Amotheranddaughterspendasunnydayatthebeachtogetherwheretheyswim,dance,buildsandcastles,and,mostimportantly,communicate.Buttheircommunicationisnotspoken;rather,itiscreatedbylovinghandsthatuseAmericanSignLanguage.Readerswilllearnhowtosign15wordsusingAmericanSignLanguagewiththehelpofsidebarsthatarebothinstructiveandplayful.Andthebeautifullyillustratedbeachsceneswillappealbothtothedeafcommunityandtohearingparentsandchildren,whowillenjoythisgentleintroductiontosomebasicwordsinASL.Hands&Heartsisapicturebookunlikeanyother,revealingthespecialbondbetweenmotherandchild.PraiseforHands&Hearts"Amemorableexcursion."--KirkusReviews"ThebookisrecommendedforlibrarieswithaninterestinASL,andthoseinneedofbeach-themedpicturebooksforthemommy-and-mecrowd."--SchoolLibraryJournal