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My First Book of Baby Signs

40 Essential Signs to Learn and Practice
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My First Book of Baby Signs by Lane Rebelo is a wonderful guide that introduces parents and their infants to basic sign language. It focuses on helping babies communicate their needs and feelings before they develop verbal skills, providing clear illustrations and easy-to-understand instructions for a variety of signs. This educational resource aims to strengthen communication and foster bonding between parents and their children.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in helping your baby communicate before they can speak. It provides a fun and engaging way to reduce frustration for both parents and infants by teaching simple sign language, making it a valuable resource for enhancing early communication and bonding.

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Learn sign language alongside your baby with an adorable storybook designed to encourage you to learn new words and signs as you read together. Interactive learning that includes 40 real ASL signs.

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Learn sign language alongside your baby with this adorable storybook for ages 0 to 3!

Storytime is the perfect opportunity to practice sign language with your child. My First Book of Baby Signs is part-storybook and part-sign language guide, designed to encourage you and your baby to learn new words and signs as you read together. This baby sign language book starts with signs for basics like "eat," "milk," and "mommy," and then moves on to more advanced ideas like "help," "potty," and "I love you."

Get an illustrated sign language book for babies that includes:

A storybook style – Each sign is paired with engaging text and vibrant illustrations to help depict the meaning of the word.

Interactive learning – Every page includes written and visual instructions that demonstrate how to sign properly and allows you and your baby to learn and practice together.

40 real ASL signs – This baby signs book uses signs that are the accurate and up-to-date versions from American Sign Language, and you'll even find a guide to the full alphabet and basic numbers.

This book of sign language for babies and toddlers is the perfect way to start communicating with your baby before they learn to speak.

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Reviews praise My First Book of Baby Signs for being a valuable resource, particularly for promoting early communication in children, including those with Down syndrome. The book is noted for its engaging picture book format that combines vocabulary building, literacy skills, and parent-child engagement. Featuring 40 practical signs, the book is lauded for inclusive illustrations and clear instructions, making it an excellent tool for parents starting their journey in teaching American Sign Language to their children.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781648766596

Publisher: Callisto Media Inc.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 April 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Callisto Kids

Audience: General / adult, Primary and secondary education, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 202.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 176g

Pages: 50

About the Author

LANE REBELO, LCSW, is the founder of Tiny Signs , an award-winning baby sign language program providing classes, workshops, and professional trainings in the Boston area and online. Lane is a licensed social worker and worked for many years with families in the Boston area. Lane began studying American Sign Language in 2006 after her first baby was born and was amazed by all she had to say. She lives with her husband and two daughters in MetroWest Boston. You can find her online at TinySigns.net.

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