My First Baby Signs [Board book]

Linda Acredolo (Author), Susan Goodwyn (Author), Penny Gentieu (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Baby Signs

Babies have a lot to say! My First Baby Signs introduces ten of the most popular signs and provides parents a place to begin. Once baby waves bye–bye, the possibilities are endless.

Baby signing is easy and natural. Infants and toddlers can learn how to say what they need, what they see, and even what they feel long before their vocal chords are developed enough to let them use actual words. Both books include the most popular signs and provide parents a place to begin ‘talking‘ with their little one from the start. In this revolutionary breakthrough in parent

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

My First Baby Signs by Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn, with photos by Penny Gentieu, illustrate nine commonsense gestures to help babies with nonverbal communication. For example, a throwing motion indicates a ball, while opening and closing the palms symbolizes a book. Ages 6 mos.-3 yrs.
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About the Author

Dr. Linda Acredolo is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of California at Davis and an internationally recognized scholar in the field of child development. Based upon research conducted with collaborator Dr. Susan Goodwyn and funded by the National Institutes of Health, she and Dr. Goodwyn co-authored the best-selling book entitled BABY SIGNS: How to Talk With Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk, and founded the Baby Signs Institute. Continuing their mission to bridge the gap between research labs and family living rooms, Drs. Acredolo and Goodwyn published two additional bestselling books for parents, Baby Minds: Brain-building Games Your Baby Will Love and Baby Hearts: A Guide to Giving Your Child an Emotional Head Start. Dr. Acredolo serves on the Advisory Board for PARENTS Magazine and is a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Board book: 24 pages
• Publisher: HarperFestival (May 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006009074X
• ISBN-13: 978-0060090746
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #264,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Reference > Words & Language > Communication
  • #34 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Parenting & Families > Parenting > Babies & Toddlers > Child Development

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

77 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite what I expected, April 16, 2003

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T. K. Drake (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My First Baby Signs (Board book)

I was looking for a book with more useful everyday signs, like "hungry", "tired", etc. This book is good for identifying objects like "cat", "book", "hat", but not great for helping baby tell you what she needs.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Way to Get Started with Baby Signs, November 15, 2005

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Kelly Jones "MaineMom" (Maine, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My First Baby Signs (Board book)

I recommend using this book as a way to get your baby started with signing. To understand the idea behind baby signing and ideas for other signs to try, you need the full Baby Signs book. This little board book is engaging and colorful and a great way to introduce signing to your baby.

We started using a few signs and reading this book with our son at about 8 or 9 months. He loved this book, though at first he just looked and didn't try to use any signs. Then, suddenly one day at about 10 months, like a light switch going on, he did every sign in the book! From there he took off with signing and within a few months, used over 50 signs to communicate, including combining signs into 2-3 word "sentences".

It was amazing and I cannot now imagine not being able to communicate before he could talk. My son is 3 now and an extremely verbally fluent child - I think his early experience in communicating with signs was a big factor in this. This book was a helpful way to get started. I think a key thing to remember with signing is that it's a fun interaction between you and your baby - it doesn't matter if they do the signs exactly as in the book, you can make up your own signs or do whatever works for you!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful idea!, September 29, 2005

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Kathleen Andres - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My First Baby Signs (Board book)

Since my Grandson just started learning ASL in day care, I thought this would be helpful. The format is great -- thick pages that he can turn himself. However, more common signs should have been included -- like "Mother", "Father", "hello" and "goodbye." What use is the sign for "hat" when most babies hate wearing hats!!