Mur­ray Goes to the Play­ground invites young read­ers into the delight­ful world of Mur­ray, a con­fi­dent and lov­able Sheepadoo­dle with a heart full of curios­i­ty. In this debut pic­ture book, Mur­ray and his beloved Lady — Mar­got Tohn — ven­ture into a bustling New York City dog park, where Mur­ray learns about friend­ship, brav­ery, and the impor­tance of not giv­ing up. Through play­ful encoun­ters with pups of all shapes and sizes, Mur­ray learns that while not every­one may want to be your friend, there’s always some­one who does. With vibrant sto­ry­telling and a gen­tle mes­sage of per­se­ver­ance and kind­ness, this joy­ful tale is per­fect for chil­dren ages 3 – 7 who are begin­ning to nav­i­gate the world of friend­ships. The extra­or­di­nary illus­tra­tions by award-win­ning Scot Ritchie are rem­i­nis­cent of clas­sics like Har­ry the Dirty Dog, Curi­ous George, and Caps for Sale.