Category Archives: American Sign Language

NITA’S DAY launches today!

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Happy book birthday to my newest book, Nita’s Day: More Signs for Babies and Parents! The second book in the Little Hands Signing series features Nita and her family using American Sign Language all day long! With adorable, bold illustrations by Sara Brezzi and a unique slide-open format, this board book makes a great baby shower or new baby gift! Thank you to our ASL/Deaf Culture Advisor Jevon Whetter, Early Childhood Advisor Louise Rollins, and the whole team at Familius Press for helping bring Nita’s latest adventure to life!

Order Nita’s Day now! Autographed copies from the Deaf Camps, Inc. Online Bookstore |  Indiebound.org | Bookshop.org  |  Workman.com (use code BOOKS for 20% off!)  |  Amazon.com  |  BarnesAndNoble.com

Nita’s Day Teacher/Librarian Guide  |  Nita’s Day Signs Demonstration Video

Join me for the Nita’s Day Online Launch Celebration!

Facebook Live Nita’s Day Launch Day Celebration Storytimes:

Sign with Nita All Day Long!

Here’s a rhyme to practice the signs in the book!

All Day Long: A Rhyme to Sign

This is the latest entry in my Little Hands Signing video series. See the whole series here and look for more videos to come!

Coming this Fall: THE RUNAWAY SHIRT!

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I’m so excited to announce that I have another picture book coming out this Fall from Familius Press. The Runaway Shirt is a silly story of mother-child bonding that was inspired by two things: 

  1. The delighted giggles of my own toddler (now 15!) climbing into the laundry basket and pretending to be a shirt for me to fold.
  2. One of my favorite picture books of all time, Pete’s a Pizza by William Steig.

Now it’s coming to life with gorgeous illustrations by Julia Castaño and I’m as tickled as…well, as a runaway shirt!

The Runaway Shirt comes out September 1 from Familius Press, and is distributed by Workman. AND you can preorder it now – along with Nita’s Day’s: More Signs For Babies and Parents – from Workman for 20% off when you use the coupon code BOOKS!

Preorder Nita’s Day’s: More Signs For Babies and Parents

Preorder The Runaway Shirt