It is the focus of early education classrooms across America every autumn for two decades. * The book has been given BACK to parents by their children as they went off to college, and is now treasured by their grandchildren. With illustrations by Barbara Gibson that capture the warmth and beauty of the original artwork, toddlers now share in the benefits from Mrs. * USA Today, 2004 - The US Army created a 'Kissing Hand Initiative', distributing over 40,000 books to serving parents overseas in a tote bag kit, with a camcorder and letters from both author and artist - so parents could record themselves reading to and kissing their children. A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon conveys the heart of the story in rhyming verse, perfect for read-aloud and easy for even the little ones to remember and recite. It is also in Spanish, and was distributed into schools in Cuba. A Bedtime Kiss for Chester Raccoon (The Kissing Hand Series) Board book Picture Book, Jby Audrey Penn (Author), Barbara Gibson (Illustrator) 2,862 ratings Part of: The Kissing Hand (9 books) See all formats and editions Kindle 7.95 Read with Our Free App Paperback 100.00 1 Used from 100. * The Kissing Hand is now an ALA 'classic'. * After '9-11' struck, The Kissing Hand remained at #1 on the NY Times list for 16 weeks, and was recommended by the ALA as one of the best family resources.

She independently designed and painted this as a 24 page book, as requested by the author, but unknowingly another artist was asked to add to it later. In this new Kissing Hand board book, Audrey Penn brings us more maternal wisdom to solve another of early childhoods li. Love for her own newborn baby, only 4 months old when Ruth began, fueled the warmth in each image.

Understanding this was indeed a very sweet story, she used oil pastels for a special softness for the furry animals. The whole book was painted using only four acrylic colors, mixed with care, and she worked to create each image to look as soft as a young toddler’s heart. In the planning of the book, Ruth chose to work in bright primary colors to appeal to the very young.

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