Author(s): Audrey Penn,Barbara Leonard Gibson
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 32
Publisher: Tanglewood Press
Language: English
Date Published: 2011-08-11
Dimensions: 208.28 x 251.46 x 12.7mm
Publication City/Country: Terre Haute, IN, United States
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Illustrations: colour illustrations

In this latest addition to the Kissing Hand book collection, Chester Raccoon must learn to deal with another common problem of childhood: a bully at school. When Mrs. Raccoon learns that there is a bully problem at school, she decides to investigate the situation. But after seeing the bully for herself, she shares a story about a forest that was full of smooth yellow stones, and how the animals living there changed a pointy stone they found into a smooth stone so that it wouldn't hurt any tender paws. Chester, Ronny, and Cassy follow the spirit of Mrs. Raccoon's story when they next encounter the Bully. Approaching him as a group, they invite him to play, proving that the best way to get rid of an enemy is to make him or her a friend. This book encourages children to understand that many child bullies are themselves unhappy and gives readers a good example of settling differences by peaceful means. Educators will embrace this story about a positive strategy for dealing with a bully.