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Chester Raccoon and the Almost Perfect Sleepover

Published May 16, 2017

“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.

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Product details

Picture Book | Ages 3 – 7 Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-939100-11-5 | 32 pages | $16.95 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-939100-12-2 | $10.99 Lexile Level: 620 | Guided Reading Level: K | Grade Level: 2 | Reading Recovery Level: 18

Reviews

  • “A title that offers reassurance to young ones eager to attend their first sleepover.”

    — School Library Journal
  • “Present[s] a familiar childhood dilemma without shaming.”

    — Kirkus Reviews
  • “A resolution that should reassure timid readers who aren’t always as brave or independent as they would like to be.”

    — Publishers Weekly
  •  “Enthusiastically recommended for family, preschool, elementary school, and community library children’s picture book collections.”

    — Midwest Book Review

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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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