Charlie's Great Big Backpack - (Another Charlie Book) by Margarita del Mazo (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Charlie is going camping with the school and his classmate, Big Louis, the biggest boy in his class, is his partner. Ever-prepared Charlie has packed lots of things in his backpack. As soon as they arrive Charlie accidentally hits Big Louis on the foot with a hammer but... fortunately Charlie has all the essentials to make a cast for it. Unfortunately for Big Louis, he puts the cast on the wrong foot! As the day goes on, with one mishap after another, Big Louis asks the teacher to change partner, but when danger strikes, Charlie shows that a good friend is always there to help" --

Book Synopsis

A new and hilarious adventure for Charlie on the class camping trip.

Charlie is going camping with the school and his classmate, Big Louis, the biggest boy in his class, is his partner. Ever-prepared Charlie has packed lots of things in his backpack.

As soon as they arrive Charlie accidentally hits Big Louis on the foot with a hammer but... fortunately Charlie has all the essentials to make a cast for it. Unfortunately for Big Louis, he puts the cast on the wrong foot!

As the day goes on, with one mishap after another, Big Louis asks the teacher to change partner, but when danger strikes, Charlie shows that a good friend is always there to help.

También disponible en español. (Also available in Spanish.)

Review Quotes

The adventures of Carlitos are stories of childhood innocence, joy, friendship, school, and more. These books will bring laughs to readers of all ages - Youth Services Book Review.

Underscored with the theme of friendship, emotions, feelings, and self-esteem, "Charlie's Great Big Backpack" by the team of author/storyteller Margarita del Mazo and artist/illustrator Guridi, is a fun read from start to finish. While especially and unreservedly recommended for family, daycare care center, preschool, elementary school, and community library Life Lessons picture book collections for children ages 3-7 - Midwest Book Reviews-Children's Bookwatch.

Another triumphant adventure for this ever-striving hero to the bespectacled and undersized - Kirkus.

Charlie sets out to fearlessly represent both the smaller kids in the world and the eyeglass wearing ones (I don't have a Venn diagram in front of me right now, but I suspect that there's a fair amount of overlap between these two categories). But it wasn't until I started reading some of the selections of these books that I fell in love with Charlie and his odd little world - A Fuse 8 Productions.

About the Author

Margarita del Mazo is a writer and storyteller who is greatly admired in Spain. She has almost twenty books to her name, many of which have been translated into other languages. Among them are the bestsellers Camuñas and The Flock (El rebaño in Spanish), winning the Madrid Booksellers Guild Award and the Miami Cuatrogatos Foundation Award for best illustrated children's book.

Guridi is an artist from Sevilla (Spain). Since 1995, he's worked and experimented professionally almost every aspect of design, image and advertisement.
He's published over seventy books. His work is highly valued in Spain, while also being recognized abroad. His books have been published in USA, France, Germany, Italy, Libano... He currently combines his work as teacher with his career as a children's book illustrator.