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This Is How We Play: A Celebration of Disability and Adaptation

by Jessica Slice

Play made inclusive

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Play made inclusive

Families play in different ways in this picture book, where adapting activities helps disabled and nondisabled family members join in together. Its focus on imaginative, considerate play is paired with back matter designed to extend the conversation: a child-friendly guide to thinking and talking about disability, a glossary of disabilities represented in the book, and suggestions for adults discussing disability with children. The book also centers disabled children and adults advocating for themselves and finding support in community, making play the entry point to broader ideas about access, self-advocacy, and belonging.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 exploring disability and inclusion
  • Families seeking a read-aloud that opens conversations about disability
  • Adults looking for child-friendly discussion prompts and a disability glossary

Themes

Inclusive playDisabilityAdaptationSelf-advocacyCommunity

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Book overview

A jubilant, inclusive, luminously illustrated picture book that features families at play, each with a family member who has a disability.

With love and adaptation, this is how we play! This joyful read-aloud with an empowering refrain, from disability rights activists Jessica Slice and Caroline Cupp, demystifies and respects how disabled people and their families use adaptive, imaginative, and considerate play so everyone can join in the fun.

Back matter consists of a kid-friendly guide to thinking, learning, and talking about disability; a glossary of the different disabilities represented throughout the book; and a guide for grown-ups on ways to encourage discussions about disabilities with the children in their lives. Throughout, This Is How We Play centers, affirms, and encourages the disabled children and adults who are already doing the challenging work of advocating for themselves and finding strength in community.
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