Book post: I Read Signs

Book cover from HarperCollins

Hoban, T. (1983). I read signs. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books.

I Read Signs is a book of photographs, all of street signs. It contains many different types of signs. This book can help new readers start to identify words in their own communities. I think this could start a conversation about what types of signs are in our neighborhoods, and why they are important. Knowing the concept of what signs mean is practical knowledge that can keep kids safe. Even if the pictures now look a bit dated since the book is over 30 years old, I like that it includes photographs of actual signs because it will make it easier for children to identify them in real life.