Family Play Festival Five Practices: TALK

Young children will learn what life can look like for an autistic child who uses nonverbal communication by following a mother and child on a day where they use a tablet to communicate with others.

"Tell me a story-a new one-and make it about a ______! In this picture book, a child asks their father to tell them a story. But not just any old story, a new story. "And make it about a lion!" The dad begins, but the child interrupts again and again: "The lion doesn't have to be SOOO BIG." "Why is the lion so small? Doesn't he eat dinner?" "Fred? I can think of a hundred zillion better names to give a lion!" Finally, Dad suggests telling the lion...

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...

"When Taylor's block castle is destroyed, all the animals think they know just what to do, but only the rabbit quietly listens to how Taylor is feeling"--

When Cow gets her hooves on the farmer's car, she takes it for a wild ride through the country.