The Penn, Audrey 1947- creator Harper, Ruth E illustrator Leak, Nancy M illustrator text Scholastic Washington D.C. 1993 First Scholastic printing, September 1998 monographic 28 unnumbered pages : Color illustrations. ; 26 cm. When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him. M 540 AD Lexile M Raz-Plus by Audrey Penn ; illustrations by Ruth E. Harper and Nancy M. Leak Sequel: Pocket full of kisses. Separation anxiety Fiction Mothers and sons Fiction Raccoons Fiction Procyonids Fiction Forest animals Fiction Kindergarten Fiction Schools Fiction PZ7.P38448 813.54 9780590047012 DLC 20250828155324.0 2475 eng