We absolutely loved this book! My daughter is a bit younger, so couldn’t read it herself, but I read it to her and we enjoyed learning the signs together. I have been wanting to teach her signing more, and this was a great way to start and to get her interested. The little illustrations were good and the story was wonderful and a great way to show children that they don’t need to fear fitting in or meeting new people.

Thank you NetGalley for this eARC!

This book is about Emma who uses sign language to communicate with her friends and family. This would be a great book to use with students to teach the alphabet in sign language. As a special educator, I use sign language in my classroom on a daily basis. This is for sure a book that I will purchase for my classroom! It does a great job of having sign language throughout the book as well as a glossary for words at the end.
This is the first children's book (or any book) that I have read that has a character who is deaf and uses American Sign Language to communicate. The author is deaf-blind and has a cochlear implant so the book has a genuine authenticity that students can relate to.
Emma Every Day may seem like just a short children's book, but I have thought of so many different lessons I can do with this book. I can easily see myself using this book for a two-week lesson or even using multiple times throughout the school year. I believe that everyone should have a basic understanding of the ASL alphabet and know basic words or phrases. That is one reason I teach it in my classes. This book is going to be a great teaching tool in my classroom and I highly recommend all educators check this book out.

Thankyou Netgalley for providing me a free copy of this book.

This was a really quick and interesting read for me .

I loved Emma.

Emma every day by C.L. Reid.
Emma Carter loves swimming, writing, and biking. In general, Emma loves life. Emma is Deaf and uses a cochlear implant to help her hear. She uses sign language as well. Every day is a new chance to have fun and Emma tries to do just that by conquering daily challenges with a positive attitude and nonstop determination. 
A very good read. My girls loved it. They loved the pictures too. 5*.

ARC- Emma Everyday: Party Problems is about a little girl named Emma, who is deaf with a cochlear implant. She is going to a birthday party and is worried about all that could go wrong while there. This book shows her going to the party and how she feels throughout and after.

Emma Everyday is such a great book! At the beginning of the book it shows how to fingerspell and numbers 0-10. Then at the end of the book it shows how to sign a few basic signs for parties. What I really liked was that throughout the book there were certain words chosen that were shown fingerspelled. The story was so great and is an excellent book for children to read. The illustrations were very cute. I really enjoyed this book as did the kids I read it too.

I recommend this book for all children. It's a great book to introduce children to what being deaf means. It teaches inclusion. I will definitely be buying this for kids I know!

We love all things inclusion in out house! We have been teaching our youngest sign language for a while and this book made her so excited to see someone who used it. I could only imagine the surprise of an ASP child seeing themselves represented in a book. The illustration and story are fantastic and also teaches some ASL too. #netgalley #emmaeveryday

I have never read a children's book about a deaf character before. As a person with a degree in American Sign Language, I really enjoyed this book and appreciated the fact that the hand shapes for the alphabet and numbers 1-10 were at the beginning of the book, as well as an explanation of Emma being deaf and that she wears a cochlear implant.

I like the fact that some words throughout the book have the hand sign next to them, so you don't have to reference back to the beginning.

Emma is going to her best friend, Izzie's birthday party. The novel did a great job of illustrating the words in sign language. The end has a glossary with terms in sign language that makes this book even better: your learning phases, numbers, and the alphabet. Also, I found myself wanting this book to be longer.

*received for free from netgalley for honest review*This was a really cute book! I loved it! Great for younger kids and kids learning to read themselves, I love that I shows how to fingerspell and gives the alphabet in ASL, the only thing I wish they would have also used actual signs too rather than just finger spell but this book was still great and I like the fingerspelling for the younger kids too.

This was such a fun book to read. Emma, is a sweet girl who is deaf. The books language is important, instead of saying “said” it says “signed” differentiating. I loved that. There were ASL words signed through the book for kids to learn how to properly fingerspell.

Inclusion and representation is important. This was a great story showcasing a beautiful difference in Emma.

My daughter loved this read. We are trying to expose her to diversity and inclusion ideals and books like this help to show her how a girl with a cochlear implant is no different than herself save for the way she communicates with her hands at times.

This book is centered around a young girl named Emma, who happens to be hearing impaired. There are pages that show how to sign what is going on in the book.

Emma is a cute, 8 year old girl with very cute dresses! She has a pet goldfish, loves tacos and likes to swim! And, the little girl is hearing impaired! She has a cochlear implant and communicates using American Sign Language.

The story is sweet - she's going to a friend's birthday party and is worrying. She gets there and everyone is friendly and the birthday party shenanigans ensue!

For one: ASL ALPHABET?! I am thoroughly impressed. This little piece of diversity and visibility makes me SO HAPPY. I think this would be a great tool for learning but just me as an adult taking in the information was cool. Words like "mermaids" are spelled out, which I thought was just super cool! At the back of the book there's different hand signals for common words kids would use, which I thought was super useful and cool as well.

My interesting question: would she sign when she talked to her fish?

I honestly hope more people pick up this book and give it a read. It's a sweet, little, picture book that will absolutely be a hit. It's sweet, quick to read and packed full of educational tools. ASL is something great to learn and to help little ones understand sometimes their friends are different than them. I truly hope I get to pick up more books featuring Emma so I can learn more about ASL.

Five out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Picture Window Books for giving me an opportunity to read this marvelous little book!

This was such a cute kids book! I think this is very needed in our society! I really enjoyed the artwork. I also really enjoyed how interactive it is with the readers! Every kid should read this!!

I love this book! It is a fantastic representation of a deaf child. I do think that her friend and friend's cousin would not have been as familiar with signing as depicted in the book, but it was overall really great.

Emma's best friend Izzie is having a birthday party and Emma is invited to attend. She is a little apprehensive because Emma is deaf, has a Cochlear Implant and uses American Sign Language to communicate with others. She always worries that people won't include her and she wonders if Izzie will be delighted with the gift that she has chosen to give to her. Emma dialogues constantly to her pet fish Ruby whom she loves very much. She asks Ruby questions about her party attire and tells her about her feelings.

This debut book from the Own Voices easy reader series will be a lovely introduction to Emma, her life journey and the American Sign Language that she uses to communicate! The book documents the signed alphabet and some words are accompanied by finger spelled versions. The book highlights friendship, working through anxiety and the feelings of being accepted by others and by Emma herself.

The book is broken down into small chapters and easy vocabulary so early readers will be able to navigate the text no problem. The author has included a glossary and a "learn to sign" portion at the end. "Party Problems - Emma Every Day" is both inspiring and educational and I highly recommend it.

I received a free digital copy of this book through NetGalley. This would be an even better representation of diversity if Emma was drawn signing in the pictures.

Never read any book like this.The combination of ASL and words is nice. In this book the friendship has a good role .

Emma Every Day portrays a strong differently abled girl in a realistic and believable story with diversity that boys and girls will be able to relate to. Readers will be able to learn signed words and have conversations about how Emma is just like themselves while learning about deafness. Emma Every Day would make a great addition to any library at home or in schools. Early readers will be able to read this book on their own.

This was a great book about a little girl named Emma who uses a cochlear implant and signs.. She’s worried about going to her friend’s birthday party. The book incorporated ASL signs next to select words which was very unique. It also had a glossary and a “learn to sign” at the end.