Nest Where I Like to Rest: Sign Language for Animals (Story Time With Signs & Rhymes) by Dawn Babb Prochovnic

Story Time with Signs & Rhymes

by Dawn Babb Prochovnic

Story Time with Signs & Rhymes presents playful stories for read-aloud fun! This rhythmic tale invites readers to chant along and learn American Sign Language signs for animals such as cats, geese, and chicks. Bring a new, dynamic finger-play experience to your story time! Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades PreK-4.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals

Library Binding

First published September 1, 2009

About the author

Dawn Babb Prochovnic is the author of Lucy’s Blooms, Where Does a Cowgirl Go Potty?, Where Does a Pirate Go Potty? and 16 books in the Story Time with Signs & Rhymes Series, including one title that was selected as an Oregon Book Awards finalist. She is a contributing author to the award-winning book, Oregon Reads Aloud. Animated book trailers for Dawn's last three books (all with original music) and virtual story time readings can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/user/dprochov... . Dawn is a vocal advocate for school and public libraries and was honored as a 2015 Oregon Library Supporter of the Year by the Oregon Library Association. She is a frequent presenter at schools, libraries and educational conferences, and the founder of SmallTalk Learning, which provides American Sign Language and early literacy education. Dawn lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, two kids, two cats, and a feisty dog. Learn more at www.dawnprochovnic.com.

Reviews

[Sandra Rodriguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really liked this book. I'm trying to continue my learning of American Sign Language and reading this book to strengthen my signing skills.
I wish the glossary with the explanations were actually in the beginning instead of the back because I read this as an e-book and the descriptions would've helped me understand the book better. I also wished that while we do get SOME signs in this book if there was another part of the book that was just signed. For example, the page with the fingerspelling of just the word CHICK could be the ASL version of the sentence. not sure if it made sense but I still really enjoyed the book and will continue to read more books on ASL.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Trying to teach my toddler sign language and needed to learn the animal signs. The diagrams worked well for me (although Signing Times videos have been my best learning tool). The story is cute and my 5 y.o liked it. Not quite as good as Famous Fenton Has A Farm from the same series, but worth the read.

[Melanie H. · Rating 2 out of 5]

A house-that-jack-built type of cumulative story. A chicken frantically tries to protect her nest from marauding rats, cats and geese. A cute story with sign language tied in, but the illustrations are seriously disappointing.

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rhyming story recalls the sequence of events in the nursery rhyme The House that Jack Built in telling the story of interconnected happenings accompanying the hatching of the eggs of the narrator, a chicken.

[Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of five books awarded the 2011 Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature