Author: Audrey Penn
Genre: Fiction/Picture Book
Subgenre: family/parents
Theme: A mother’s love
Primary Characters: Chester the Raccoon and his mother
Secondary Characters:
Awards: Caldecott Medal, Ed Press
Date of Publication: 2006
Publishing Company: Tangle Wood Press
Summary of the book: This book is about a mother’s love for her child. It is about a raccoon who doesn’t want to go to school. His mother explains that he will love school, because he will meet new friends; play with new toys and new books. To make Chester feel better she tells him a little secret about the Kissing Hand. She said it will make you feel all warm and cozy at school. She takes his hand and tells him to spread his fingers and she kisses his hand and tells him to close it tightly and when you feel scared and lonely take your hand to your cheek and that will be my kiss to you.
How can the book be used with students in the classroom: I taught preschool for years and I loved using this book for the first day of school. I would use a puppet raccoon to tell the story and the kids loved that. If children are feeling scared on the first day this book can help with making them feel more comfortable. You can also do activities to go a long with the book. Making handprints of each student and putting a heart sticker inside the hand is a great art project.
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