The Summer Camp Disaster

Meet David Jesse King, a precocious nine-year-old whose first time at church camp is turning out to be not-so-fun, in this hilarious, highly illustrated new chapter book series from bestselling author Bunmi Laditan.

David is absolutely thrilled to be at a real, honest-to-goodness, actual sleepaway camp! He cant wait to jump into the lake, climb an oak tree, see a brown bear, fly down the mountain on the zip lineits going to be the best week of Davids life!

But when another kid dumps a huge bowl of chocolate pudding on him, Davids first time at church camp is ruined. Can he fix things by getting revenge? Or is there another way for David to still have a fun week?

The Summer Camp Disasteris the first book in the newDavid’s Diary series, starring a neurodivergent kid whose good intentions often get him into trouble! Written indiary entries, each titlewill include engaging four-color illustrationson almost every page.

And dont miss book two in the David’s Diary series,The Science Fair Sabotage, set to also release on June 30, 2026!

Bunmi Laditanis the humorist behind the social media phenomenon The Honest Toddler. Her debut book,Confessions of a Domestic Failure, quickly became aUSA Todaybestseller, and she has since published many other titles exploring motherhood.Bunmi is a regular contributor to online platforms such asParenting, Mothering, iVillage,andHuffPost, and she has appeared onToday,Good Morning America, andCBS Sunday Morning.

• Publisher: WaterBrook Children’s
• Publish Date: June 30 2026
• Pages: 128
• Dimensions: 7.6 in H | 5.2 in W | 0.8 lb Wt
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9780593601549
• BISAC Categories: Kids