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Setting Details

Characters 100

The character who is crying at the beginning of the

story.

Who is Chester?

Characters 200

The character who holds her hand to her face and

thinks “Chester loves me!”Who is mama

raccoon?

Characters 300

The character who rang in the new school year.

Who is Hoot Owl?

Characters 400

A reason that these characters go to school at night.

What is they are nocturnal?

Characters 500Describe these

characters as real or make-believe.

What is they are make-believe, they talk.

Setting 100The place where the story

happens.

What is the forest?

Setting 200The color of the sky when Chester leaves for school.

What is black?

Setting 300

The place in the story that Chester wants to stay instead

of going to school.

What is home?

Setting 400

Mother describes school as a place Chester will _______ once he starts.

What is love?

Setting 500 The name of the season during the

story.

What is fall? (did you notice the leaves were changing color and falling from the trees?)

Details 100

The author of this story.

Who is Audrey Penn?

Details 200Chester’s mom learned the wonderful secret of the kissing hand from these

people.

Who are her mother and her mother’s mother?

Details 300Chester gives his mom

this special gift.

What is a kissing hand? (just like the one she gave him)

Details 400Chester scampers. Tell another word that means

the same as scamper.

What is run?

Details 500Describe how Chester’s

kissing hand works.

What is press your hand to your face and think “Mommy loves you,

mommy loves you” and the kiss jumps onto your

face.