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

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A circular medallion in blue and silver. In the center, children hold hands and encircle a small world, all in silver. Words at the top read "Schneider Family Book Award" in silver script, and repeated in silver Braille at the bottom. 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)