RONI Goes To Camp: The First Camp Experience For A Girl Who Is Overweight is an illustrated children’s book about a young girl who is overweight and her first camp experience. The story tells how summer camp can offer a child valuable lessons in self-awareness and self-management with the help of supportive friends, staff, and counselors. The book demonstrates that the summer camp experience, for a week or for part of the summer, can impart positive health and lifestyle behaviors.

The Roni Children’s Book Series shares insights about a child who is overweight in relation to social situations, athletic performance, food and lifestyle choices, social interactions, and more. The colorful books, illustrated by artist Rob Peters, are suitable and encouraged for all children. Helpful online resources, eating and lifestyle tips, and questions for discussion are included for use by teachers, health care professionals, summer camp staff, and family members to boarden their understanding and work with children.

The Roni Children’s Book Series is an engaging and educational teaching tool for school-age children and their families. The series supports the establishment of nonthreatening and wholesome environments to help children grow, learn, and accomplish their dreams. The books are recommended for use by health care professional and coaches, by family members at home, by teachers in schools for elementary grade-level health and wellness curriculums, by staff members working in summer camps, and by instructors of social and emotional learning programs for children.

Dr. Roni Roth Beshears is a registered dietitian nutritionist and principle of Nutrition Associates, LLC. This book is her second illustrated children’s book in a series of stories on healthful lifestyle choices for children.