BABY SIGNS is based on American Sign Language and will help encourage the use of non-verbal gestures to communicate. Research has proven that babies who are taught to use signs to express their basic ideas before they can say words are happier because they can communicate with others. Scholastic.com
Baby Signs has a retail value of $25.99, but can be purchased online for as little as $13.59 at Amazon.com
Recommended age - infant to preschool
Includes a mini poster with common baby signs.
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What an adorable book! My daughter who is 2-years old, while a bit past the signing stage, adored Baby Signs. She enjoyed the 3-D illustrations and the fact that she can be hands-on by pulling the flaps to make the “babies” in the book act out the actual sign. Each sign allows the child to interact (by pulling the tabs) and shows the realistic movement, making it easy to learn and encourages your child to mimic the signs.
If you are considering having your children sign, I can tell you that this would be a great book to start with. Just after looking over the book two times with my daughter, she was already picking up the signs without me even showing her. We’ve seen other signing books in the past, but since they never actually showed the movement, I’m guessing that she didn’t understand what they were asking her to do. Which of course is my fault because I never took the time to explain. While I can’t give my opinion on signing as a whole, I will definitely tell you that this is a book that any child would enjoy.
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i wish mine had known the word for juice he was a juice fanatic
I wish my little could sign for “my teeth hurt”. He’s bringing in teeth now ~ he’s great one moment and just crying the next.
I wish they had a sign for why they aren’t feeling well. It shows in their tears and eyes….but where are they hurting?
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I wish she knew milk. We’re working on it though!
It would be great if they knew how to sign “hungry”. This book looks great. Thanks for sharing.
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It’d be great if my daughter knew how to sign “please”!
Potty is a good one, so is I’m sleepy, or gimme some food/drink. This would make for an interesting read. Thanks for the contest!
I also wish mine knew the sign for potty
I wish they knew the sign for diaper change
I wish my two year old knew potty
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“Ouch” for if he’s in pain
I wished that my daughter would have known the sign for milk.
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I wish he knew stop-because he get’s into everything. Thanks
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I wish he knew the sign for hungry, because Im never sure when he is or not. Thanks for the chance!!
I wish Isabel knew the sign for Milk or Drink.
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I love you would be nice – he’s a toddler now…..I’d love to give this to my SIL for her baby.
I wish my daughter new the sign for hurt. She would cry and I had no idea why it ended up being her teeth
I wish my son would have known the sign for milk because my husband never understood him. Thanks
I wish she knew eat because it never seems that she is hungry at a usually time so I’d love for her to know eat so she could notify me lol.
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i so wish my son knew the sign for potty were trying to potty train and it would be nice thanks so much for the chance to win looks like such a cute book. thanks [email protected]
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My child knows “I love you.”
I wish she knew the sign for “I love you.” That would be too sweet.
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“I’m hungry, I want more.” I don’t think my daughter is old enough to learn sign language just yet, but I want to get a jump on it, to figure out what she wants. My nieces learned sign language when they were little, and it was helpful.
The sign for “I Love You”
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I wish he knew “more” or “eat”
I would teach my daughter I love you.
Wish my son would know what sleeping an entire nigth is!
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The first sign I want to teach my baby is “help” – then she can sign and point and we’ll know what’s concerning her. Even if she can’t sign “diaper change” she can sign “help” and point to her stinky butt!
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I really wish my son knew the sign for Thank You!
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I would like to know the sign for “potty”. We have started potty training my son and I think there is times when he tries to tell us he has to go but he just doesn’t talk all that well yet.
I do teach my kids signs and my 9 month old just learned the signs for ‘more’ and ‘thank you.’ It makes life so much easier! I can’t wait for her to learn the signs for ‘eat’ and ‘please!’
Our granddaughter who is 8 weeks old appears to already want to be a big talker like her mommy. I’m sure they will want her to learn the sign, quiet! Thanks for the contest. I hope I win it for her.
When I do have my child in 8 weeks, I hope that he will end up learning the sign for “Mommy”. From babysitting my lil brothers and sisters, I know that word gets on my step-mother’s nerves. Can’t get a moment of peace without that word being thrown around!
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I wish my daughter knew a sign for “Crabby” so she could give me some warning when she’s about to make my life difficult!
Sign for sleep an entire night, without waking up a bunch of times.
I wish he knew the sign for juice. He knows drink but gets frustrated when it’s milk and not juice.
I wish my daugher would sign please. It would be so sweet!
i wish he will learn the sign for hungry – that would be most helpful
I wish he knew the sign for hungry so I knew when he was! Thanks!
