Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: American Sign Language

Two year olds in my daycare have been mesmerized by this book for years of circle times. Some have even learned the extended verses.

This is great little book. I love that it has easy to understand signs to teach my daughter. Adds a playful dimension to this classic song.

My now 14-month-old daughter has loved this book since we first read it to her at 9 months. She absolutely loves the illustrations, as well as the repetitive nature of the song/book. My daughter now signs the entire song, as do I. I love that she finds signing the song a great comfort, and sometimes signs it over and over as she is falling asleep. This book is a definite keeper to be loved and cherished. I can't wait to buy the rest of the books in this series! I hope they come out with many, many more.

"Get your fingers ready to twinkle..." That's how storytime begins with this book, which will encourage active participation even in babies who aren't signing. Very cute pictures of babies and helpful captions for parents on the pictures of signs make this a book you will enjoy together again and again. The series is slightly inconsistent in that only one book - Itsy Bitsy Spider - features a lovely REVIEW of signs on the back page (maybe they had an extra page because that song is short?). I found the review very helpful, and wished the other books in the series had one, too...it gives the baby yet another signing sing-along opportunity! Still, I think Twinkle Twinkle is her favourite of all these books, and we have had many MANY requests to read it in just the few weeks it's been here. Recommended for ages 1-2 only, as it's a very basic song that older toddlers will probably not sit still for for long.