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For ParentsING THE 25TARBEC ELTHANNIVERSARYTheOFKissing Handby Audrey PennIllustrated byRuth E. Harper and Nancy M. LeakACTIVITY KIT
The Kissing Hand25TH ANNIVERSARYFAMILY EDITIONBy Audrey PennABOUT THE BOOKCountless children have been introduced to Chester Raccoon through The Kissing Hand andits sequels. With over 6 million copies sold, Audrey Penn firmly showed that kids need characterswith whom they can share their troubles. Chester’s fear of venturing to school for the first timehas touched the lives of countless children and families during times of transition and distress.Teachers, librarians, and caregivers have used Chester’s story to bring calm to the anxiouschildren in their care on the first days of school, but The Kissing Hand can relate to so manymore situations in a child’s life.ABOUT THE AUTHORAudrey Penn is the author of the perennial bestseller, The Kissing Hand, and the other booksin this series. She takes her one-woman educational program, The Writing Penn, into schools,libraries, and children’s hospitals, where she shapes and refines her story ideas in partnershipwith kids. A resident of Durham, NC, she is a sought-after conference speaker for groups ofteachers and other professionals who work with children. To learn more about Audrey Penn,please visit www.audreypenn.com.ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATORSRuth E. Harper, illustratorRuth Harper is a self-taught artist fromEngland. The third of seven children, shelived in Israel and Cyprus before coming toAmerica at the age of sixteen. In additionto The Kissing Hand, Ruth also illustratedSassafras by Audrey Penn. She currentlylives in Iowa with her husband, two cats,and a dog.Nancy M. Leak, illustratorMaryland artist Nancy Leak is a specialist inprintmaking. She works and exhibits with agroup of seven women called PrintmakersPlus, as well as with other local and nationalorganizations. Her hand-pulled originaletchings, many of them miniatures, havewon recognition all over the United States.For more activities, visitKids are at the heart of our bookswww.tanglewoodbooks.com
The Kissing Hand25TH ANNIVERSARYFAMILY EDITIONBy Audrey PennSTORY BEHIND THE BOOKWhen my children were small, we used to go to a local park where there was a choo-chootrain to ride. One day, when riding with them on the train, the train suddenly stopped and theconductor got out and walked around the front and seemed to be trying to shoo somethingaway. We all assumed it was a deer. After no success, he went to get a park ranger. I got outof our seat and walked around the front of the train to see what was up there, and what wasup there was a huge mother raccoon and her tiny cub. She was taking the cub’s paw andrubbing her nose on it and then putting it on her cub’s face. And the mother raccoon did thatseveral times. When the ranger came back, I asked him about it. He said that raccoons dothat to put their scent on the cub’s hand, so that when the raccoon must leave the cub, forfood or whatever, the cub can put its hand to its face, smell the mother, and feel comforted.At the time, my daughter Stefanie, who was born deaf, needed to start school but was veryscared of being separated from me. Because of her disability, she had always been veryclingy. I told her that we were going to do what the raccoon did, and I kissed her hand andtold her that when she felt scared, she could put her hand to her face and feel my kiss. WhenI went to pick her up from school that first day, the teacher told me that Stefanie had spentthe entire morning with her hand plastered to her cheek. And I just thought, well, if it workedfor the raccoon and it worked for my daughter, then it could work for other kids.So I wrote THE KISSING HAND.For more activities, visitKids are at the heart of our bookswww.tanglewoodbooks.com
The Kissing Hand25TH ANNIVERSARYFAMILY EDITIONBy Audrey PennWORD FINDFind some of our favorite words used in The Kissing LTNASCERSKISSCHESTERHANDLOVESCHOOLTFor more activities, visitKids are at the heart of our bookswww.tanglewoodbooks.com
The Kissing Hand25TH ANNIVERSARYFAMILY EDITIONBy Audrey PennHELP CHESTER GET TO SCHOOL12 by 12 orthogonal mazeCopyright 2018 JGB Service, http://www.mazegenerator.net/For more activities, visitKids are at the heart of our bookswww.tanglewoodbooks.com
TheKissing HandACTIVITYI Love Youve YouoLICut out the pattern below. Glue it on a paper plate or pieceof construction paper. Decorate and color it. Write “I Love You”around it. Give it to someone you love with a Kissing Hand.
The Kissing Hand25TH ANNIVERSARYFAMILY EDITIONBy Audrey PennColor Chester Raccoon!For more activities, visitKids are at the heart of our bookswww.tanglewoodbooks.com
The Kissing Hand25TH ANNIVERSARYFAMILY EDITIONBy Audrey PennKISSING HANDPUPPETSPrint this page and cut out AROUNDChester and his mother. Make theminto puppets by taping them onto apopsicle stick, straw, or chopstick. Actout the story. How do you feel when yourparents leave you at school or otherplaces? Does a kissing hand make youfeel better? What else feels good? Tellyour grown-ups what it is like for you—they like to know!For more activities, visitKids are at the heart of our bookswww.tanglewoodbooks.com
The Kissing Hand25TH ANNIVERSARYFAMILY EDITIONBy Audrey PennWRITE A LETTER TO CHESTERChester was brave going to school for the first time even though he was scared. With thehelp of Mrs. Raccoon and a Kissing Hand, he made it through. Write a letter to the author ofTHE KISSING HAND and share how you and your family have used Kissing Hands in differentsituations to be strong and share your love.For more activities, visitKids are at the heart of our bookswww.tanglewoodbooks.com
The Kissing Hand25TH ANNIVERSARYFAMILY EDITIONBy Audrey PennTo order any of the Kissing Hand books, pleasevisit our website, www.tanglewoodbooks.comPENNTheKissing Hand — Family Editionnd its way into theans, parents, and, especially duringing school, enteringelebrate the specialith Chester and hison family keepsakeLetters to Chesterourse, heart stickers.TheTHANNIVERSARYKissing Handth25ANNIVERS A RY FA M I LYEDITION 19.99 USTANGLEWOODISBN 978-1-939100-18-4by Audrey PennIllustrated byRuth E. Harper and Nancy M. LeakThe Kissing Hand25th Anniversary EditionISBN: 978-1-939100-18-4A Pocket Full of KissesISBN: 978-1-9337180-2-6Chester Raccoon and the AcornFull of MemoriesISBN: 978-1-933718-29-3Kids are at the heart of our booksA Kiss GoodbyeISBN: 978-1-933718-04-0Chester the BraveISBN: 978-1-933718-79-8Chester Raccoon and theBig Bad BullyISBN: 978-1-933718-15-6Chester Raccoon and theAlmost Perfect SleepoverISBN: 978-1-939100-11-5Visit tanglewoodbooks.com/resourcesfor free, downloadable activitiesfeaturing The Kissing Hand characters.
The Kissing Hand 25THANNIVERSARY FAMILY EDITION By Audrey Penn by Audrey Penn Illustrated byRuth E. Harperand Nancy M. Leak The Kissing Hand 2 5 th I A N N I V E R S A R Y FA MI L Y E D I T O N ANNIVERSARY TH PENN TANGLEWOOD The Kissing Hand — Family Edition 19.99 US ISBN 978-1-939100-18-4
