Chester Raccoon and the Almost Perfect Sleepover - (Kissing Hand) by Audrey Penn (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Chester Raccoon goes to his first sleepover and enjoys a day of fun and games with his friends. But when it is time to go to sleep, Chester feels his mother's love through his Kissing Hand, but still misses his home. Chester goes home and Mrs. Raccoon assures him he came home at just the right time"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Are we almost there? Chester Raccoon asked his mother. Chester is excited about going to his very first sleepover. After his mother drops him off at Pepper Opossum's house with a Kissing Hand in his palm, Chester and his animal friends have a long day of playing games and eating snacks. But when the animals decide to bed down, Chester can't go to sleep. While his Kissing Hand has kept him from getting scared, he isn't in his own bedroom, and he misses his family. When Chester returns home, Mrs. Raccoon welcomes her little cub and reassures him that his home is always there when he needs it. Young readers will enjoy reading about the party fun and take comfort when Chester finds himself in a situation they can relate to.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A resolution that should reassure timid readers who aren't always as brave or independent as they would like to be." --<b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br><br>"A title that offers reassurance to young ones eager to attend their first sleepover." --<b><i>School Library Journal</i></b><br><br>"Present[s] a familiar childhood dilemma without shaming." --<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br><br><br>About <b>The Kissing Hand</b>, the first book in this series: <p/>"An unforgettable way of communicating the message that all of us need to hear: 'YOU ARE LOVED.'"--Jean Kennedy Smith <p/>Teachers Top 100 Books for Children--National Education Association <p/>Top 100 Picture Books"--poll by <i>School Library Journal</i> <p/>2002 Helen Keating Ott Award from the Church and Synagogue LIbrary Association <p/>Ed Press winner<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Audrey Penn takes her one-woman educational program, the Writing Penn, into schools, libraries, and children's hospitals where she shapes and refines her story ideas in partnership with kids. She is also highly sought after as a conference keynote speaker by groups of teachers and other professionals who work with children. <p/>An award-winning illustrator, Barbara Leonard Gibson was a freelance artist in the Baltimore-Washington area for twenty-five years. Originally from New York, and with a degree in Fine Art and Design from Carnegie Mellon University, she worked in many areas including historical illustration, children's books, and magazines, cartooning, portraiture, wildlife illustration, natural sciences, advertising, fantasy, and science fiction.
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