The Kissing Hand
by Audrey Penn
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Author: Audrey PennEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-06-25
ISBN: 1933718005
Number of pages: 32
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: Tanglewood Press
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- ISBN13: 9781933718002
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Book Reviews of The Kissing Hand
Book Review: Perennial Favorite
Summary: 5 Stars
Reading the SLJ review just makes me remember why I no longer subscribe. I'm a school librarian, and this book is a perennial favorite - a comfort to children and to parents alike.
Summary of The Kissing Hand
In this contemporary classic Chester Raccoon seeks love and reassurance from his mother as he ventures out into the world to attend his very first day of school.Chester Raccoon doesn't want to go to school--he wants to stay home with his mother. She assures him that he'll love school--with its promise of new friends, new toys, and new books. Even better, she has a special secret that's been in the family for years--the Kissing Hand. This secret, she tells him, will make school seem as cozy as home. She takes her son's hand, spreads his tiny fingers into a fan and kisses his palm--smack dab in the middle: "Chester felt his mother's kiss rush from his hand, up his arm, and into his heart." Whenever he feels lonely at school, all he has to do is press his hand to his cheek to feel the warmth of his mother's kiss. Chester is so pleased with his Kissing Hand that he--in a genuinely touching moment--gives his mom a Kissing Hand, too, to comfort her when he is away. Audrey Penn's The Kissing Hand, published by the Child Welfare League of America, is just the right book for any child taking that fledgling plunge into preschool--or for any youngster who is temporarily separated from home or loved ones. The rough but endearing raccoon illustrations are as satisfying and soothing for anxious children as the simple story. (Ages 5 and older) --Karin Snelson
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