Reddit reviews Random House Webster's Concise American Sign Language Dictionary

Oh my God that's even reasonably priced!!!! 8D I'm honestly grinning like an idiot over here because I'd prepared myself to shell out something like $39.99, and while that wouldn't have been a problem back in October before I was let go from my old job, I was genuinely cringing at the idea of spending a lot since this coming paycheck will be my first paycheck since then! So yeah, needless to say, you are a Godsend! HUG I love you! Seriously, if I wasn't married, I think I might actually take you to dinner for this! This is exactly the kind of thing he asked for and exactly the type of book I know he'll love! I am so glad that he signed the f-bomb tonight on accident so that I wound up posting the story to this subreddit, because until then, it hadn't even occurred to me to ask yall about the books.

Seriously, thank you so much, Danny's sixth birthday is going to be the best birthday ever thanks to you!

Oh, and you are absolutely right about all kids being smart when they're fascinated by something and their parents give them every opportunity to dig their hooks into it. Yeah, Danny's only six this coming Tuesday, but this is the first thing I've ever seen him so excited about all the time and so driven to learn about. It's the kind of intensity I've only seen in adults, really.

And hey, your signing can't possibly be worse than my husband's. ;) True, we adults learn slower than kids and he's only started learning ASL as of a couple months ago--same as Danny--but Danny's taken to huffing as imperiously as possible when his dad gets words wrong, and then the kid'll actually grab his dad's hand and reposition all his fingers before saying something like, "NO, Dad, that's NOT a B. That's a stop sign!" long exasperated sigh "You have to fold your thumb in to make the B! Why do you do the stop sign every time!? Why, Dad!?"

Good God, it's so disrespectful, I know it is, but I have to leave the room sometimes to laugh because I don't want to condone the disrespect, but at the same time I simply can't stop myself from laughing!

EDIT: Heya, what about this one, too? Is this a good, detailed dictionary, or is there a better one out there by another publisher?

https://www.amazon.com/Websters-Concise-American-Language-Dictionary/dp/055358474X/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CHAVNAG77852QV9J5T2H

And yes, I realize it may be a little old for his reading level, but he's in kindergarten and reads at like a 3rd grader according to his last benchmark tests, so I reckon he might be ok with this book, plus the children's book. I figured I could maybe get him the easier to read children's book, plus something more detailed that he could grow into as he gets older, since I don't see him giving up ASL anytime soon.