Do you have a little one going to sleep away camp for the first time this summer? How are they feeling about it? Are they ready? Maybe the better question is, are you?

In the picture book Away, written by Emil Sher and illustrated by Qin Leng, a child and her busy single mom communicate through sticky notes as the child reluctantly prepares for two weeks at summer camp, her very first sleep away camp experience.

This blog post features 6 picture books with themes of being welcoming and accepting of others.

Snowy themed bookshelves featuring a variety of winter children’s book readalouds