Mouse Scouts: Camp Out

First sentence: Up until now, becoming a Mouse Scout was the best thing that had ever happened to Violet. Premise/plot: Camp Out is the third book in the Mouse Scouts series by Sarah Dillard. Each book seems to be focused on the scouts earning a particular badge. This third book is focused on the "c......more

In this, the third title in the Mouse Scouts series, the Mouse Scouts are determined to earn their next badge for camping out. While Tigerlily is raring to go, Violet has her doubts about the whole experience of being in the wilderness and sleeping on the ground. She even spends a night on the floor......more

This easy chapter book is appropriate for young children who have conquered beginning chapter books and are ready for the next level. Each chapter is about 15 pages with large type and a few pen and ink drawings. Dispersed throughout the story are sections of the “Mouse Scout Handbook” that offer in......more

I was excited to try out this series because it looked to be a good, wholesome early chapter book to read to my first grader. It reminded us of the Sophie Mouse series, but we liked Sophie Mouse better. While I liked the "Mouse Scout Handbooks" tips interspersed, it slowed down the narrative. There......more

4/4/20 age 7 - The story is about Acorn Scouts who are going camping for their Camp Out badge. I liked the parts when Miss Poppy, the Acorn Scout leader, showed them what poison ivy looked like, and then later Miss Poppy gets tangled up in a vine and asks for help and one of the Acorn Scouts asked,......more