Podcast appearances and mentions of Ruth E Harper

Steven J. Simmons - Where Do Ocean Creatures Sleep at Night? This is episode 672 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Steven J. Simmons has been a professor of law and government, a White House aide on domestic policy, and a leader in the cable industry. Steven is the author of Where Do Creatures Sleep at Night? and the best-selling Alice and Greta: A Tale of Two Witches, and coauthor of Where Do Big Creatures Sleep at Night?  Clifford R. Simmons' lifelong passion for writing and love for his nieces and nephews fuels his enthusiasm for children's books and co-authorship with his father, Steven. Cliff formerly worked at Google and now runs his own business. He is the co-author of Where Do Big Creatures Sleep at Night?  Ruth E. Harper is a self-taught artist from England. She loves to echo nature in her work. She lives in Iowa with an adorable husband – they have six grown-up kids between them (plus handfuls of grandbabies!). She is the illustrator of the NYT bestseller The Kissing Hand (with Nancy M. Leak), Happy Mamas, Where Do Creatures Sleep at Night? and Where Do Big Creatures Sleep at Night? Our focus today will be their children's book - Where Do Ocean Creatures Sleep at Night? Awesome conversation! Fantastic book! Beautiful illustrations! Thanks for listening! Before you go... You could help support this podcast by Buying Me A Coffee. Not really buying me something to drink but clicking on the link on my home page at https://stevenmiletto.com for Buy Me a Coffee or by going to this link Buy Me a Coffee. This would allow you to donate to help the show address the costs associated with producing the podcast from upgrading gear to the fees associated with producing the show. That would be cool. Thanks for thinking about it.  Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you! You are AWESOME! Thanks so much! Connect & Learn More: https://www.stevesimmonsbooks.com/ https://www.instagram.com/simmonsstories/?hl=en Length - 30:12

The Kissing Hand is written by Audrey Penn, illustrated by Ruth E. Harper and Nancy M. Leak, published by Tanglewood Publishing, Inc. in 2006. When Chester Raccoon does not want to go to school his mother shares a secret that helps overcome his fear.

Autor: Audrey Penn Ilustaciones de: Ruth E. Harper y Nancy M. Leak  Chester Mapache y su Madre - y las diferentes formas en que el amor nos hace sentir seguros y nos da la fortaleza necesaria en un mundo que a veces nos atemoriza - son el punto central de este libro para niños escrito e ilustrado con gran belleza. Un beso en mi mano es un regalo maravilloso para el niño que entra a la escuela o que sale de campamento por primera vez, o para cualquier ocasión que le signifique una separación temporal de su hogar o de sus seres queridos.

If there's one thing we know, it's that there are two kinds of picture books that are most often divisive: the message-y books and the sweet and fuzzies. Combine the two and you get The Kissing Hand. There is NO doubt that the book is loved deeply by Kindergarten teachers, but would you call it a picture book classic worthy of keeping on shelves for decades to come? Betsy really didn't know how Kate would react to this one when I handed it to her. Would she be charmed? Be appalled? And, as ever, Kate surprises Betsy. She's good at that. Show Notes: - Honestly, if you know why there used to be two illustrators associated with this book and then, later, only illustrator Ruth E. Harper was mentioned on the book's website, please let us in on the story. - Yep. On the Top 100 Picture Books Poll it came in at #95: http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/05/16/top-100-picture-books-95-the-kissing-hand-by-audrey-penn/ - Here's the link to Letters to Chester, which is entirely free and online for you: http://www.tanglewoodbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Letters-to-Chester_Layout_LowEmail3c.indd_.pdf - Want to cook up some Kissing Hand cookies of your own? This one with Hershey's Kisses makes a lot of sense: http://www.momto2poshlildivas.com/2011/08/kissing-hand-keepsake-craft-math.html And finally, here is the book trailer for Fabulous Monsters by Alberto Manguel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXg1bPoqHDU For the full Show Notes, please visit http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2019/11/04/fuse-8-n'-kate:-the-kissing-hand-by-audrey-penn,-ruth-e-harper-&-nancy-m-leak/