Hear Sherman Alexie recite his lovely ode to the PlayGarden and see the magic of his words on the faces of the PlayGarden kids. Seattle Children's PlayGarden is a place for all children to play, to grow and to learn. It's a place where kids of all ages, color, abilities and income level can "turn and return and tumble and learn about possibility..." Visit http://www.childrensplaygarden.org/ to learn more about the PlayGarden and its programs.
** About the Seattle Children's PlayGarden **
Covering an acre of land in south central Seattle, the PlayGarden is a public garden and play space designed for special needs children. The PlayGarden provides a place of respite for parents and a year-round place for children with disabilities to develop artistically, physically and socially - all alongside their typically developing siblings and friends.
** About Sherman Alexie **
Winner of numerous PEN awards for Fiction and the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Sherman Alexie is a poet, short story writer, novelist and performer. He is also a PlayGarden dad.