By: Audrey Penn
Chester the raccoon is afraid of leaving his mother to attend school. Then his mother shares an old story with him by kissing his hand and telling him that anytime he feels home sick to put his hand to his face so he will feel her warm love from the kiss. She assured him that no matter what that her kiss will never rub off. Chester then repaid the favor and kissed his mother's hand so when she missed him she could do the same and know that Chester loves her. Chester then left that night for school.
Genre/Illustration Evaluation
The kissing hand is in the genre of fantasy because the characters in the book are raccoons who tell a story about an old tale named the kissing hand. These animals can talk, they have feelings and their own thoughts, and they have their own jobs like being a mom, a son, going to school, or something else that is normally custom to a human. The illustrations in the book are very bold and distinctive for you to know exactly what they are. Also, the story could be told with or without the words because the pictures show exactly what is being talked about with pictures in-between for more detail. The colors that the illustrator uses are more on the dark side because it is suppose to be night time in a forrest.
1. Have you ever had to go somewhere where you would feel homesick?
2. Is there an object or saying that makes you feel better when you are sad?
3. Do you think a kissing hand would make you feel better?
4. Would you ever tell a story to someone you love to make them feel better about leaving home?
Activity
After reading the book "The Kissing Hand" each student would pick a color construction paper where there hand would be traced and then cut out. The students would then pick a colored felt heart that they would place in the middle of their hand. After writing the student would be helped to write something about someone they cared so much about they would either give or need a kissing hand from.
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