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Baby Sign Language: A Fun and Simple Guide to Early Communication
Start signing with your baby today! This comprehensive book makes signing easy with photos of real kids forming 100+ signs, plus expert advice on introducing them.
In Baby Sign Language, Mary Smith—founder of popular sign language education business Sign ’n Grow and ASL interpreter—shares everything you need for learning how to sign with your 0–3-year-old.
Maybe you’ve seen it online or remember a friend and their baby signing MILK or MORE. No matter why you’re interested, what you’ve heard is true: signing is one of the best ways to kickstart communication. When babies can sign, they get frustrated less—and the sign-learning process is great for parent-child bonding as well.
In Baby Sign Language, Mary shares the key techniques, tips, and strategies she teaches through small group workshops and classes. At the heart of the book are a broad array of photographed signs that are easy to understand thanks to the real kids signing them. You’ll find everything you could want to talk about, including:
Mealtime: Milk, Food & Eat, More, All Done, Drink, Water, Dirty, Clean, Please, Thank You, Yes, No, Hungry, Thirsty, Want
Daytime: Help, Open, Up, Pacifier, Light, Bath, Brush Teeth, Diaper, Change, Blanket, Bed, Sleep/Nap, Good, Morning, Night, Bathroom/Pee/Potty, Poop, And A Variety Of Clothing Signs
Playtime: Again, What, Read, Book, Play, Toy, Dance, Music, Ball, Try, Friend, Take Turns, Nice, Gentle, Dog, Cat
Family: Family, Love, Mommy, Daddy, Baby, Brother, Sister, Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt, Uncle, You, Me
How Baby Feels: How, Feel, Happy, Excited, Silly, Sad, Angry, Scared, Sleepy, Tired, Hurt, Surprised, Fussy, Frustrated
Outdoors: Walk, Stroller, Outside, Playground, Grass, Airplane, Sun, Moon, Stars, Cloud, Rain, Snow, Weather, Wind, Hot, Cold, Bug, Butterfly, Rock, Leaf, Car, Tree, Bird, House
With songs, stories, and games to encourage sign usage, various ways for modeling signs, and insider tips for things like how to understand if your baby is comprehending a sign or babbling, this is the thorough, accessible guide you need to start communicating with your baby using signs.
In Baby Sign Language, Mary Smith—founder of popular sign language education business Sign ’n Grow and ASL interpreter—shares everything you need for learning how to sign with your 0–3-year-old.
Maybe you’ve seen it online or remember a friend and their baby signing MILK or MORE. No matter why you’re interested, what you’ve heard is true: signing is one of the best ways to kickstart communication. When babies can sign, they get frustrated less—and the sign-learning process is great for parent-child bonding as well.
In Baby Sign Language, Mary shares the key techniques, tips, and strategies she teaches through small group workshops and classes. At the heart of the book are a broad array of photographed signs that are easy to understand thanks to the real kids signing them. You’ll find everything you could want to talk about, including:
Mealtime: Milk, Food & Eat, More, All Done, Drink, Water, Dirty, Clean, Please, Thank You, Yes, No, Hungry, Thirsty, Want
Daytime: Help, Open, Up, Pacifier, Light, Bath, Brush Teeth, Diaper, Change, Blanket, Bed, Sleep/Nap, Good, Morning, Night, Bathroom/Pee/Potty, Poop, And A Variety Of Clothing Signs
Playtime: Again, What, Read, Book, Play, Toy, Dance, Music, Ball, Try, Friend, Take Turns, Nice, Gentle, Dog, Cat
Family: Family, Love, Mommy, Daddy, Baby, Brother, Sister, Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt, Uncle, You, Me
How Baby Feels: How, Feel, Happy, Excited, Silly, Sad, Angry, Scared, Sleepy, Tired, Hurt, Surprised, Fussy, Frustrated
Outdoors: Walk, Stroller, Outside, Playground, Grass, Airplane, Sun, Moon, Stars, Cloud, Rain, Snow, Weather, Wind, Hot, Cold, Bug, Butterfly, Rock, Leaf, Car, Tree, Bird, House
With songs, stories, and games to encourage sign usage, various ways for modeling signs, and insider tips for things like how to understand if your baby is comprehending a sign or babbling, this is the thorough, accessible guide you need to start communicating with your baby using signs.
