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

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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 

Instagram   https://www.instagram.com/ezeitgeist

Contact Lori La Bey of Alzheimer’s Speaks

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