{"id":5819,"date":"2025-11-12T06:21:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T06:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villagelibrary.com\/?page_id=5819"},"modified":"2025-12-23T01:09:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T01:09:58","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/villagelibrary.com\/index.php\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books &#038; Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5819\" class=\"elementor elementor-5819\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e396fa4 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ct-header-fixed-none ct-row-max-none\" data-id=\"e396fa4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n                            <div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n                \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb6b93d\" data-id=\"eb6b93d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n                    \n        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0cb44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2f0cb44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b48098e elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_heading\" data-id=\"b48098e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-heading h-align-center  sub-style1 ct-heading-left item-st-default\">\r\n\t    <h5 class=\"item--title st-default \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\r\n                <span class=\"sp-main\">\r\n            \r\n            My Best Friends Series\n\r\n            \r\n                    <\/span>\r\n            <\/h5>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799127c elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_text_editor\" data-id=\"799127c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_text_editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ct_text_editor-799127c\" class=\"ct-text-editor \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\n\t<div class=\"ct-inline-css\"  data-css=\"\n        \t\t\">\n\n    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"ct-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t<p><strong>Ali, Kai, and Max at the Playground<\/strong><\/p><p>Is the first story in the <em data-start=\"5141\" data-end=\"5158\">My Best Friends<\/em> series, a heartwarming <strong data-start=\"5182\" data-end=\"5250\">children\u2019s picture book about friendship, kindness and belonging<\/strong>. It celebrates childhood, imagination and the early friendships that help children grow their confidence, empathy and sense of belonging.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e30a5 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_button\" data-id=\"e5e30a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ct_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-button-wrapper ct-button-layout1 icon-right btn--inline \">\r\n            <span class=\"ct-icon-active\"><\/span>\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ali-Kai-Max-Playground-Heartwarming\/dp\/B0G4KVC7L5\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-default icon-active btn-inline-block  \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\r\n                            <span class=\"ct-button-icon 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e36045 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ct-header-fixed-none ct-row-max-none\" data-id=\"1e36045\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cee1c8e\" data-id=\"cee1c8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                    \n        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd14dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebd14dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ali, Kai and 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"373\">Simple, guided activities designed to help children connect with the story through play, conversation, and shared moments.<\/p><p data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"595\">Each activity builds on a key part of <em data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"449\">Ali, Kai and Max at the Playground<\/em> and supports early friendship skills, empathy, and imagination in ways that feel natural and easy to use at home, in classrooms, or in libraries.<\/p><p data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"616\">The activities are:<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"653\">Age-appropriate for children 3\u20138<\/li><li data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"653\">Designed for parents, carers, and educators<\/li><li data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"653\">Easy to run with no special materials<\/li><li data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"653\">Focused on connection, confidence, and caring<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"900\">Use them 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