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Cozy Mysteries and Children's Picture Books

My Dawg Koa (Duke the Deaf Dog ASL Series Book 3)

Deaf friends Duke and Koa are the same, but they are different too.

Deaf friends Duke and Koa are the same, but they are also different.


Duke the Deaf Dog learns about similarities and differences between friends and families. A fun, engaging way to teach children that best friends share common interests. Their houses may look different, and their parents may have different rules and expectations, but Duke finds one thing families share no matter what: LOVE.

learn and practice the ASL signs from My Dawg Koa. Click on these videos to get started!
Vocabulary words
Deaf Culture Lesson
Complete Story

Amy Willman has worked as an American Sign Language Coordinator and Lecturer at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln since 2001. Before moving back to her childhood home in Nebraska, Amy taught elementary school for three years and taught ASL at Santa Fe Community College for six years. Her bachelor's degree in Elementary Level and Studio Arts is from Gallaudet University, the only Deaf university in the world. She earned her master's degree in Deaf Education from McDaniel College. Amy co-authored a book with her mother, Amy Signs: A Mother and Her Deaf Daughter, and their Stories in 2012. She lives with her four beloved cats, three of whom are deaf.

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