I want my baby to learn the sign eat a variety of foods
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I wish my little one could learn the sign of milk.
The sign would be more so I would know whether she wants more.
It’s definitely got to be hungry.
“Eat” and “more” are the only two signs that have stuck with my son thusfar. I’d love for him to learn the sign for when he’s hot–it’s so hard when he gets crabby!
I wish he knew the sign for when he had to go potty. That would have come in handy. Thanks for the great giveaway.
I wish my son knew the sign for either drink or cup. He knows eat but yells and points to his drink when he wants it.
I wish my kids knew the sign for “sorry”
My kids are older, but I wish they would sign instead of whine. Maybe they could learn “my sibling annoyed me” and then I could not have to hear about it all the time
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Definately hungry would be a great one to know!
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Love would be a good one to learn. Thanks for a great giveaway!
I love you is a good one.
I wish my son knew “Eat.” Instead, he’ll try to eat his toys.
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I’d like baby to learn the sign for “love”, although “hungry” and “sleepy” would probably be more useful.
I wish that my son would’ve signed when he was sleepy.
I wish my daughter knew the sign for want. All she says is “Want” instead of I want it.
I think the sign for “mine” would be a great help at our house.
I’d like my little one to learn “potty”.
“I love you” is always my favorite sign for my children to share with me!
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I wish he knew the sign for hungry.
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I think the sign for ‘bed’ would be a good one to learn. It would help put baby in the right frame of mind to get ready for a nap or night-night.
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I want my baby to sign eat or more
A sign for my tummy hurts!
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The sign for “I’m sorry”
We could sure use that one around here.
Kids so often hurt but can’t tell you where or why. If I can teach my granddaughter signs to help with that conundrum, that would be great
I wish my son knew the sign for gas so he could tell me if it was gas that was always bothering him when he was real little.
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I wish my children had known how to sign “hurt” and point to where it hurt!
I’ve just started signing with my little guy on a recommendation from his speech therapist. He LOVES being able to communicate with me! We’re learning new signs every day, but I think right now I really wish I knew the sign for “squirrel” or “camera” since he tries to ask for both of those!
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I hope my boys learn the sign for sleep because the sure don’t get enough of it.
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I wish Alex would learn the sign for potty. He is not very verbal, but knows the signs for more and eat. I just wish he would show my a sign that he’s ready so I can catch him.
I wish my daughter knew the sign for eat, so she could tell me instead of getting fussy and making me guess what she wants.
I wish my son knew the sign for hungary so he could just tell me he was hungary instead of getting fussy.
“Hurt” is a useful sign that my son never mastered. It would be so much easier to understand a child who could tell you what hurts!
Thankfully my little one has EAT down to an art form. She bangs her little fists against her mouth like she is trying to stuff something in there and makes frantic grunting noises.
I wish she would learn a sign for GAS or tummy pain. It would save us a lot of time if we knew her fussy behavior is due to a trapped bubble or a too full belly.
I wish they knew the sign for “more.”
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i am so glad i signed with my boys! book was a sign they never did that i wish they would have.
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I love the sign for “More” – as in more kisses, more tickles, etc! She’s got that one downpat. A nice one to learn would be “please.”
I wish my child knew hurt
Hungry or Eat. Sometimes I’m still not sure if she’s hungry or just wants some attention.
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I would love my baby to know the sign for “hurt” so we knew when he was in pain.
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I wish we had known to teach our daughter the sign for more a lot earlier — we all ended up very frustrated for a while!
I would have to say ouch so we would know where they hurt.
I would have loved for my daughter to know the sign for love and please. My niece learned to sign before she could talk and it helped a lot. She still remembers some of the signs now that she can talk too. She doesn’t use them but she remembers them if you remind her.
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“eat” would have been a good one since i could never tell if they had had enough to eat.
I wish my child knew Hurt, Hungry and tired!! Thanks for the chance.
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I wish mine knew the sign for milk or drink. It would be very helpful.
I wish I had my son learn the sign for ‘more’ .. it would have made life really easy!
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I wish my son knew ‘more!’ so I would know when he finishes eating if he’s still hungry or not!
I’d like for my child to know sick for when they aren’t feeling good.
I love you of course would be great for my baby on the way
i wish i could have taught my son something for he was hungry, wanted changed, etc
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Something to let you know she’s in pain
I wish we had done any signs at all, may have avoided some frustration before my child could talk.
I would have liked for my son to have learned the sign for “tired”.
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It would have been handy for my nephew to know the sign for hungry and tired.
