Customer Reviews

My First Book of Sign Language (Whistlestop Books; Troll Books)

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I used this book to teach basic sign language words to my class of second graders. The pictures are easy to understand. Now that I am taking a sign language class, I have discovered a few of the words are signed differently, but overall it is very helpful. The alphabet and numbers are taught as well as over one hundred other words. I would highly recommend it as a way to get children interested in sign language

I bought this for my son, who at the time was 8 months. This is his favorite book and now at 18 months can sign to me a sign off of every page. He loves to sign and loves learning new ones each week! Terrific first signing book with great illustrations!

My 3-year-old son really enjoys this book. The illustrations are bright, colourful and easy to understand, very well targeted to the audience. My son likes to 'try out' phrases and words in sign language, and does use them with me and his little brother. This is not a book to teach true sign language, but it is an excellent introduction for young children to the concept and basics of sign language. GREAT BOOK!

We are signing with our 1 year old, hearing, baby. We have enjoyed "reading" this book together and learning the signs. The pictures are so clear and present situations that she understands (a baby in her crib, a dog drinking from a bowl, a girl kissing her mommy) so we can talk about them and learn the signs together.

This is an adorable, small, paperback book. It has within it many very cute, colorful, and attention-getting illustrations that incorporate signs throughout. If you are interested in teaching your young child some basic sign vocabulary, this is a fun way to start. You'll get their attention, they'll think they're having fun (and not working), and you'll by far get your money's worth. This Deaf ASL teacher recommends this as a delightful start on the road to sign language. :o)

This is a sign language ABC book.
On each page is the sign for a letter of the alphabet, plus two or three signs for words beginning with that letter.
In the back of the book are signs for pronouns, family relatives, interrogative words, numbers, days of the week, and routine courtesies.
In all, the book contains about 100 words.

I was learning sign language and saw this book at the store. I brought it home with me and later my 2-year-old cousin fell in love with it and whenever she came over would search the toy box for it. She would see the sign for baby on the front and then sign it herself. My 4-year-old sister loves to look at the pictures in this book. She only knows 1 or 2 signs though. I think when she is older she will actually be interested in learning the signs. It's a great book. But I think it would be best for kid's 5 and up.
Don't get this if you think it will teach you the whole language. It won't. Do get this if you or your kid is interested in an introduction to sign language. After getting started you can go to http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm for more signs!

My son is 2 and I bought this book for him because we are learning sign language together. He's deaf and I think that the colorful pages and pictures were great to keep his attention. I bought one for all the kids in the family so that they could learn some also, so that they can get a start on learning how to talk to my son.

This book is great for me because I am a beginner- it shows the letter of the alphabet and 3 words for each letter that are useful to know. It's real easy to understand and recreate the hand signs. The illustrations are great. I feel like I can use this to teach my son a few signs.

I enjoy reading this book to my daughter. I thought I would try to see if I could catch her interest. She is almost a 1 1/2 years old, but she enjoys the pictures. Its a little too much for her right now, because she can't do the hand signs, but it's never to early to flame a child's learning ability.