Pocket Full of Kisses
| Author: | Audrey Penn |
Illustrated by: Barbara Gibson
Age Range: 3 to 6
32 pages
About the Book: (from netgalley website)
"In this tender sequel to the New York Times bestseller and children's classic The Kissing Hand,Audrey Penn provides parents with another tale of love and reassurance to share with their children. Chester Raccoon has a baby brother-and thebaby brother is taking over his territory.
When Chester sees his mother give his baby brother a Kissing Hand-his Kissing Hand-he is overcome with sadness, but Mrs. Raccoon soothes his fears with her own special brand of wisdom, finding just the right way to let Chester know he is deeply loved. Brought to life by Barbara Leonard Gibson's warm illustrations, this story is perfect for families who are adjusting to all the changes new members can bring."
When Chester sees his mother give his baby brother a Kissing Hand-his Kissing Hand-he is overcome with sadness, but Mrs. Raccoon soothes his fears with her own special brand of wisdom, finding just the right way to let Chester know he is deeply loved. Brought to life by Barbara Leonard Gibson's warm illustrations, this story is perfect for families who are adjusting to all the changes new members can bring."
From B&N website:
" A tender sequel to the bestseller and children's classic The Kissing Hand, Audrey Penn provides a heartwarming story perfect for families who are adjusting to all the changes new members can bring!
Annotation:
Chester Raccoon is worried that his mother does not have enough love for both him and his new baby brother."
Our Experience:
This book has a special place in my heart. Pocket Full of Kisses is something that I have read many times to my kids, as each new addition joined our family. I have to laugh every time at the beginning, this is where you have Chester asking his mother if they can give his brother back. I have heard this countless times from my kids. Then when Chester explains why, I chuckle more because that is stuff I hear on a daily basis.
I love how the mother explains to Chester that "that is what brothers do". The gentle nature of this book makes the topic easy to explain, even to the youngest of kids.
The fact that the book "The Kissing Hand" is brought up in this book is something I enjoy reading with the kids. The mentioning of book makes a great tie in to go back and revisit the story and lessons from the "The Kissing Hand".
I know that because the kissing hand gesture was so special and shared in love, each of the kids understood the "horror" Chester must have felt when his mother shared this gesture with his little brother.
In the end, the kids and I realize how special each child and parent relationship is. This book shares how to help and ease the adjustment of adding new siblings to a family. That just because the family grows, the love and special moments for each individual child grows too.
The pictures and illustrtions in this book are again cute and amazing. This is another "must-have" in any parents library. This is another book that I plan on keeping around for grandchilden.
Heart Printables and Printable bookmark (PDF File)
Raccoon Sounds (Here are some Raccoon sounds to listen to)
Draw a Raccoon (PDF File)
Printable fun raccoon related activities (PDF File)
Raccoon Lapbook (PDF File)
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