The Kissing Hand

by Audrey Penn, Ruth E. Harper (Illustrator), Nancy M. Leak (Illustrator), Garth Koren (Composer), Heather Koren (Performed by), Garth Koren (Music Score by)

Overview

The Kissing Hand, used by millions of parents and children starting school or facing separation, is now brought to life in audio form. Package includes a paperback book and a reading of the story on CD, with and without page-turn signals. Also included on the CD, on a separate track, is the new, original "Chester's Song" with lyrics by Audrey Penn and set to beautiful music. A perfect addition to the home, classroom or library audio collection!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781933718101
Publisher:	Tanglewood Publishing, Inc.
Publication date:	06/25/2007
Series:	Kissing Hand Series
Edition description:	Book & CD
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	112,666
Product dimensions:	9.40(w) x 12.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 - 8 Years

About the Author

Audrey Penn is the author of the NY Times bestseller, The Kissing Hand, and its sequels, along with the Blackbeard series for middle readers. She takes her education program into schools, libraries, and children's hospitals, where she shapes and refines her story ideas in partnership with kids. She live in Durham, NC.

Ruth E. Harper was born in the tiny English town of Burnham-on-Crouch. She has lived and studied in Israel and Cyprus, as well as in England and the US. She has illustrated in a wide variety of styles, including technical drawings that were accepted by the U.S. Patent Office when she was 13 years old.

Maryland artist Nancy M. Leak is a specialist in printmaking. She works and exhibits with a group of seven women called Printmakers Plus, as well as with other local and national organizations. Her hand-pulled original etchings, many of them miniatures, have won recognition all over the U.S.

Editorial Reviews

"This gently reassuring tale by Audrey Penn has been used for many years by parents to prepare young children for new experiences." — School Library Journal

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