The premise is that the love between those we love and those who love us doesn’t go away even when we’re not in their presence. This is a sweet story with gorgeous illustrations. It is also a very profound concept, that love is a tangible energy to keep with us, even while a loved-one isn't present. The moral is sound that things turn out all right, even if we are nervous about them. Delving deeper, the astuteness of differentiating nocturnal animals is clever and so are the illustrations. His Mom kisses his hand and tells Chester that he can keep the love it generated permanently. Happy endings with minimal stress are for me.Ĭhester raccoon is unsure he will like animal night school, which is beginning in a nearby tree. I think we can teach good things and create good feelings, without characters getting into mishaps nor any unpleasantness I truly do. The main reason I love it is because, due to being short, there is no space for inventing drama via some harrowing situation. I enjoyed the drawings and words, to the tune of five stars.Ī friend commented that the short length of this story is inclined to tiny children but that it has a sophistication that raises it to higher levels. “ The Kissing Hand” is the most famous work by all of them and I understand why. Harper profile shows she is hilarious! Even better, she tenderly holds one of her two kitties, a calico, in her portrait.

The second illustrator hails from England. She has a husband, four children, and spiritual leanings.

Also in Maryland is Nancy Marie Morton Leaks, one of this book's artists. Audrey Penn was a ballerina, Olympic figure-skating choreographer, and theatre actress who needed a new creative outlet, when arthritis halted dancing and skating. “ The Kissing Hand” is another wonderful, well-known children's story I discovered.

Chester the kissing hand raccoon