Dancing Hands

Dancing Hands, written by Joanna Que and Charina Marquez, illustrated by Fran Alvarez and translated by Karen Llagas and Published by Chronicle Books in partnership with Room to Read and Adarna House

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About

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This picture book about friendship and sign language, originally published in the Philippines in concert with nonprofit Room to Read, is revised for this global edition. In this story, the new neighbors’ hands are dancing. Their hands move as if conducting a symphony. What does the symphony of motion mean?

Awards Won

Title Year
official seal of the schneider family book award Schneider Family Book Award

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The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.

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2024 - Honor(s)