Williamsburg Regional Library

Baby signs, a baby-sized guide to speaking with sign language, pictures by Joy Allen

eng

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

Baby signs

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pictures by Joy Allen

a baby-sized guide to speaking with sign language

Teaches thirteen signs for babies, including mommy, daddy, dog, book, and sleepy

Milk -- Open and close hand, as if squeezing -- Water -- Form fingers into a "W" and tap chin -- More -- Gather fingertips to thumbs, tap together several times -- All done -- Open hands, palms-up, twist wrists quickly, palms-down -- Diaper -- Place hands near hips, tap together thumbs and first two fingers -- Dog -- Stick out tongue and pant like a dog -- Cat -- With fingers, trace whiskers across cheeks -- It hurts -- Tap index fingers together near spot that hurts -- Help me -- Close one hand into a fist, place fist on outstretched palm -- Raise both hands together -- Mommy -- With open hand, tap thumb to chin several times -- Daddy -- With open hand, tap thumb to forehead several times -- Book -- Place palms together and open up, as if opening a book -- Sleepy -- Press palms together, rest cheek on outside of hand, as if sleeping

preschool