Whenever he gets scared he needs to remember his kissing hand. Chester’s mom kisses him in the palm of his hand and tells him to have confidence. When we are scared we go to our parents, too. And this is where Chester’s mom comes to the rescue. Like Chester, we have all been afraid by our first day of school. Chester is afraid of his first “day” of school. It is a story about a raccoon named Chester. It is widely used by kindergarten teachers on the first day of school.Ĭlick HERE to purchase your copy! Bella’s Thoughts Since its first publication in 1993, this heartwarming book has become a children’s classic that has touched the lives of millions of children and their parents, especially at times of separation, whether starting school, entering daycare, or going to camp. Raccoon shares a family secret called the Kissing Hand to give him the reassurance of her love any time his world feels a little scary. It was after my experience with my own daughter going off to kindergarten that I developed the story as a book.School is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go. I stumbled on the idea for The Kissing Hand after an encounter in a local park with an unusually large mother raccoon and her newborn cub. It has been used extensively in elementary schools, hospice, and by the U.S. The Kissing Hand, an internationally renowned children’s book, addresses separation anxiety and is a great resource at the beginning of the school year, or in any situation where a child must separate from parents. School is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go.
I hope that every parent would use the opportunity these books present to talk to their child and help them to find an approach that best fits their particular situation. For the sake of the young audience, they do not offer complicated or multiple solutions for any particular issue. They offer a starting point for a discussion between the child and parent.
And they are more than good picture books. I never intended for The Kissing Hand to become a series, but spending time with children continues to give me more to write about. Raccoon shares her wisdom and love with little Chester.
Each of the books in the Kissing Hand Series is a heart-warming and wonderfully illustrated story in which Mrs.
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