Chester Racoon has a special place in a lot of children’s hearts. His tenderness, compassion, and positivity inspire young children to manage bad feelings in a positive way. In one interview, Audrey Penn stated that writing is about being heard. As readers, we are lucky enough to hear her stories about how to deal with issues in life. The magic part about Audrey Penn is that she is able to teach complicated life lessons in a simple engaging way for young children to understand. In this month’s featured book post, we recommended Audry Penn’s Chester Raccoon And The Acorn Full Of Memories (Check it out here). Here, we are going to talk about more books from Audrey Penn.
Young babies or children are usually very anxious when they are separated from their parents.In The Kissing Hand book, young children will learn a trick about how to deal with separation anxiety. Moreover, the special gesture between the mother racoon and the baby raccoon proves that there is no love like that of the parent for the child.
When there is a new baby in the house, the older sibling may feel abandoned sometimes. When children feel neglected, they start to throw tantrums or behave awfully to get more attention from parents. What can parents do to help children to understand they are loved all the time? Spending more time with the kids! Or giving some special kisses! A Pocket Full of Kisses helps children to understand that they are always cherished by parents no matter what.
What can parents do to help children deal with bullies? Mrs. Racoon taught a very effective and meaningful lesson to the forest critters in the book Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully. From Mrs. Racoon’s perspective, we understood why some kids like to bully others. And we learned that being kind and inclusive can be a quite effective strategy to deal with bullies.
How do you deal with fear? How do you help your children to deal with fear? After hearing the birds’ stories from Mrs. Racoon, Chester learned that think-tell-do can help him deal with difficult situations. And of course, the special gesture between Chester and his mother always gives Chester extra courage and love.
Pick some Audrey Penn’s books to read this month, and share with us your favorite storie(s) from Audrey Penn.
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