The Kissing Hand History_Gift_Guide author of Newbery Honoree The

author of Newbery Honoree The Surrender Tree and 2017-2019 Young People's Poet Laureate

as a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium

In Diane’s hands

either by ending the threat of spirits once and for all

As Chief of Police Ed Kapenash interviews the bride

The Kissing Hand History_Gift_Guide author of Newbery Honoree TheSchool is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go. To help ease Chester's fears, Mrs. Raccoon shares a family secret called the Kissing Hand to give him the reassurance of her love any time his world feels a little scary. Since its first publication in 1993, this heartwarming book has become a children's classic that has touched the lives of millions of children and their parents, especially at times of separation, whether