Penn shares some of her advice for parents reading the book or their own kiddos heading to school. Penn said, “I would like people to understand the book is not to be read, The Kissing Hand is ...

The Kissing Hand 25th Anniversary Edition by Audrey Penn, illus. by Ruth E. Harper and Nancy M. Leak. Tanglewood, $19.99 Sept. ISBN 978-1-9391-0018-4 ADVERTISEMENT PW Children's Bookshelf Archive ...

Children’s librarian and former educator Melissa Harrington knows her stuff when it comes to books — so when a parent asks her for recommendations on the perfect kids’ book for back-to ...