Baby Sign Language: A Fun and Simple Guide to Early Communication

Start signing with your baby today! This comprehensive book makes signing easy with photos of real kids using 100+ signs, plus expert advice on teaching your baby to communicate early.

In Baby Sign Language, Mary Smith—ASL interpreter and founder of popular sign language education business Sign ’n Grow—shares everything you need for learning how to sign with your 0–3-year-old.

Maybe you’ve seen it online or remember a friend and their baby signing MILK or MORE. No matter why you’re interested, what you’ve heard is true: signing is one of the best ways to kickstart communication. When your baby can sign, they'll get frustrated less—and you will be able to bond more closely.

At the heart of the book are a broad array of photographed signs that are easy to understand thanks to the real kids signing them. You’ll find everything your baby wants to tell you, including:

• Mealtime Signs: Milk, Food, More, All Done, Drink, Water, Please, Thank You, Yes, No, Hungry, Thirsty
• Daytime Signs: Help, Open, Up, Pacifier, Light, Bath, Diaper, Blanket, Bed, Sleep, Morning, Night, Potty, Poop, and A Variety of Clothing Signs
• Playtime Signs: Again, Read, Book, Play, Toy, Dance, Music, Ball, Try, Friend, Take Turns, Gentle, Dog, Cat
• Family Signs: Love, Mommy, Daddy, Baby, Sister, Brother, Grandma, Grandpa,
• How Baby Feels Signs: Feel, Happy, Silly, Sad, Angry, Scared, Frustrated, Sleepy, Hurt
• Outdoors Signs: House, Walk, Outside, Playground, Grass, Tree, Car, Airplane, Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain, Snow
• …And many more!

With songs, stories, and games to encourage learning, and insider tips to boost your baby's language development, this is truly an all-in-one guide for helping your baby tell you their wants and needs before they start to talk. 

Mary Smith is the founder and instructor of Sign ’n Grow®. She graduated from California State University, Northridge, with a degree in Deaf Studies and a concentration in Deaf Education in 2010 and completed the Interpreter Training Program in 2011. She has been an American Sign Language interpreter ever since. Mary launched Sign ’n Grow in 2020 after using Sign Language with her own daughter to great success. Her online program, Baby Signs for Growing Minds®, has now taught thousands of parents all over the world how to communicate early with their babies. Mary’s passion is to bring families closer together by teaching Sign Language to young children. To see more, visit her at signngrow.com and on social media @signngrow.