Words work. Friends play.

Cover of Wordplay, written by Adam Lehrhaupt and illustrated by Jared Chapman.

Words work. Friends play.

Wordplay

Written by Adam Lehrhaupt
Illustrated by Jared Chapman

Verb loves being the star of the playground. She can climb, slide, and twirl—and her friends can’t help cheering. Then Noun arrives. He can be a person, a place, or even a thing. Suddenly, everyone is watching him instead. Verb isn’t pleased. But when a giant bee brings trouble, Noun needs someone who can do something. Can these rivals discover what happens when they work together? A playful story of friendship that turns parts of speech into a colorful playground crew.

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Inside This Story

Meet a playground full of parts of speech, where doing, being, and working together turn words into a story.

Verb climbs, slides, and twirls across a playground, demonstrating action words. Words in motion
Noun appears as King Tut, then transforms into an amusement park with a Ferris wheel and roller coaster. Be anything
Noun becomes a unicorn standing beneath a rainbow while Verb watches. Make some magic
Verb takes Noun’s hand and helps him run through the playground as the other parts of speech cheer. Better together
Verb kicks Noun, now a blue ball, toward Interjection, while Adverb and Adjective play alongside them. Play with words
What can words do?

Stories teach. Stories connect. Stories change the way we see the world… and ourselves.

From the page to the room

Put words into action.

Play with language. Build a story together.

For libraries & booksellers

Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic
Publication date
2017-07-25
ISBN
9780545934282
Length
40 pages