{"product_id":"this-is-how-we-play-isbn-9780593529904","title":"This Is How We Play","description":"\u003cb\u003eA jubilant, inclusive, luminously illustrated picture book that features families at play, each with a family member who has a disability.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith love and adaptation, this is how we play! \u003c\/i\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack 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, \u003ci\u003eThis Is How We Play \u003c\/i\u003ecenters, affirms, and encourages the disabled children and adults who are already doing the challenging work of advocating for themselves and finding strength in community.★ \"[T]his buoyant picture book spotlights how, 'with love and adaptation . . . we play!' Slice and Cupp utilize rhyming couplets on each spread to show play in inter-abled relationships.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Slice and Cupp, themselves disabled, realistically acknowledge challenges while keeping an upbeat, reassuring tone . . . Harren’s detailed portrayals of myriad physical, sensory, and developmental conditions warmly embrace disability’s broad spectrum, and characters’ faces radiate love and enthusiasm . . . A wonderfully inclusive celebration of disability and family.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] joyful and empowering exploration of families at play . . . [Harren's illustrations] are balanced between bold foregrounds and muted backgrounds, creating very inviting pages to explore beyond the relation to the text. A must purchase for all libraries to fill much needed positive disability representation in picture books.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Slice\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer who often writes about her experience as a mom who uses a power wheelchair. Her writing has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffPo\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. \u003cb\u003eCaroline Cupp\u003c\/b\u003e is a disabled progressive pastor in Philadelphia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKayla Harren\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning illustrator of numerous children’s books, including the Lambda Literary Award winner \u003ci\u003eCalvin\u003c\/i\u003e. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City with a BFA in illustration, and lives in Minnesota with her husband and dogs.","brand":"Dial Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300181922021,"sku":"NP9780593529904","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593529904.jpg?v=1767742485","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/this-is-how-we-play-isbn-9780593529904","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}