I’m delighted to be featured on the ASL Picture Books blog with an interview about my work with families and library staff, and of course my newest book, Nita’s Food Signs. Read the interview here.
Category Archives: American Sign Language
Read This!: MONSTER HANDS by Karen Kane, Jonaz McMillan, and Dion MBD
Monster Hands by Karen Kane, Jonaz McMillan, and Dion MBD
Summary: When nighttime comes, Milo has a problem—he’s convinced there’s a monster under his bed! Luckily, his best friend Mel knows just what to do—scare the monster more than the monster scares you! So using shadow puppets on the wall, Mel and Milo make monster hands that roar, chomp and even laugh to scare the monster away. But uh oh! What if the monster thinks this is funny! This is NOT funny! Milo has an idea to show the monster who’s boss once and for all. Together Milo and Mel hatch a plan to scare the monster away forever. But in the end, they discover the true cure to a monster problem is a best friend who will stand and face it with you.
What do you do when there’s a scary monster under the bed? Scare it away, of course! Milo and his friend Mel communicate in American Sign Language from their neighboring windows, sharing ideas about what to do with that monster. This clever story features rhyming vocabulary in American Sign Language, and invites readers to sign along to scare that monster away. This book would be a terrific complement to interactive storytime classics like Ed Emberley’s Go Away, Big Green Monster! Check out the educator resource guide with more background information on the signs in the book here.
MONSTER HANDS is out now.
Librarian and Teacher Resources for NITA’S FOOD SIGNS
I’m so excited to share with you these resources for using Nita’s Food Signs in the classroom or storytime!
Nita’s Food Signs Teacher/Librarian Guide (printable .pdf)
Video Demonstration of the Signs in the Book:
Nita’s Food Signs Storytime with Author Kathy MacMillan (in Spoken English with Closed Captions)
Nita’s Food Signs Storytime with Author Kathy MacMillan (in American Sign Language)
More Resources for Signing with Young Children:
Little Hands Signing Storytime & Craft Ideas
Little Hands and Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together
Resources for Signing with Babies and Young Children
Resources for Signing in Storytime or the Classroom
NITA’S FOOD SIGNS now available!
“Fun and informative from cover to cover, “Nita’s Food Signs: An Interactive ASL Board Book” is an ideal interactive board book introduction to American Sign Language and unreservedly recommended for family, daycare center, preschool, and community library Board Book collections for children ages 1-3.” – Andrea Kay, Midwest Book Review
Order Nita’s Food Signs now! Autographed copies from the Deaf Camps, Inc. Online Bookstore | Bookshop.org | Amazon.com | BarnesAndNoble.com | Familius.com
Stories By Hand with Kathy MacMillan 