- GenresParentingNonfiction
176 pages, Paperback
Published November 15, 2022
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August 31, 2024
I borrowed this from the library, but if sign language is definitely something you want to try with your baby, this one is a really good book to keep around permanently. In reality, I'll probably only focus on 5-10 signs (the book has over 100), but there's some really good tips and visuals in the book. I especially like that it also has pictures of how your baby might show certain signs back to you as they're learning.
November 2, 2022
I recently met someone who had taught a baby sign language. It seemed like an effective communication method for this very happy one.
Want to give it a try or give this book to a new parent? Inside its pages is an excellent guide to this early communication system that helps kids to communicate before they can speak. Included are sections on signs for mealtime daytime, playtime, family, feelings, the outdoors and more.
The book begins with a most helpful first chapter. It offers guidance on when to start signing and things to consider before beginning. There is also the rationale for using signs with young ones.
This book is amply illustrated with children signing the words. There are additional illustrations to help when learning.
Take a look at this one. I wish that there had been more known about signing when my kids where young. It doesn’t replace speaking to babies but offers such a helpful adjunct.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for this title. All opinions are my own.
Want to give it a try or give this book to a new parent? Inside its pages is an excellent guide to this early communication system that helps kids to communicate before they can speak. Included are sections on signs for mealtime daytime, playtime, family, feelings, the outdoors and more.
The book begins with a most helpful first chapter. It offers guidance on when to start signing and things to consider before beginning. There is also the rationale for using signs with young ones.
This book is amply illustrated with children signing the words. There are additional illustrations to help when learning.
Take a look at this one. I wish that there had been more known about signing when my kids where young. It doesn’t replace speaking to babies but offers such a helpful adjunct.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for this title. All opinions are my own.
November 16, 2022
This book is a great resource for parents/grandparents or childcare workers that are interested in using simple signs to communicate with their baby. The author shares great information about when, how, and why to start baby sign language. I found the colorful pictures with written instructions on how to execute each sign very helpful. The back of the book contains resources for ASL learning online, helpful Parenting books, and Children’s book recommendations. The author also designed a program to teach baby sign language to families. You can find the program @signngrow .
This book would be a great gift for new parents or grandparents!
This book would be a great gift for new parents or grandparents!
November 20, 2022
Mary Smith teaches you how to communicate early with your baby using proper ASL in a very respectful manner.
We started using baby sign language when I found @signngrow on Instagram (Ry was about 5 months old). He still uses signs at 2 year's old, along with spoken language to communicate what he needs/wants. When she came out with a book I immediately pre-ordered! It's beautiful! The details about each sign are simple to understand; if you still need more guidance, she created a companion video online for each sign.
Congratulations Author Mary Smith 💕
We started using baby sign language when I found @signngrow on Instagram (Ry was about 5 months old). He still uses signs at 2 year's old, along with spoken language to communicate what he needs/wants. When she came out with a book I immediately pre-ordered! It's beautiful! The details about each sign are simple to understand; if you still need more guidance, she created a companion video online for each sign.
Congratulations Author Mary Smith 💕
November 7, 2022
As a fairly new grandparent seeing my grandson showing signs of frustration at communicating, I was excited to see this book. NetGalley provided me with a digital copy for review and having read it I can see the benefits of it! I’ve come away with a few signs I can use to help my grandson express himself and can’t wait to introduce them. The signs are well explained and demonstrated with photographs. I would recommend it.
November 6, 2022
The pictures were a little unclear for hand placement and having to refer to the written text was awkward. Having children used as the models worked on a visual level and understanding the sign approximations. Unfortunately I didn't find it overly helpful for the signs I was unfamiliar with being a visual learner.
November 9, 2022
Of the two baby sign language books I’ve read, I prefer this one. The photos of the children signing and the pictures of the hands were helpful. I really liked the descriptions of approximations a baby might make of a particular sign. The teaching tips seemed great, too. I think I’ll look at this again once my baby is a little older!
July 10, 2025
Informative and simply organized for effective learning and use for first time parents or parents wanting to teach their children baby sign language. Super effective with developing good behaviors with daycare kiddos who have yet to speak
December 3, 2022
Sadly I did not find this book helpful at all for my daughter
Not sure if it eoukd help others out. 3 star book
Not sure if it eoukd help others out. 3 star book
January 12, 2023
Includes multiple pictures to demonstrate for readers how to make each sign. Also includes tips for parents/caregivers on how to teach the sign to infants.
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