Marsha Goes to Summer Camp

By Melanie Zigman

Marsha Mallow is excited for summer camp, but she's nervous, too. Will she make friends? What if she has to do things she's never done before?

The first day at camp she meets Graham Cracker and Milky Chocolate. The boys are nice and invite her to hang out with them. It's going well until they decide to go for a canoe ride. Marsha is feeling nervous. What if she falls in the water? What if the whole boat tips? Things only get worse when Graham makes a joke and she feels like they're laughing at her, not with her. How will she ever get in the canoe now?

A story about unlocking the power of friendship through empathy and understanding, Marsha Goes to Summer Camp shows us that each of us is great, but together we're so much s'more. It's a reminder for kids of what understanding and supporting each other can achieve.

Marsha Goes to Summer Camp is the second book in the Side by Side Books series, created as a teaching tool for parents and educators. The side by side format shows two different perspectives of the same story on the open book page, providing opportunity to engage children in discussions around empathy and understanding other perspectives. Side by Side Books are aligned with the Ontario Ministry of Education's emphasis on Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) as outlined in the Cross-Curricular and Integrated Learning framework.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1038376491
• ISBN13: 9781038376497
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: FriesenPress
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 6 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1