{"title":"Audrey Penn","description":"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.","products":[{"product_id":"a-kissing-hand-for-chester-raccoon-board-book","title":"A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon - Board Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the last 20 years, parents and teachers have passed along the secret of the Kissing Hand to children facing first days of kindergarten, first grade, and other separations. Now younger children can get in on Mama Raccoon's secret and find comfort in \u003ci\u003eA Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon\u003c\/i\u003e, a board-book adaptation of the original picture book. Chester could feel his mother's kiss leap straight into his heart. \"With a Kissing Hand,\" said Chester's mom, \"We'll never be apart.\" \"Just press your hand upon your cheek and feel that loving glow. It's Mommy saying, 'I love you, ' wherever you may go.\" The Kissing Hand has become a children's classic that has touched the lives of millions of children and their parents. A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon conveys the heart of the story in rhyming verse, perfect for read-aloud and easy for even the little ones to remember and recite. With illustrations by Barbara Gibson that capture the warmth and beauty of the original artwork, toddlers now share in the benefits from Mrs. Raccoon's secret for making a child feel safe and secure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578349523167,"sku":"9781933718774","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/jZNMycbaEb9781933718774.webp?v=1784382993"},{"product_id":"the-kissing-hand-paperback","title":"The Kissing Hand - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eSchool is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go. To help ease Chester's fears, Mrs. Raccoon shares a family secret called the Kissing Hand to give him the reassurance of her love any time his world feels a little scary. Since its first publication in 1993, this heartwarming book has become a children's classic that has touched the lives of millions of children and their parents, especially at times of separation, whether starting school, entering daycare, or going to camp. It is widely used by kindergarten teachers on the first day of school. Stickers at the back will help children and their parents keep their Kissing Hand alive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50587270217951,"sku":"9781939100429","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/2POpteuWFe9781939100429.webp?v=1784562945"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/audrey-penn.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}