At the beginning of the story Percy is very unsafe, and quite rude when playing on the playground. He goes up the slide, smashes friends' work in the sandbox, and other mean things. But when he jumps out of the swing and hurts his knee he learns his lesson about why safety on the playground is so important. Towards the end of the book Percy begins to use his safety rules and his manners and then all the others decide they would like to play with him and be his friend.

A great book to read to kindergarten or first grade at the beginning of the school year when talking about recess rules. Great for daycares, too. ( )