Here it is - the very first KidLit Book Hook Read Along choice. For the first weeks of September we thought we would stick with a back to school theme. We have choosen The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn.
Please join us as we read this selection (read about how to join). Reading starts today September 1, 2009 and continues through September 15th. Come back and leave a link to your blog post detailing the activity that you did to expand on the book in some way.
Our next book choice will be revealed on September 15th. Take part in helping us select the next book with our poll. Join our goodreads group and meet other participants as well as partake in discussions on KidsLit.
So lets take a look at this current selection.
Description:
Author:Chester Raccoon doesn't want to go to school--he wants to stay home with his mother. She assures him that he'll love school--with its promise of new friends, new toys, and new books. Even better, she has a special secret that's been in the family for years--the Kissing Hand. This secret, she tells him, will make school seem as cozy as home. She takes her son's hand, spreads his tiny fingers into a fan and kisses his palm--smack dab in the middle: "Chester felt his mother's kiss rush from his hand, up his arm, and into his heart." Whenever he feels lonely at school, all he has to do is press his hand to his cheek to feel the warmth of his mother's kiss. Chester is so pleased with his Kissing Hand that he--in a genuinely touching moment--gives his mom a Kissing Hand, too, to comfort her when he is away. Audrey Penn's The Kissing Hand, published by the Child Welfare League of America, is just the right book for any child taking that fledgling plunge into preschool--or for any youngster who is temporarily separated from home or loved ones. The rough but endearing raccoon illustrations are as satisfying and soothing for anxious children as the simple story. (Ages 5 and older) --Karin Snelson
Audrey Penn - see all of her books here
Publisher:
Tanglewood Press
Preview Book:
- Limited preview from google books.
- Read aloud on youtube via StoryTimeMissLaurel's Channel
Need some project ideas?
- Take a walk in the woods
- Do further study on racoons or other nocturnal animals that Chester would school with.
- Search through the book and see how many animals you can find.
- Make a kissing hand
- Reenact the story with hand puppets
- YOUR PROJECT IDEA CAN BE NEXT! READ ALONG WITH US.
and a few links to some of the many ideas floating around the web:
http://www.teachingheart.net/kissinghandideas.html
http://www.vickiblackwell.com/kissinghand/index.htm
http://www.kinderteacher.com/Kissing-hand-activities.htm
A pocket full of kisses by Penn, Audrey
If you take a mouse to school by Numeroff, Laura Joffe.
First day jitters by Danneberg, Julie
A kiss goodbye by Penn, Audrey
Chicka chicka boom boom by Archambault, John
Chrysanthemum by Henkes, Kevin
Stellaluna by Cannon, Janell
A color of his own by Lionni, Leo
Wemberly worried by Henkes, Kevin
If you give a mouse a cookie by Numeroff, Laura Joffe
