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A Celebration of Games Children Play Everywhere

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Find out how children play all around the world in this beautifully illustrated book. From basketball to board games, clapping games to climbing frames, dens to doll's houses, there are so many ways to play and have fun around the world. In this fascinating book, young... Read More

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Find out how children play all around the world in this beautifully illustrated follow-up to the bestselling Welcome to Our World!

Find out how children play all around the world in this beautifully illustrated follow-up to the bestselling Welcome to Our World!

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Find out how children play all around the world in this beautifully illustrated book.

From basketball to board games, clapping games to climbing frames, dens to doll's houses, there are so many ways to play and have fun around the world. In this fascinating book, young children can learn all about the different games, toys and playtimes around the world, as well as the playgrounds, fields and beaches children play in, and the many different words they use when they play.

With engaging, colourful artwork on every page by award-winning illustrator Harriet Lynas.

A unique, warm-hearted book to help teach children understanding, harmony and respect.

Introduces words in a variety of world languages including Spanish, Korean and Danish.

Other books in the series include: Welcome to Our World and Welcome to Our Table.

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Welcome to Our Table: A Celebration of What Children Eat Everywhere

Find out what children eat all around the world in this beautifully illustrated book, written by bestselling poet and author Laura Mucha, alongside acclaimed cookbook author Ed Smith.From pasta to passionfruit, baguettes to biryani, ramen to rambutan, there are so many different dishes and delicacies all around the world. In this fascinating book, young children can learn all about what...

By Laura Mucha and Ed Smith

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Welcome to Our Table: A Celebration of What Children Eat Everywhere

Find out what children eat all around the world in this beautifully illustrated book, written by bestselling poet and author Laura Mucha, alongside trained chef and food writer Ed Smith. From biryani to biltong, passionfruit to papaya, and ramen to roti, there are so many dishes and delicacies all around the world. In this fascinating book, young children can learn...

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Welcome to Our Playground

Find out how children play all around the world in this beautifully illustrated book. From basketball to board games, clapping games to climbing frames, dens to doll's houses, there are so many ways to play and have fun around the world. In this fascinating book, young children can learn all about the different games, toys and playtimes around the world,...

By Moira Butterfield

Paperback

$24⁹⁹

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Out 1 Dec 2026
Welcome to Our Playground

Find out how children play all around the world in this beautifully illustrated follow-up to the bestselling Welcome to Our World!From basketball to board games, clapping games to climbing frames, dens to doll's houses, there are so many ways to play and have fun around the world. In this fascinating book, young children can learn all about the different games,...

By Moira Butterfield

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781807081690

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 April 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd

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Illustrated by Harriet Lynas
Illustrated by Harriet Lynas

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 290.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 64

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About the Author

Moira Butterfield (Author)
Moira Butterfield lived and travelled in lots of different locations as a child, and still thinks our world is an endlessly exciting place to explore. She went on to study literature and become an author of children's non-fiction and fiction. She believes there are no limits to the imagination or to the wonder of our planet and so she has written about many different subjects, from ancient treasures to future worlds via pirates, kings, jungles and sea monsters. Moira lives in Bath, Somerset, with her family. She loves to cycle, sew and sing.

Harriet Lynas (Illustrator)
Harriet Lynas is an award-winning children's book illustrator who lives in Cambridge with her husband and their son. She has always loved doodling since she was able to hold a pencil and decided to become an illustrator at the age of ten. After studying Visual Communication Design at University, Harriet worked as a graphic designer in the fashion industry before becoming a children's book illustrator. When she is not drawing, she enjoys cooking exotic foods and country walking.

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