Family Play Festival Five Practices: TALK

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...

Lizzie meets an elderly man and his companion, Cecile, at the park, but Lizzie is afraid of dogs, so she relies on her new friend to help her take things one step at a time.

"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"--

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.