If you have a little one who’s starting school for the first time, this book is for both of you! The story is about a raccoon that doesn’t want to go to school; he wants to stay with his mother. She reassures him by telling him about a special secret that’s been in the family for years; “The kissing hand”!  It’s the secret that makes school as cozy as home, she takes his hand and kisses his palm, and tells him whenever he felt lonely at school to put his palm against his cheeks and he will feel the warmth of his mother’s kiss. Beautiful words, and a wonderful book.