How We Play

Play is powerful! Featuring beautiful photos of all the inclusive ways kids and families play (like using imagination, adaptive devices, sports equipment, and musical instruments), How We Play shows us there are so many ways to play.

Play is powerful! Play is creating, exploring, sharing, and caring. Whether it's inside or outside, quiet or loud, alone or with friends—there are so many ways to play. Featuring beautiful photos of all the inclusive ways kids and families play (like using imagination, creativity, adaptive devices, and musical instruments), How We Play shows us that the most powerful tool for learning is playing. Complete with family discussion questions and a guide detailing the games, toys, and tools seen on each page. See kids using hearing aids, prosthetics, and their imaginations! See kids playing games, exploring nature, playing dress-up, and playing alone. Created for 0-5-year-olds: the book's photographs help infants, toddlers, and preschoolers celebrate faces, bodies, and limbs that are both different and like their own. How We Play helps families and educators discuss physical and mental disabilities, inclusive play, and culture.

About the Author

Dolisha Mitchell (she/her) is a mama, literacy advocate, and curriculum developer with over 10 years of experience in early childhood development. She is passionate about diversity in children’s literature and shares picture books with a purpose as the content creator behind The Little Black Book Nook. When she’s not writing or reading, you can find her crafting while listening to 90s R&B. Dolisha is originally from the small town of Bainbridge, Georgia, but currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and son.