The Kissing Hand 25th Anniversary Edition
by Audrey Penn (Author), Ruth E. Harper (Illustrator), and Nancy M. Leak (Illustrator)
Booktalk: School is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go. To help ease Chester’s fears, Mrs. 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.
Snippet: Chester took his mother’s hand in his own and unfolded her large familiar fingers into a fan. Next, he leaned forward and kissed the center of her hand.
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“Now you have a Kissing Hand, too,” he told her.
Share The Kissing Hand tomorrow, September 12, for National Day of Encouragement.
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