Books with title The Playground

A stunning picture book about sharing, friendship, and kindness in a playground setting from Joseph Kuefler, the author/illustrator of Beyond the Pond. Perfect for fans of Jon Klassen and Oliver Jeffers.One morning, Jonah decided to become ruler of the playground.Everyone agreed to obey his rules to play in King Jonah’s kingdom . . . Everyone except for Lennox . . . because she wanted to rule the playground, too.A gloriously rendered, hilariously deadpan tale of playground politics.

A hard-hitting and inspirational novel about the redemption of a bully from international icon 50 Cent Thirteen-year-old Butterball takes readers on a journey through the moments that made him into the playground bully he is today. Loosely inspired by 50 Cent's own adolescence and written with his teenage son in mind, Playground received wide critical praise--and is now poised to become a perennial classic.

Dive into adventure with Violet the mermaid and Wally the narwhal as they solve the mystery of the disappearing playground! From Epic! Originals, Undersea Mystery Club is a fun, inspiring series about curious friends who work together to uncover the truth—learning lots along the way!It’s an exciting day in Aquamarina! The entire community has gathered for the opening of a new playground. But when the equipment falls apart because some of the pieces have vanished, it’s up to a mermaid named Violet and her best friend, Wally the narwhal, to solve the mystery of what happened.After the adventure, explore fun facts about ocean science and civil engineering included at the back of the book!

Kevin loves to go to the playground, but not when Sammy is there. And Sammy, who boasts that he is King of the Playground, is there most of the time. If he catches Kevin on the swings or the slide or the monkey bars, Sammy says, he will do awful, terrible things to him. Kevin tells his dad what Sammy says and they talk it over. And then one day Kevin gets his courage up and goes to the playground even though Sammy says he can't come in. Even though Sammy tells him to go home. Even though Sammy says he will put Kevin in a cage with bears in it. Will Kevin stay, or will he go home? How will he deal with Sammy?

“Tick tock you’re on the clock.”The words every captive dreads.Ellie knew the man who abducted her; he’d taken her sister too. Now she’s in the fight of her life, against monsters and maniacs, in an arena designed to eat kids whole. She won’t go down without a fight, and with the help of Ronnie and the other captives she might just wipe the smile of Mr. Sunshine’s puss filled face.Enter a world where monsters are real and kids have to fight through a twisted fun factory of pain and torture just to stay alive. Many go in, but few return. Mr. Sunshine will let you play all day just as long as you bleed.“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s dying time.”

Kevin loves to go to the playground, but not when Sammy is there. And Sammy, who boasts that he is King of the Playground, is there most of the time. If he catches Kevin on the swings or the slide or the monkey bars, Sammy says, he will do awful, terrible things to him. Kevin tells his dad what Sammy says and they talk it over. And then one day Kevin gets his courage up and goes to the playground even though Sammy says he can't come in. Even though Sammy tells him to go home. Even though Sammy says he will put Kevin in a cage with bears in it. Will Kevin stay, or will he go home? How will he deal with Sammy?

The other toys in The Lost Playground were store toys, and they were all very proud of their stuffing--forever arguing over which is best--sawdust or cotton or feathers or foam rubber. But the odd looking one named Mostly Frederick Sometimes Sam never took part in the arguments--for he was not like the others. Mostly had not been bought at a store. He had been made at home for a little girl named Jane, and his stuffing was old socks and scraps of cloth and tatered underwear. That was one reason the other toys snubbed him and that was why he wanted so much to get back to Jane. It will be love at first sight for petend age readers when they meet Mostly, the lovable little stuffed animal who is goaded into being just like everyone else, but staunchly goes on just being himself.

What happened on the playground that horrible day? Rachel Parsons was bullied mercilessly as a child. She vows to put it behind her and move on with her life. But over the next thirty years, demons from her past continue to rear their ugly heads, ever present reminders of the haunting secret buried deep within her subconscious. The time has come to return to the playground and confront the ghosts of the past once and for all.

Thirteen-year-old Butterball doesn't have much going for him. He's teased mercilessly about his weight. He hates the Long Island suburb his mom moved them to and wishes he still lived with his dad in the city. And now he's stuck talking to a totally out-of-touch therapist named Liz. Liz tries to uncover what happened that day on the playground - a day that landed one kid in the hospital and Butterball in detention. Butterball refuses to let her in on the truth, and while he evades her questions, he takes readers on a journey through the moments that made him into the playground bully he is today. This devastating yet ultimately redemptive story is told in voice-driven prose and accented with drawings and photographs, making it a natural successor to The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Loosely inspired by 50 Cent's own adolescence, and written with his fourteen-year-old son in mind, Playground is sure to captivate wide attention - and spark intense discussion.

Talk-About-Books feature a simple text and engaging photographs intended to encourage discussion and the development of literacy. Each book is illustrated with realistic and comforting photographs. Children from various familial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds experience friends and pets in their many wonderful incarnations. The simple text and engaging photos invite and encourage discussion between adult and child as they have fun exploring the images together.