The Kissing hand
Record details
- ISBN: 0878685855 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm. - Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Child Welfare League of America, c1993.
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- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 1994 August
PreS-K-When Chester Raccoon is reluctant to start school, his mother addresses his fears, then kisses his hand so he will have her love with him while they are apart. After this exchange, he gives her a ``Kissing Hand'' as well and scampers off happily to school. This bit of bibliotherapy comes with CHILD WELFARE LEAGUE emblazoned on the cover, a letter from the chairperson of this group, a page of stickers on the flyleaf, and an order form attached to the back cover. Now, all this marketing wouldn't be so bad if the book were better. Unfortunately, the didactic story is reminiscent of some of the sweet and soppy selections from the '50s, and the artwork is just a cut above greeting-card quality. There are so many better ``starting school'' offerings that this one is not even in the running.-JoAnn Rees, Sunnyvale Public Library, CA Copyright 1994 Cahners Business Information.