{"product_id":"the-handmade-alphabet-9780140558760","title":"The Handmade Alphabet","description":"Gorgeous pencil illustrations of diverse human hands--male and female, young and old--signing the letters of the alphabet make this alphabet book an incredible learning resource. The entries are further supplemented with objects that begin with the same letter. Author Laura Rankin was inspired to create this book by her deaf stepson. It is a wonderful introduction to the alphabet and to sign language, and the art is beautiful enough to merit sharing it with adults as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliant . . . Hauntingly luminous.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Exquisitely detailed, realistically portrayed hands of different ages, sexes, and colors demonstrate the positions for the manual alphabet used in American Sign. An excellent introduction.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e is the creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmade Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor Book, and \u003ci\u003eRuthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the illustrator of many other books for children, including \u003ci\u003eA Balloon for Isabel\u003c\/i\u003e, by Deborah Underwood. She lives in Easton, Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605290881298,"sku":"9780140558760","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ef4430f3-f17a-45d5-835a-6c8e76733e95.jpg?v=1732273597","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-handmade-alphabet-9780140558760","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}