Have you ever watched a child play; a young child? Of course you have. But have you listened to how they play? Most educators will tell you that the stages of play vary and advance as they move from parallel play to playing with others to solitary play. Of course a child is always learning as they play, but what is fascinating is how engaged in storytelling they often are. Storytelling is inherent in our make-up. Our ancestors and their ancestors communicated by telling stori