This story is a great way of letting your child know that your love will always be with them no matter what and is the perfect book for any little one about to head off to preschool or daycare for the first time. Ironically after Chester gets comfortable leaving for school, he gives his mother a kiss on her hand. Mommy loves you.” And that the kiss will fill him with toasty warm thoughts. The Kissing Hand 25th Anniversary Edition by Audrey Penn, illus. She goes on to tell him that whenever he feels lonely all he has to do is press his hand to his cheek and remember, “Mommy loves you. His mom has a secret, though: when she kisses his hand, he can always press his little paw up to his little face and he’ll be able to feel her love. She takes his paw in hers, fans out his tiny fingers and leaves a kiss right in the middle of his palm. Audrey Penn’s children’s book The Kissing Hand tells the story of a young Chester Raccoon who is scared to leave his mom and go to school. Leak (artist) Published by Tanglewood, Terre Haute, 2020 ISBN 10: 1939100429 ISBN 13: 9781939100429 Seller: Blackwells, Oxford, OX, United Kingdom Contact seller Seller Rating: Book New - Softcover Condition: New £ 5. Chester’s Mother lets him in on a little secret, a secret that has been passed down from her mother and grandmother, that will make his nights away at school feel just as cozy as his days at home. The Kissing Hand Audrey Penn (author), Ruth E. This month’s Barnes and Noble Online Story Time features The Kissing Hand, narrated by author Audrey Penn.( Check it out here.)In this story little Chester Raccoon is getting ready to start school for the first time, but he is bit anxious to leave his home. Stickers at the back will help children and their parents keep their Kissing Hand alive.Illustrated by Ruth E. It is widely used by kindergarten teachers on the first day of school.

Since its first publication in 1993, this heartwarming book has become a children's classic that has touched the lives of millions of children and their parents, especially at times of separation, whether starting school, entering daycare, or going to camp. Raccoon shares a family secret called the Kissing Hand to give him the reassurance of her love any time his world feels a little scary. Audrey Penn takes her one-woman educational program, the Writing Penn, into schools, libraries, and childrens hospitals where. School is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go. Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes

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