Come Play With Me

A collection of short poems for beginning readers on play-time topics such as pets, friends, family and fantasy. Beautifully re-illustrated with a fresh and appealing look, these Beginning-to-Read books foster independent reading and comprehension. Using high frequency words and repetition, readers gain confidence while enjoying stories about every day life and adventures. Educator resources include reading reinforcement activities and a word list in the back. Activities focus on foundational, language and reading skills. Sections include; phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Teacher notes available on website.

A little boy named Colton goes on an adventure, looking in his backyard for a playmate. Various animals in his yard try to play with him; however, God has a plan for Colton. In the end of the story, God gives the little boy a very special person who will play with him.

The Dog is a playful puppy who wants to play with his friends. In search of a great adventure, the Dog asks his friends to come join him and enjoy the day together. All he wants to do is have a good time. To the Dog, being around his friends is what he enjoys the most. But sometimes in life, the people you depend on arent there for you. How will the Dog manage without his friends? Who will be free to play with him? Will he find a friend to play with? Or will he have to spend the day by himself?

Come Play With Me! is a book that encourages children to play with children who don't look like them. This book teaches children that there a lot of differences in the world, and they don't have to be afraid of who looks different than them. Most children have one thing in common, no matter how they look: they love to play! Go ahead! Play together! It's okay!

A little boy named Clay goes on an adventure in the woods and shoreline of Lake Michigan. He is looking for someone to play ball with him. Many different animals try to play ball with him; however, God has a plan for Clay. In the end of the book, God gives the little boy someone special to play ball with.

Flynn hates the outdoors. Always has. He barely pays attention in his Outdoor Ed class. He has no interest in doing a book report on Lost in the Barrens. He doesn’t understand why anybody would want to go hiking or camping. But when he gets lost in the wilderness behind his parents’ friends’ house, it’s surprising what he remembers—insulate your clothes with leaves, eat snow to stay hydrated, build a shelter, eat lichen—and how hopelessly inept he is at survival techniques.

Artists are increasingly using doll-like human effigies to explore politics and gender in contemporary culture, ranging from radical statement to sophisticated critique. Play with Me showcases this appeal of animating the inanimate as well as the multifarious and fascinating ideas that dolls bring to life—from the way female forms have been objectified to the way dolls generate ethical and political debate to the way they represent the self. Unlike sculptures, dolls offer a living and open construct of the human figure. And artists are reacting to this human form in a manner that's never been seen before, constituting an exciting new direction in contemporary art.