Pinky and Rex Go to Camp (Pinky & Rex)

From School Library Journal Grade 1-3-- The fifth entry in this series of beginning readers about two best friends. This time they are heading off to Camp Wackatootchee for two solid weeks. Rex seems excited and is busy getting in shape; meanwhile, Pinky is trying to hide his fear of camp. He writes to the newspaper advice columnist for help. The answer to his letter brings him unconditional support from his parents; the next day he sees the situation from a new perspective when Rex tells him just how scared she would be if he weren't going with her. Readers are sure to identify with the characters as they deal with their fears in different ways, and the story is low-key and reassuring. Sweet's full-color, realistic watercolors appear on every spread, providing newly independent readers with visual breaks throughout the seven chapters. --Gale W. Sherman, Pocatello Public Library, IDCopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Kirkus Reviews Fifth in an appealing series of early chapter books about two close friends, boy and girl, whose names reflect their characters' reversal of stereotypical roles. It's Pinky who is anxious about going to his first sleep-away camp, while Rex is busily practicing ball with her dad; still, Rex's last-minute admission that she also has qualms and is counting on Pinky to keep her from getting too scared is just what's needed to start him packing in earnest for what proves to be a wonderful time at camp. Howe presents these young children learning how to share their feelings with a sure touch for realistic dialogue; Sweet's full-color illustrations, on almost every page, nicely reflect the story's warmth and gentle humor. (Fiction. 5-8) --