Sweet Baby follows a family through a simple baby daily routine. This book is simple to sign by using one handshape! Illustrated by Deaf Artist Amanda Tolle. You don’t have to be fluent in ASL to share a story in sign language. Simple to Sign books make sharing stories in ASL easier! Cleverly designed, each book has a QR code that links to a video, where a Deaf mentor teaches the signs as needed. There are no confusing diagrams. Illustrated by Deaf artist, each book is written in English to be simple to sign. Intentionally written to have rhyming elements in ASL! Since ASL is not a written language, most books about ASL are more like dictionaries focusing on individual signs and concepts.Traditional books that are translated into ASL often lose the rhyme and word play. Simple to Sign books teach concepts in a story format! Simple to sign books capture the beauty of ASL literature in book form. Children enjoy the literary benefits and word play of rhymes and rhythm of sign repetition. Recent research shows that ASL rhymes help deaf children learn ENGLISH vocabulary! Books are simple yet very effective in developing language skills. Since they rhyme in sign language families remember the signs easily. Because rhyming in sign is fun, books are read repeatedly which helps with sign retention, but also fluency and confidence in emerging signing skills in both parents and children. Parents love the vocabulary taught is functional for daily interactions and educational! They feel good that not only are they sharing books, learning ASL, they are also helping their children be school ready. Books cover concepts of alphabet, colors, numbers, seasons and weather, everyday foods, household vocabulary and more- in a story format.