Dancing Hands (Sayaw ng mga Kamay)

Dancing Hands: A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language is a story written by Joanna Que and Charina Marquez, translated from Filipino by Karen Llagas, published by Chronicle Books in partnership with Room to Read.

The White Ravens List, The International Youth Library, 2024
Illustrator Honor, Ezra Jack Keats Award 2024
Honoree, ALA Youth Media Awards, Schneider Family Book Award 2024
Finalist, Bologna Children's Book Fair Exhibition 2021
Exhibited, Sharjah Children's Reading Book Festival 2021

Dancing Hands is part of Chronicle Books and Room to Read’s Read the World, Change the World publishing partnership. A portion of the proceeds benefits Room to Read's global Literacy Program. The book was originally published in the Philippines by Adarna House as Sayaw ng mga Kamay.

Room to Read is a non-profit focused on girls' education and children's literacy in Asia & Africa. Know more about their advocacy & projects on roomtoread.org

ENGLISH: Chronicle Books shop (international) or Fully Booked (Philippines)
FILIPINO: Adarna House in-store and online.
KOREAN: Lime Publishing
TAIWANESE: Microcosm Publishing
BRAILLE: Quezon City Public Library (room use only)
ARABIC, NEPALI, KISWAHILI: Room to Read Literacy Cloud

All artworks were made with graphite and colored pencils on paper.

"The illustrations and text, filled with dancing light, tell a story in which two young girls build their friendship through the teaching and learning of Filipino Sign Language. Without shame or barrier, the girls explore the world, their hands flitting about, transmitting their joy in play."
-Ezra Jack Keats Foundation citation

the endpapers double as an illustrated glossary

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