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I’d love to teach sick and hurt to my toddler to help when he’s not feeling well.
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I wish my daughter knew the sign for hurt.
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Our son is only 11 months old and we have been signing with him since birth. He knows the milk sign, but I wish he would learn “ouch” so he could show us where he hurts. I have faith that in a few months he will start to really pick them up. Thanks! thebubbledies(at)gmail(dot)com
Both my boys knew ‘more’ because they were such good eaters they always wanted more LOL. We shall see what the next is like. I love the 3D idea of the book, really brings it alive for the child
I would love for my son to know the sign for hungry or more. I never know if he’s hungry and when he’s had enough.
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I wish my child knew “more”. My cousin’s child knows this sign and it really cuts down on crying and outbursts. When she’s had a toy, milk, food, a snack, etc…she’ll show the sign for “more” and we know what she wants! It’s great!
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I would definatly say EAT because when she wants anohter bite she SCREAMS!
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I wish my daughter could tell me when she’s hungry.
I wish my niece would learn the sign for “drink”
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I wish my child knew “please!” A little respect and kindness goes a long way!
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I wish I would know when my daughter is sleepy, I think she fusses a lot because she needs a lot of naps!
I wish my baby knew the sign for eat so that when he cries we’d know if it’s because of hunger.
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I wish my 13 month old knew the sign for thirsty! Ever since we’ve stopped bottles and started cups its harder to remember they need drinks since it isn’t part of a every couple of hour feeding schedule.
As a infant an toddler my son had asthma,an he is now 34 an still has it but it was worse back then,I wish I had some sort of sign for him to let me know he was feeling bad,before it got worse ,an he had to go to the hospital again,he was a sick little boy,my daughter in law is trying to teach the grandson signs,so this would be so good to have,wish I had it 34 yrs ago,thanks
signs for hunger, thirst, need diaper change
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I wish I knew the sign “I love you”.
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The sign I wish my son would have known was “please”
“No” would be it.
I wish my daughter knew the signs for “more” and “done.” That would save us a lot of headaches!
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I wish my girls could sign Thank You
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I love you and Thank You!
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I wish my kids knew our four classroom rules: 1) No Hitting, 2) No running, 3) No yelling, and 4) Have Fun. I have been teaching them what signs I do know, and it’s been helpful. I like them because if I can catch their eye and I am across the room, I don’t have to raise my voice to get their attention.
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I think kids are never too young for please and thank you. Thanks for the chance.
Please and thank you would be wonderful to see!
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Thank-you and please are good ones to learn.
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I wish my little one knew please a little better. Good manners is so important!
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I wish my kids know the word please. I would love that!
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The sign that I most wanted my son to know was the sign for please. We had such a hard time with that one!
I wish they knew please and thank you.
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I want my daughter to learn “mommy” and “daddy”, lol. Oh, and “Up” so I don’t have to hear “Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!” and try to figure out what she means.
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I would love them to know “Thank you”
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i wish she knew the sign for “in pain”!!! that woulda helped out a lot!
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Would love it if my son knew the sign for “stop” in sign language and actually obeyed it.
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there is a couple i wish he knew… eat/hungry, drink/thirsty, and then bathroom/potty. the basics…yet oh how much easier life would be if he could just ‘say’ it!!!
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I wish my child knew the signs for up, down, more and kitty. Sign language would be so beneficial for all parents, babies, children…everyone — as a way to communicate. It is ideal for babies and non verbal children so their needs (and wants) can be met. What a fabulous idea and book.
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What a cool book!! I love the concept!
I wished my brother(I raised 2 after my mom died) would’ve learned to sign “drink” lol-he was always thirsty and wanted tons to drink
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I wish my babies knew the baby sign to say to me “Yes, Mommy, we know how very very very very much you love us!!” … “But keep telling us over and over anyway.”
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learning the signs for help, please and thankyou
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i wish she knew STOP just like you… lol thats a great one.
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Potty would be good. I think I’ll be rich when I don’t have to buy diapers anymore!
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I wish mine had known how to sign for his different toys so I had known which one he wanted.
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The sign Thank you would be wonderful or potty would be even better.
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I think Eat. Sometimes you just can’t tell what they want!
I wish they knew the sign for ‘please’ so I could know when they were asking for something.
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I wanna win because I need to win! my 20 month old may be speech delayed:( He only says about 5ish words:( This would make life much easier
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I wish my baby would learn drink, he just won’t pick that one up!
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My daughter knows a lot of signs – I just hope that the next baby learns them as easily!
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I wish my children knew the sign for bathroom or potty!