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Baby signs : a baby-sized introduction to speaking with sign language / [Joy Allen] ; pictures by Joy Allen.

Allen, Joy, (author.).

Summary:

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

Record details

ISBN: 9780803731936
ISBN: 0803731930
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm
Publisher: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2008]
Copyright: ©2008

Content descriptions

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Formatted Contents Note:

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.