![]() She discovered a story, but it wasn’t the one she expected. Sensing that a deer was likely the interloper-and that it just might provide her with a story idea-Penn defied the order, told her son to stay put, and climbed off the train. ![]() It soon became apparent that there was an animal on the tracks, and the engineer left to fetch a park ranger to remove it, instructing passengers to remain seated. The Maryland resident was enjoying a train ride through a local park with her four-year-old son when the train came to a sudden stop. Leak.Īudrey Penn found her inspiration for The Kissing Hand quite unexpectedly. ![]() Released this month by Tanglewood Publishing, the new edition features the original art by Ruth E. ![]() For a quarter century, the premise of Audrey Penn’s The Kissing Hand has eased separation anxiety of children the picture book has sold more than six million copies in North America alone, has spawned a handful of sequels, and is now available in a 25th-anniversary edition which, like the original version, contains heart-shaped stickers that represent the transfer of kisses. When Chester Raccoon is hesitant to leave his mother on the first day of school, she shares with him a family secret called The Kissing Hand-involving planting a kiss on her hand and transferring it to her little one’s hand-to reassure him of her love while they are apart. ![]()
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