Sometimes the best way to communicate is without using words. In this fun and colorful book, children can learn how to use sign language to express their feelings as they read about Reni, a character who, although fictional, expresses real emotions of frustration over his inability to communicate and joy as he learns how to sign.

While the book is certainly helpful for deaf or hard of hearing children and those around them, it also teaches valuable nonverbal communication skills to special-needs children, minimally verbal children, and very young children, as well as their parents, teachers, caregivers, and anyone else who engages with a child who struggles with spoken language. And it's also a fun way to learn the basics of sign language for those kids who would like to learn a new skill.

Includes a glossary of 32 signs demonstrated with full color photographs of children.