A Kiss Goodbye
- Picture Books
- Ages 3-7
Published April 15, 2007
Moving is hard on everyone, but especially children.
Chester Raccoon, whom readers have come to know and love through the New York Times bestseller The Kissing Hand, and its sequel, A Pocket Full of Kisses, is facing another dilemma common to the lives of many children; he and his family are moving. Young readers will love the way Chester says goodbye to his old home and learns that there are some exciting aspects to his new home.
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Product details
Picture Book | Ages 3 – 7 Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-933718-04-0 | 32 pages | $16.95 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-933718-41-5 | $10.99 Lexile Level: 580 | Guided Reading Level: K | Grade Level: 2 | Reading Recovery Level: 18Reviews
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— Midwest Book Review
“A Kiss Goodbye…featur(es) the further adventures of the lovable young Chester Raccoon and his family…A heartwarming read-aloud storybook, beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Barbara Leonard Gibson.”
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— myshelf.com
“Author Audrey Penn has done it again. In A Kiss Goodbye, she has taken her beloved character, Chester Raccoon, and gently guided him through another childhood dilemma [moving]…Audrey Penn’s dedication says it all: ‘To all my friends, big and little, who find their way to the other end of the path.’ In A Kiss Goodbye, Chester continues to help make that journey an easier one for children everywhere.”
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— armchairinterviews.com
“A wonderful and helpful story. Chester is delightful.”
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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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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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