About This Book
Reach for this book when your child feels like an outsider or has recently been rejected from a group or team. It specifically addresses the sting of being left out and the empowering, if messy, choice to forge one's own path. The story follows Wiley and his friend Jubal after they are rejected by the Spudscouts. Instead of moping, they set off on a wild, creature-filled camping trip with Wiley's eccentric Grampa. This absurdist chapter book balances high-energy humor with themes of resilience and self-reliance. It is perfect for early readers aged 6 to 9 who appreciate slapstick comedy and gross-out fun. Parents will value how it normalizes the feelings of exclusion while modeling a proactive, positive response through friendship and intergenerational bonding.
