Loved this intro to baby sign language, I think it’s great they use to ASL signs for teaching which seem to be helpful for life long learning

Learn to Sign with Your Baby is a wonderful introduction for anyone who is interested in learning American Sign Language to foster early communication with their child. The signs are true ASL, rather than any kind of made up baby sign. This book is well laid out, with clear descriptions and memory aids. An excellent addition to the library of any expecting parents.

Thank you to Zeitgeist and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I've always been intrigued with ASL; my sister learned it as a speech pathologist and I have some family members with deteriorating hearing. This is a cute book to get littles started learning basic signs. It has great memory hacks and tips for parents to help through activities. Additionally, there are some fantastic resources at the end of the book.

This is a great sign learning book to help kids learn how to use sign language. I got this book because my grandson is autistic and we are trying to teach sign language and honestly this book would be a great for anyone else trying this! The illustrations are really helpful and cute.

I have a six month old and this book was incredibly helpful. I loved that this book was written by people in the deaf/hard of hearing community!

A wonderful starter book for anyone looking to start sign language with their little one! I love that this book is actual ASL, as there are many "baby sign language" books on the market where a lot of the signs are not actual sign language (ASL or other official sign languages). I also appreciate that the author is part of the Deaf community. They provided a wealth of resources at the end of the book to dive deeper into ASL. Having links to videos of each sign is a brilliant idea, but I can't comment on how the videos are like as I received an advanced copy where the links are not available yet. I do wish that each sign has a Memory Hacks, not just some signs.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

“Learn to Sign with Your Baby” by Cecilia S. Grugan
Quiet Communication
I think this book would be a good place to begin “Quiet Communication” !! It is well organized and teaches a basic set of 50 signs.
NOTE: This review expresses my honest opinion.
I received an ARC of book from the publisher.

This book is a great resource for parents and guardians. It goes through important signs in easy to understand directions. Learning signs with your baby is so beneficial and I highly recommend this book to all parents.

A great beginners crash course on introducing sign language with your baby. It has thought-out explanations as well as really well done graphics to help explain the sign to you. I can't wait to start introducing them to my 7 month old!

This short, beautifully illustrated book is just what I would suggest for anyone who wants to sign with their baby. I’m no expert but I learned a little ASL at my church and I found it quite helpful. The best part of this book is the way it’s laid out. The author shares her experiences and then she breaks down the infant stages by months and also has lots of Q & A for most inquiries. I found this part very helpful.
It’s 50 easy signs and the illustrations were good. The end of this book has a bunch of resources if you want to explore and possibly get really committed to the language.
I would highly recommend this one.
Thanks Zeitgeist via NetGalley.

I was very excited to receive this book and so would like to thank the author and netgalley for providing me with a copy! I have not long had my Son and have been interested in trying to teach him ASL and so when I saw this book, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to try and give it ago.

The book itself reads very easily, its headed sections and the way it's laid out very are pleasing and it's not an overload of information which is helpful, especially when learning something new for the first time and with no idea where to start if I'm being totally honest, the book managed to put me at ease.

They've taken the time to break it down into milestones depending on your child's age which is handy and very informative, it gives you realistic expectations and also made me feel a bit better as my son isn't signing back yet but that doesn't mean to say I'm doing a terrible job! So it was very reassuring.

The diagrams in the book are very clear and very easy to follow, I admittedly felt a bit self-conscious initially but after practising them in front of the mirror to see what my son sees I've gradually got more confident and felt less self-conscious doing it now. I've even got my partner to take part too and it's something we have bonded over as we are both enjoying trying to teach our Son how to sign. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to teach their child how to sign!

"...Sign language isn't just for the Deaf. Anybody can learn sign language for any reason." This quote from the book resonates with me as I'm interested in learning sign language to help communicate with a relative who is a toddler and is learning sign language. The essentials can all be found in Learn to Sign with Your Baby as the author explains and illustrates 50 ASL signs. The author, who was 15 months old when her parents found out that she was deaf, covers the basic signs in a clear, easy to read format while providing encouragement for the learner and explaining the benefits of signing with a baby.

Many thanks to Zeitgeist and Netgalley for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

This is a wonderful book for parents to learn to sign common signs in ASL with their babies. It's written by a deaf author and has a lot more thorough information than I'm used to in baby signing books. I really appreciated the hacks to remember signs. They were clever and helped me keep them straight. My daughter and I have been learning ASL for a few months and this was really helpful. I also appreciated that it goes beyond the signs to answer questions and explain more.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book via Net Galley.

