Nita's Food Signs - (Little Hands Signing) by Kathy MacMillan (Board Book)

Book Synopsis

This third volume in the popular Little Hands Signing series teaches 10 key ASL signs for every parent and child to know: eat, cracker, banana, sweet potato, bread, cereal, apple, chicken, carrot, and cookie.

These practical and fun pull-tab board books introduce basic sign language. They were created by ASL expert Kathy MacMillan to help caregivers and children communicate.

Sign language makes it easy to communicate with your child, and Nita makes it fun!

With adorable illustrations by Ekaterina Ladatko, Nita and her family learn 10 ASL signs throughout the day. A simple story about Nita and her parents teaches each sign in context.

Even better, each page slides open to reveal accurate instructions on how to make each sign, plus tabs on the side of each page make it simple to locate every sign for later reference.

The bestselling Little Hands Signing series includes:

• Nita's First Signs
• Nita's Day
• Nita's Food Signs

Review Quotes

"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" (1/21/2025 12:00:00 AM)

About the Author

Kathy MacMillan is a writer, American Sign Language interpreter, librarian, and signing storyteller. She writes picture books, children's nonfiction, and middle-grade and young adult fiction. Her debut young-adult novel, Sword and Verse (2016), was a finalist for the Compton Crook Award. She has also published eight resource books for educators, librarians, and parents. Kathy established the mentoring program for the Maryland/Delaware/West Virginia Region of the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and served as the co-regional advisor for five years. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Find her online at www.kathymacmillan.com or on Twitter and Instagram at @kathys_quill. Ekaterina Ladatko is a Moscow-based illustrator and animation art director. She is a mother of two children who never let her forget about the magic in the world.