<P> The Kissing Hand is an American children 's picture book written by Audrey Penn and illustrated by Ruth E. Harper and Nancy M. Leak . It features a mother raccoon comforting a child raccoon by kissing its paw . First published by the Child Welfare League of America in 1993 , it has been used `` to reassure children upset by separation anxiety . '' </P>
<P> The Kissing Hand is an American children 's picture book written by Audrey Penn and illustrated by Ruth E. Harper and Nancy M. Leak . It features a mother raccoon comforting a child raccoon by kissing its paw . First published by the Child Welfare League of America in 1993 , it has been used `` to reassure children upset by separation anxiety . '' </P>
who is the author of the kissing hand
who is the author of the kissing hand
Audrey Penn
Audrey Penn