How to Play With a Grandma", a dementia-themed children's picture book about love and play

**How to Play With a Grandma -** **A dementia-themed children's picture book about love and play**        Lori La Bey talks with Evan Bass Zeisel, an author, filmmaker, and dementia advocate dedicated to transforming dementia care through the power of the arts and storytelling. He is the creator of the "How You Are to Me" non-pharmacological communication approach and the author of the recent children's book, *How to Play With a Grandma*, an educational resource designed to help families and young children maintain meaningful connections with loved ones experiencing memory loss.  **Learn:** - Why did Evan write the book, *How to Play With a Grandma*? - Evan shares his unique experience in the field of dementia and caregiving. - Why books like *How to Play With a Grandma* and films like *How You Are to Me* can be powerful teaching tools. - What Evan hopes to accomplish through his work. - Why did Evan choose a child and a grandmother to tell this story?   **Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog Post** https://alzheimersspeaks.com/how-to-play-with-a-grandma-a-dementia-themed-childrens-picture-book-about-love-and-play/ **Watch the Video Interview Below** https://youtu.be/keXVwTghoR0?si=W3cuBiqAEWceTZpQ **Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks Podcast on Apple**  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-play-with-a-grandma-a-dementia/id986940432?i=1000782099936 **Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks Podcast on Spotify** https://open.spotify.com/episode/0xyzOg0B86tR2Ux0rZ2Hq1?si=lqlIRTBrRHe25UCcLnUtgQ **Other Podcasts** https://pod.link/986940432 **Dementia Map** https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2026/8/11/how-to-play-with-a-grandma-a-dementia-themed-children-apos-s-picture-book-about-love-and-play-160-160-160-160   **Contact Evan Bass** **Websites** **Dementia teaching resources   HowYouAreToMe.com** **Book Website   HowToPlayWithaGrandma.com**  **Publisher   BoreorealisPress.com** **Scripted-IMPROV NIH & NIA-funded Clinical Trial https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1533317518755994** **IMDb   https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2648855/** **Note - This book was made possible in part by a grant from the *I’m Still Here Foundation*.** **SOCIALS** **LinkedIn   https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebasslive/** **Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/therealevanbass**https://www.facebook.com/therealevanbass  **Instagram   https://www.instagram.com/ezeitgeist**   **Contact Lori La Bey of Alzheimer’s Speaks** **Contact** [**Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at**](mailto:Radio@AlzheimersSpeaks.com) https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Alzheimer's Speaks shifts dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world, one episode at a time, by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011. **Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.**   Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.