My sister-in-law just had a baby and we were talking about the subject of this book, teaching signs to babies for communication. But neither of us knew any sign language. Then I happened to see this book when I logged into Netgalley. I immediately wanted to read it!
It has 50 of the most common signs that would be useful to teach a baby. First it has a picture of how to sign the word, and then a verbal description, including variations on how your baby might sign a word. It is something that I hadn’t thought about before, but just as babies when they start to talk, sometimes have their own simplified version of a word, so a baby learning signs might create their own version of a sign. It mentioned what to watch out for. I highly recommend this book for an expectant or newborn mom to see if this is something they would like to incorporate when they teach their babies to communicate.

This book is very helpful. My baby is learning ASL at daycare, but often I didn't know what he was signing. I love that I can refer to this book for the most common words and teach both of us along the way.

Thank you to NetGalley and Zeitgesit for my copy of Learn to Sign with Your Baby 50 Essential ASL Signs to Help Your Child Communicate Their Needs, Wants, and Fe elings by Cecilia S. Grugan in exchange for an honest review. It publishes October 25, 2022.
What a wonderful, informative book! I think teaching a baby ASL before they can speak is such a great communication tool that is a gift not only to you but also to your baby. Not to mention, that this is just a sweet way to learn in a different way, to connect and bond with your baby. This would be great in your baby's library, a gift for an expectant friend, or anyone you know with a young child.

My kids are interested in sign language after meeting a teacher that visited their classroom and from watching a tv show. When I saw this book available I immediately requested it. It shows how to sign and gives a description to each word presented. Simple and quick to learn for my little kids. Thank you to the author and Zeitgeist for a copy.

Recently I met a young baby who was using sign language to communicate with her adult. So, this book came to my attention at just the right time. Here are 50 signs that are considered to be essential by the author. Included are signs for everything from mealtimes to sleeping to playing and more.

While the author of this book is Deaf (read the book to find out why this is capitalized), she notes that sign language can be a helpful way to communicate with a baby who has no hearing issues also. It seems to be a very direct communication with single signs standing for actions, as for example, getting dressed. The author observes that sign language allows the baby to communicate back with their adult from a preverbal stage of development.

Before the sections of the books with the illustrated signs, the author offers a good deal of information. This part of the book is both interesting and helpful. The signs themselves are clearly illustrated.

Note that with the published book there will be videos for each sign.

I highly recommend this title to those with young babies and children. Of course it will take practice but it may well be a most useful way to spend time with a child.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Zeitgeist for this title. All opinions are my own.

Pub Date 25 Oct 2022,

First up a big thank you for this book! Secondly, I sadly couldn't finish this book. I think it is a terrific fun book and I really had fun reading 40-50 pages, but for me this would work better as a physical copy. That I can just pick up and put down on the page I was practising, and not constantly having to pick up my phone or table to check out things. That would just work better with my brain. But again, a great book, that is why I am giving it four stars for what I read. Great instructions, great solutions, I like that there are videos (didn't check them out, but it is stated they are there), love the illustrations.

I have to mention it because it made me laugh a bit, but one of the signs mentioned in the book, the where sign I believe it was, well, if you wag your finger like that here in my country that means NO. No. Don't. Used often on kids if they are doing something naughty. XD

A number of years ago, I took ASL and fell in love with the language. I had read (or was told?) that young children can often communicate before they can speak - and ASL was a way to help the communication flow. When my child was about six months old, my partner and I started signing to our child. After one memorable experience (fussy child wanting something and parent being clueless until parent asked correct question and child signed desire), my partner and I knew - continue doing ASL until the verbal skills were solid. So, whenever I see a book about ASL and babies - I want to review it because it does work - as long as you put the effort into doing it consistently.

Now, to the adorably illustrated “Learn to Sign with Your Baby: 50 Essential ASL Signs” by Cecilia S. Grugan. If you want 50 real ASL signs to communicate with your child and have your child communicate with you, Grugan has selected a good basic set of signs with which to begin. There are illustrations to assist with how to do the signs and the book mentioned QR codes to see a video of the sign being done (the eARC I got didn’t show the codes, but I assume they will be in the printed book). There’s also a link to a website showing the signs being performed. Grugan also suggests activities to do to reinforce the signs that, to be honest, I found a little out there (if the actives are ones you like, do them; they were not all my cup of tea). I would’ve liked a chapter on animals. Grugan suggests the word “duck” due to bathing time but makes references to plushies - so I was hoping for cat, dog, fish, bear, and the like (yes, the signs are accessible by searching online but with my child “dog walk” became a baby-modified ASL phrase often signed). Overall, a cute book with a good selection of beginner signs (and I liked the “your child may do the sign in this manner” hints) and some good ideas for incorporating the signs into every day use.