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A Bedtime Kiss for Chester Raccoon

Published July 26, 2011

The sun is up, it’s time for Chester to go to sleep, but he is frightened by the shadows that the sun is making in his tree.

Mrs. Raccoon soothes him with a special Kissing Hand. A sweet introduction to the Kissing Hand in this board book for younger readers.

Product details

Board Book | Ages 0 – 2 Board Book ISBN: 978-1-933718-52-1 | 14 pages | $7.95 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-933718-66-8 | $7.95 Guided Reading Level: I | Grade Level: 1 – 2 | Reading Recovery Level: 15 – 16

Reviews

  • “Designed for younger children, this board book features rounded corners, rhyming couplets, and a simpler text than the earlier books in the series. It should find an audience in most public libraries.”

    — School Library Journal
  • “It’s a tricky thing to make broad daylight seem spooky, but readers may still see their own bedtime fears in Chester’s overactive imagination.”

    — Publishers Weekly
  • “A creative new board book perfect for nighttime story sessions.”

    — Portland Book Reviews

About the creators

Audrey Penn

Author

Audrey Penn

Audrey Penn started her career as a ballerina dancing with the National Ballet, New York City Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, and the Danny Diamond Dance Theatre.…

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Barbara Gibson

Illustrator

Barbara Gibson

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…

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