Baby Sign Language Basics: Early Communication for Hearing Babies and Toddlers, New & Expanded Edition (Paperback)

by Monta Z. Briant (Author)
Key Phrases: motivating signs, baby sign language, American Sign Language, Routine Signs

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Product Description

Since 2004, Baby Sign Language Basics has introduced hundreds of thousands of families and educators around the world to the miracle of signing with their babies—and left them wanting more!

Now in this new, bigger edition, Monta Briant provides more than 300 American Sign Language (ASL) signs, illustrated with the same clear, easy-to-understand photos and descriptions. Baby-specific signing techniques, songs, and games are also included to make learning fun and open up two-way communication quickly.

This book is a must-read for all parents, grandparents, and anyone else who spends time with preverbal children. After all, what parent or caregiver doesn’t want to know what their baby is trying to tell them?

About the Author

Monta Z. Briant is the best-selling author of Sign, Sing, and Play! and teaches workshops and parent-tot signing classes in San Diego, California. She’s also available for speaking engagements. Monta is a member of the Sign2MeÔ Presenters’ Network.

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Hay House; Expanded edition (January 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401921604
• ISBN-13: 978-1401921606
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 5.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,579 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Learning Tool, May 25, 2009

By	Bootsie "Bootsie" (Grass Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This is a pretty thorough book. I bought two books on baby signing and a set of flash cards and this one book would have been plenty. There were reviews that said complained about the size, but I think it is perfect. The size makes it convenient. Pictures are good. Like it quite a bit.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Resource!, May 9, 2009

By	Susan K. Edwards "SusieKE" (Seattle, WA USA suburb) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased this book for our daughter to help our granddaughter out prior to her ability to talk. I cannot tell you how much signing lessened our granddaughter's frustration. She has been able to "talk" to us by signing and get her point across ... I will admit our granddaughter is not known for a lot of patience so this book has helped ALL of us out! Where my daughter knew the basic signing from attempting to teach her son (almost 8 years prior) some of the basics ... our granddaughter's lack of patience and our son-in-law's and daughter's consistency in signing was a tremendous help in lessening the frustration that our granddaughter would have felt. This book is so easy to follow it was a tremendous help on the signs that were not remembered by our daughter. I have to admit I was a bit concerned as I had read a few reviews in other places where signing slowed down the speaking of words ... in our granddaughter's case that was definitely NOT SO ... as she learned both at a very young age. And now that our granddaughter is speaking, as well as, signing we are so very impressed with how fast she is learning to do both at such a very young age and how fast her vocabulary is increasing! By the way this is NOT our very first grandchild that we would be impressed with ... as we are very proud grandparents of 5 grandchildren with the 6th one due any day now!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, May 8, 2009

By	Janet (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

I checked this book out from the library before I made the purcahse, so I knew the book was great. I was a little disappoined, the exspanded edition is bigger than the orginal. The orignal is sized to fit in a diaper bag, but the exspanded edition has more signs. So I guess the added size is worth it.