Baby Fingers: I Want . . .: Teaching Your Baby to Sign [Board book]

Lora Heller (Author)

Book Description

Series: Baby Fingers

Parents try to understand their children's needs and desires-but sometimes, they just can't figure them out. And that can lead to frustration for both the adult and the baby. Giving very young children the tools to express themselves can alleviate this unhappy situation-and make youngsters feel proud of themselves. Teach them the signs in this appealing collection and, before long, they'll be asking for help, requesting some juice and cereal, saying they want a nap, and (best of all) letting you know they'd love a nice, big hug. The long-term benefits are profound....the immediate benefits are priceless!

Product Details

• Board book: 24 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (April 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140273168X
• ISBN-13: 978-1402731686
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #233,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #100 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Family Life > New Baby

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars For older toddlers, maybe... not for babies, April 3, 2007

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Erin T. (Bellevue, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby Fingers: I Want . . .: Teaching Your Baby to Sign (Board book)

We started signing with my daughter when she was 6mo and now at 14mo she's become very interested in signing and particularly in her signing board books. Unfortunately there don't seem to be many great board books for young babies. These series has great pictures of kids doing the sign, but no pictures of the object/expression being signed about. It just has the word printed over the kid's head. That's not useful for a pre-reading child.

The only good books for the younger set I've found so far are the credolo and Gentieu Baby Signs books, which have gorgeous photos of the sign being done by a child and picture of the object; unfortunately, some of the signs are made-up rather than actual ASL signs.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular, October 11, 2006

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LilaBlue "Lila" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby Fingers: I Want . . .: Teaching Your Baby to Sign (Board book)

This board book series is spectacular. The babies and toddlers are so precious and my toddler loves the photos. He's picked up new signs on his own from these books, and is now able to add "I want" to many of his requests for things. Why teach your baby made up signs from the baby signs books when you can learn american sign language from the baby fingers books??!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Baby Sign Language is the BEST!, June 15, 2006

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Maudie (New York NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby Fingers: I Want . . .: Teaching Your Baby to Sign (Board book)

This is a WONDERFUL book and an excellent place to begin signing with your baby. Another wonderful book is "I'm Feeling..." also by Lora Heller. Lora is an expert in signing as well as children. I signed with my baby from about 9 months, and he picked it right up. He is now a very advanced talker at 2.5 years of age. He loved signing, and so did I - it gave us a way to communicate before he could talk. I knew what he wanted and what he was feeling/thinking so much more often with signs! I can't say enough good things about it and about Lora Heller. The book has very clear pictures and directions for how to make the signs. Your child will like the actual pictures of other youngsters.