As an interpreter myself (fluent in ASL English) and having grown up in a family of Hearing, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, and Deaf-Blind people, I can say that this book gets my seal of approval. I give this routinely as a baby shower gift. WHY I LIKE IT: As a product of the world's only Deaf University their publishing affiliate, it is a trustworthy resource to find CORRECT and reliable sign vocabulary. It also comes with a free DVD of video showing EVERY sign that's within the book; considering the language is a visual one in which the drawings are not always sufficiently clear, such video is vital (and googling the word when you don't know the language could lead you to signing very incorrect things, thus the source reliability here is so key). Additionally, you're supporting Deaf people, their culture, their university by buying these materials versus someone who potentially learned second-hand, has no knowledge of Deaf Culture, may know very little about the roots of the language which sadly many 34;baby sign34; books for within this category. Best of luck and any further material by Gallaudet Press or Dawn Sign Press (an unrelated but equally reliable Deaf ASL only content publisher) would be highly recommended by me over others.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]