Follow Annie, our cute platypus, as she tells us a story of morning time in the Platypus house. Annie chooses what to wear, eats her breakfast, brushes her teeth, combs her hair – and starts her morning with the whole Platypus family! Each scene is beautifully illustrated with Auslan illustrations to highlight key signs. You can watch a video too to see how to sign a word because the book comes with a QR Code. You’ll have access to all the key signs relating to this book.

Annie and her family are involved in everyday happenings with the aim of encouraging questions and interaction among family members. This approach is based on strong evidence on literacy and parent child engagement.

Reading tip: Deaf and hard of hearing children have the capacity to follow visuals in a book and grasp the excitement of its content if the reader’s face and hands are animated and the page is in the direct eyeline of the child.