The Playmates: A Primer was written by Margaret Winfried Halliburton in 1906 as a Primer (first reader) for the Halliburton Reading Series. It is a beautifully illustrated book that is perfect for emergent readers. It contiains only 192 words, but the small vocabulary of high frequency words is presented in the context of delightful stories sure to captivate the interest of any young child.