It was after my experience with my own daughter going off to kindergarten that I developed the story as a book. I stumbled on the idea for The Kissing Hand after an encounter in a local park with an unusually large mother raccoon and her newborn cub. It has been used extensively in elementary schools, hospice, and by the U.S. Audrey Penn takes her one-woman educational program, the Writing Penn, into schools, libraries, and childrens hospitals where. The Kissing Hand, an internationally renowned children’s book, addresses separation anxiety and is a great resource at the beginning of the school year, or in any situation where a child must separate from parents.

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. School is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go. I hope that every parent would use the opportunity these books present to talk to their child and help them to find an approach that best fits their particular situation. For the sake of the young audience, they do not offer complicated or multiple solutions for any particular issue. They offer a starting point for a discussion between the child and parent. And they are more than good picture books. I never intended for The Kissing Hand to become a series, but spending time with children continues to give me more to write about. Raccoon shares her wisdom and love with little Chester. This is such a heartwarming story, and you can have this custom with your kids if they are scared to do things alone.Each of the books in the Kissing Hand Series is a heart-warming and wonderfully illustrated story in which Mrs.

With that love, Chester Raccoon happily off to the school. She said, if you ever get scared, open your palm and think of me. His mother opened his palm and kissed him. His mother said I have a secret from your grandmother and she always did this when I was scared. But Chester was persistent not to go to the school. In this story, Chester Raccoon was so scared to go to school and his mother tried to remind him of all the fun he will have in school. Recommended for ages 2+ by customers 32 pages Grade level: Preschool - 3rd Lexile measure: 540 Author: Audrey Penn Illustrator: Ruth E. So, you are wondering what is a kissing hand? It’s a kiss given to the loved ones in their palm. : The Kissing Hand (9780878685851) by Audrey Penn and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great.

He always says, give me a kissing hand and I will not be scared or sometimes I say, I will give you a kissing hand, and you will be near to me. The Kissing hand is all time the favourite book of Nathan.

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