If you or your kids have ever wondered about the kinds of games kids play in other parts of the world, you’ll enjoy reading and playing through Let’s Play: Children’s Games from Around the World. This book by Nancy Dickmann and illustrated by Mónica Andino explores games from different countries that can be played alone, with two players, three to five players or larger groups.
Each game takes up a page and includes the name of the game, where it comes from, how many players are needed, any supplies that are needed, what type of game it is (active play, creative play, throwing, puzzle, board game, etc.) and how much space you need to play. This is handy if you have friends over at home or you’re looking for games the whole classroom can play, or even something to keep one child entertained.
There’s then a description of how the game works and sometimes more information about the name or different ways to play.
The games come from all over the world including the United States and the United Kingdom, Australia, Columbia, Ghana, India, Japan, Liberia and Turkey to name a few. There are also a couple of games from indigenous American tribes. There’s an index that lists all the nations represented so if you’re doing a unit study on a particular country you can look and see if there’s a game from the country you can play.
Let’s Play would be a fun book to have in the classroom for younger kids or at home if you regularly have kids over who are looking for something fun to do. Most of the games don’t require much in terms of materials or preparation, and they give kids a glimpse into how kids like them in other parts of the world have fun.
About the book: 64 pages, hardcover. Published 2023 by words & pictures. Suggested retail price $16.99.
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