The Kissing Hand (original 1993; edition 2007)

by Audrey Penn, Ruth E. Harper (Illustrator), Nancy M. Leak (Illustrator)

Series: The Kissing Hand (1)

Members	Reviews	Popularity	Average rating	Mentions
9,322	291	846	(4.35)	19
When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.

▾Book information

Member:	Jeok
Title:	The Kissing Hand
Authors:	Audrey Penn
Other authors:	Ruth E. Harper (Illustrator), Nancy M. Leak (Illustrator)
Info:	Tanglewood Press (2007), Edition: Book & CD, Paperback, 24 pages
Collections:	Your library
Rating:
Tags:	None

Work Information

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn (1993)

all members

▾Members

Recently added by

mstro22, AlanBerlinAC, holbrooke, WestsideElementary, woodlandstar, f4ij0h, BurridgeECDSC, Rachmaninoff3Lim, Books_SVC, Isabellestires

▾Tags

▾LibraryThing Recommendations

▾Member recommendations

10
A Pocket Full of Kisses by Audrey Penn (gilberts)

▾Lists

Top-Rated Children's Books (71)

Back to School (10)

75 Books for Literacy Block: Fall 2016 (17)

» 3 more

Youth: Emotions & Feelings (27)

Youth: Personal Values (123)

75 Books for Fall Literacy Block - Dr. Reed (48)

▾Will you like it?

▾Conversations (About links)

No current Talk conversations about this book.

» See also 19 mentions

▾Member reviews

English (289) Spanish (1) All languages (290)

date ▼ | votes

Showing 1-5 of 289 (next | show all)

I read this for the "A Book With A Foreword" part of my 2020 reading challenge. I had never heard of this story before, and I loved it. It was a really beautiful idea about dealing with change and carrying someone's love with you. (

)

Linyarai | Mar 6, 2024 |

Independent reading level: Grades Pre-k-3rd grade
Awards: Children's animal books, Children's new experience books and Children's school issues (

)

hailey.storey | Dec 7, 2023 |

Independent Reading Level: PreK-3
Awards: Educational Press Association of America's Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Journalism (

)

leahedwards10 | Dec 6, 2023 |

Preschool - 3
Educational Press Association of America's Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Journalism

elprice | Dec 4, 2023 |

Independent Reading Level: Grade 1
Honors/Awards: Educational Press Association of America's Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Journalism

mkoch22103 | Nov 20, 2023 |

date ▼ | votes

Showing 1-5 of 289 (next | show all)

▾Published reviews

no reviews | add a review

▾Other authors

» Add other authors (3 possible)

Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Penn, Audrey	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Gibson, Barbara Leonard	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Harper, Ruth E.	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Leak, Nancy M.	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

▾Series and work relationships

Belongs to Series

The Kissing Hand (1)

Is contained in

5 Book Collection of Chester the Raccoon The Kissing Hand Books By Audrey Penn (Kissing Hand Books, Includes: The Kissing Hand; A Pocket Full of Kisses; A Kiss Goodbye; Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully; and Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories) by Audrey Penn

▾Awards and Honors

Notable Lists

Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (Primary – 1998)

view history

▾Common Knowledge

You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.

For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.

Canonical title

Original title

The Kissing Hand

Alternative titles

Original publication date

1993

People/Characters

Chester Raccoon

Important places

Important events

First day of school

Related movies

Epigraph

Dedication

To: Stefanie Rebecca Korn and children everywhere who love to be loved.

First words

Chester Raccoon stood at the edge of the forest and cried.

Quotations

Last words

(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)

Disambiguation notice

Publisher's editors

Blurbers

Original language

Canonical DDC/MDS

Canonical LCC

▾References

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English (2)

Child Welfare League of America

The Kissing Hand

▾Book descriptions

When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.

▾Library descriptions

No library descriptions found.

▾LibraryThing members' description

Book description

Plot Summary: Chester the raccoon is about to go to school for the very first time. However, he is nervous and does not want to leave his mother. What Chester soon finds out is that his mother has a secret for him that will make going to school much easier. The secret is the Kissing Hand. Chester's mother gives him a big kiss on his hand before his first day at school, and tells Chester to hold his hand close to his heart whenever he is missing his mother to comfort him.

Extensions: responsibility, overcoming challenges

Haiku summary