handful of picture books that will help your preschoolers get excited about camping.
You should be able to find them at your local library or bookstore. If you can’t find them locally, you can click each image cover to purchase them on Amazon.
Come along for the ride as Oliver the bear and Hope the butterfly join their friends Millie the barn owl and Chewie the English bulldog for their first camping trip.
Llama Llama goes camping for the very first time and learns a valuable lesson: what seems scary can actually be super-duper FUN!
This camping activity book will help your child build working memory, reading skills, and shape recognition of camping vocabulary and equipment, all while having so much joy.
George tries to be helpful, but he of course just ends up upsetting a nearby camper. As he’s hiding in the woods, he meets a forest creature who catapults the mischievous monkey into a chain of even more outrageous events!
Pete can't wait to go hiking, fishing, and eat s'mores by the campfire. But when he hears about the mysterious creature named Bigfoot, Pete can't help but wonder: Is Bigfoot real?
A silly counting book about your favorite, gooey campfire treat!
The Little Book Of Camping provides a simple, fun roadmap for young boys and girls, preschoolers, and toddlers of all ages to learn what they need to know about camping.
Fred and Ted go camping, and as usual, their uniquely different approaches to doing things (such as packing equipment, setting up camp, and fishing techniques) have humorous—and sometimes surprising—results. A charming introduction to opposites that beginner readers will find ruff to put down!
One busy family finds lots to do from sunup to sunset. At the campsite, there’s wood to chop for the fire and fish to catch. And there’s lots of time to explore, climb rocks, splash in the lake, and discover animals in the shadows of the woods. As afternoon turns to evening, supper needs to be made, and just before bed, stories are told around the campfire.
Biscuit can't wait to go camping! From tents and flashlights to frogs and fireflies, there are so many new things to discover when you're sleeping outdoors. But are those rain clouds in the sky? How will Biscuit go camping now?
More Camping Fun for Kids
Camping never felt so cuddly! Set up camp in the playroom with this adorable, personalized campout kit, complete with a smiling marshmallow, water flask and campfire.
This fun interactive game of Camp Charades will keep your camping trip fun. With 17 pages (8 cards per page) of exciting charade cards, your campfire moments just got more fun.
With a felt hiking map, compass, and hatchet, your kids will have all they need for a fun (pretend) hike through the woods.