Family Play Festival Five Practices: TALK

The beautiful simplicity of a garden is depicted through digital woodcut illustrations and engaging nonfiction text presented as a series of sweet questions and gentle replies. Less of a traditional how-to and more of a how-to-appreciate, this soothingly sparse text paints an inviting and accessible picture of what a garden offers. And with an all-child cast, the absence of an adult presence empowers readers to view the garden and its creatures through...

Seven-year-old Layla loves life! So she keeps a happiness book. Spirited and observant, Layla is a child who’s been given room to grow, making happiness both thoughtful and intimate. What is happiness for her? It’s her dad talking about growing-up in South Carolina; her mom reading poetry; her best friend Juan, the community garden, and so much more. Written by poet Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and illustrated by Ashleigh Corrin, this is a story...

A young child refuses to try a bite of broccoli until her mom guides her through a careful exploration of the new food.

A frog who yearns to be any animal that's cute and warm discovers that being wet, slimy, and full of bugs has its advantages.

One day, amidst the usual chirps, tweets, and caws, a little brown bird decides to try singing a new song and sets off an interesting reaction.

Readers will discover similarities in even the most different of animals in this exploration of animals and their characteristics.