With this books reading level at grades preK through kindergarten, this book is targeted for starting readers. This book is about a young raccoon starting the first day of school, but he does not want to go. Mother Raccoon is concerned and teaches the young raccoon a secret for when his outside worl...
This is another book my mom use to read to me as a little girl. She specially read this book to me when we had to move and change schools. This book is about a young racoon named Chester who is forced to move from his home due to deforestation and into a new home. The text displays the obstacles Ch...
I love love love this book! My mom use to read this book to me when I was a little girl. The book is about a young raccoon named Chester that is nervous about starting school. His mother kisses his palm and tells him that "whenever you feel lonely and need a little loving from home, just press your ...
The Kissing hand is about a raccoon that is starting his first day of school, but he doesn't want to go. The mother tells him that by putting the hand that she kissed against his chest he can feel her love no matter where he is. The kissing hand encourages him enough to go to school. This is is a...
The Kissing Hand is perfect for children first starting out in school. Separation from your parents is a huge deal at that age, and this book highlights the journey both children and parents must go on when it is the first day in a new environment. Chester the racoon is anxious over his first day of...
This Kissing Hand by Nancy Leak, Ruth E. Harper, and Audrey Penn is a story about a raccoon that doesn't want to leave his mother to go to school. The mother raccoon kisses the hand of her child telling him that her kiss will stay there all day, and that she will be with him while he is at school. T...
The Kissing Hand is an amazing story for children. The setting of this story takes place in a forest and Chester Raccoon, who is the main character, does not want to go to school. Mrs. Raccoon shared a family secret called the "kissing hand" to give Chester the reassurance of her love for him and to...
This would be the PERFECT book to read on the first day to either a kindergarten or first grade class. This story explains Chester'a feelings about the first day of school, and most students have these same feelings about the first day. So, this lesson would be like an ice breaker on the first day. ...
The Kissing Hand is a perfect first day of school book for younger students, especially kindergartners. It tells the story of a raccoon who is about to start his very first day of school and is very nervous. His mom kisses his hand and tells him that if he gets nervous to put his kissing hand to his...
A perfect first day of school book! Especially for students entering kindergarten, The Kissing Hand will help make them feel safe and secure on the first day of school. Students are scared and miss their families those first few weeks. The Kissing Hand would be a good reminder to them that even k...
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