Penn shares some of her advice for parents reading the book or their own kiddos heading to school. Penn said, “I would like people to understand the book is not to be read, The Kissing Hand is ...

School is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go.

How ‘The Kissing Hand’ Led to One Mom’s Heartwarming (& Brilliant!) Back-to-School Tradition. by Rita Templeton. Plus Icon. Rita Templeton optional screen reader ...

The Kissing Hand 25th Anniversary Edition by Audrey Penn, illus. by Ruth E. Harper and Nancy M. Leak. Tanglewood, $19.99 Sept. ISBN 978-1-9391-0018-4. ADVERTISEMENT. PW Children's Bookshelf Archive ...

Even the animals don't want to go to school—at least not in The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. Families will enjoy the reading of her book, about a raccoon who's .

Children’s librarian and former educator Melissa Harrington knows her stuff when it comes to books — so when a parent asks her for recommendations on the perfect kids’ book for back-to ...