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 ti...
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Nov 02, 2009
Dawn
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The King of the Playground was a cute book showing how a little boy relies on his father to help him with the bully that resides in the playground. Each day brings up a new situation and each day the boy tries his fathers advice. Finally, the boy refuses to leave the playground and makes the effort to connect to the "king". You don't really find out if they become friends per se but they do end up playing together on that particular day. I liked the lessons of going to an adult for
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Dec 17, 2011
Melanie
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Kevin is afraid to go to the playground, even when he's wearing his Batman underwear, Spiderman tshirt and lucky horseshoe jeans. Sammy is always at the playground and he always declares himself "king of the swings or slide or sandbox." When Kevin comes home early from the playground his father asks him what the problem is and Kevin explains that Sammy always threatens to do something horrible. However, Kevin's father begins to point out to him that there are many ways in which Kevin c
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Nov 30, 2010
Jessica
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This book is about a boy who gets bullied on the playground by another boy, but the boys end up becoming friends. Both characters in this book use their imagination quite often, so it is a good book to show children examples of imagination. Also, children can relate to this book if they know a bully to see that violence is not the answer.
Feb 09, 2011
Smizler
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Good story about sticking up for ones self in the face of a bully. Loved the role of the dad in this book. No helicopter parenting here - just a little advice and encouragement to help his son tackle a challenge ahead. Love the retro vibe of the illustrations...reminded me of my childhood *may even be from then...I forgot to check!
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