Friday, July 11, 2008

A Pocket Full of Kisses by Audrey Penn

This is the sequel to The Kissing Hand. In this one Chester is adjusted to school and everything is going great except he has a new little brother. He's going through some jealousy of all the attention Ronny is getting. In fact he wants to give him back, which I'm sure most older siblings want to do. Ronny is fine at first but then he starts playing with Chester's toys and he's following him wherever he goes, how annoying. Mrs. Raccoon tells Chester that Ronny just wants to be like him and she gives him a kiss in the middle of his palm. Chester is feeling like he's on top of the world until. . . Mrs. Raccoon gives Ronny a kiss in the middle of his palm! Chester freaks out, of course. Mrs. Raccoon in her ultra smoothing way comforts Chester and tells him she'll never run out of love for him. Then because he's the big brother he gets something extra special, he gets a kiss for his pocket. Which ultimately makes Chester feel better. This book would be excellent for older siblings who might need a little reassurance that they are always loved.

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