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 ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Kissing Hand is an American children'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 ...

This is a great book for students who are just starting school. Chester Raccoon doesn’t want to go to school, so Mrs. Raccoon fills him in on a family secret: the Kissing Hand. She kisses the ...