Play! Monkey, Play! - An Interactive ASL Book for Early Learning & Communication

Follow Monkey as he plays, eats, and explores his world throughout the day. In Play! Monkey, Play!, a beginner ASL book, these familiar routines are paired with simple ASL signs to support early communication and connection.

Each page introduces simple, familiar words paired with sign language for babies, helping little ones begin expressing needs and ideas before spoken language fully develops. QR codes included throughout the book allow caregivers to learn each sign alongside their child, making it easy to practice together during storytime and daily routines.

Supporting Early Learning Through Sign Language for Babies

This book is created to support early learning by helping babies and toddlers build foundational communication skills in a calm, playful way.

It encourages:

• Early gestures and imitation
• Joint attention and shared focus
• Early vocabulary development
• Natural caregiver-child interaction

By combining storytelling with sign language for babies, learning feels gentle, repetitive, and easy to integrate into everyday life.

For families interested in more early learning tools like this, explore the rest of the Ninewise collection!

A Gentle Introduction to Communication

This beginner ASL book for babies and toddlers is designed to support communication before speech fully develops, helping reduce frustration while strengthening connection between caregiver and child.

Play! Monkey, Play! is a children’s board book made to be read again and again, turning everyday routines into meaningful moments of early learning and connection!