What Do We Do? We All Play by Julie Flett

Play is almost universal among us. Birds dive and dip and seem to play chase until it's time to rest in their nest, and we mammals love to play, especially the young ones. Kids run and race and roll in the tall grass. They swim and dive deep... until they are ready to sleep.

Going from wild chases to sudden naps, wherever they live....

COYOTES YIP AND YAWN.

BIRDS PEEP AND PECK.

BUNNIES HIDE AND HOP.

Under the chill waters of the northern ocean, whales swim and squirt. And out on the grasslands, the buffaloes rumble and roll. Kids slip and slide in the slippery snow.

AND WE ALL SLEEP!

In the latest book of award-winning author-illustrator, Julie Flett, We All Play (Greystone Books, 2021), the joys of being alive in this world are celebrated--in elegant English and in a Cree Indian language glossary that supports the narrative. And to the joy of parents, this book brings them all together in a universal bedtime story as well.

Julie Flett is also the celebrated author of Birdsong (See my review here).

Kirkus Reviews writes, “Everyone loves to play! Award-winning author/illustrator Flett shares the joyful antics of young animals as they romp in much the same way as human children…This celebration of nature is sprinkled with words from the Cree language… [and] celebrate[s] our interconnection with the creatures who share our world.”