Words By the Handful - Box Set: Sharing Sign Language with Your Child: Four Stories to Get You and Your Child Communicating
MIMI BRIAN VANCEserved for  nearly a decade as a U.S. Diplomat with the U.S Department of State. A native of  Louisiana, she  is a life-long language specialist. She teaches sign language to babies,  toddlers and their families in Houston, Texas, and conducts training for pre-school  teachers who want to incorporate signs into their classrooms. She has worked  with the African Wildlife Foundation, Jane Goodall, the Houston Zoo, and the  Black Bear Conservation Coalition.ROSEMARIE  GILLENis an award-winning professional children's  illustrator. Her books include,Sometimes I  AmandWhere is God,  Grandfather?She has also been published in several children’s  magazines. She lives outside of Washington, D.C. with her husband and her son.