We All Play

Publisher's Description (Greystone Books):
Animals and kids love to play! This wonderful book celebrates playtime and the connection between children and the natural world. Beautiful illustrations show: birds who chase and chirp!, bears who wiggle and wobble!, whales who swim and squirt!, owls who peek and peep!, and a diverse group of kids who love to do the same, shouting: We play too! / kimêtawânaw mîna

At the end of the book, animals and children gently fall asleep after a fun day of playing outside, making this book a great bedtime story. A beautiful ode to the animals and humans we share our world with, We All Play belongs on every bookshelf. This book also includes: A glossary of Cree words for wild animals in the book and a pronunciation guide and link to audio pronunciation recordings.

Author biography (Greystone Books):
Julie Flett, a Cree-Métis author, illustrator, and artist, has received numerous awards for her work, including a Governor General’s Award and the American Indian Library Association Award. She is the author of many books, including Birdsong (Greystone Kids, 2019), winner of the 2020 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, an American Indian Youth Literature Honor Book and Boston Globe Horn Book Title. Flett lives in Vancouver, Canada.

Resource type: Picturebook

Age recommendation: Pre-kindergarten, Grades K-3

Keywords: Play, children, kids, animals, frolic, bunny, rabbit, bear, Cree, bobcat, birds, whales, Cree animal glossary, turtle, fox, owl, sea lion, otter, bison, bat, Plains Cree, goose, beluga, snake, baby

Year of publication: 2021

Publisher information: Greystone Books