In this latest addition to the Kissing Hand book collection, Chester Raccoon is faced with another problem common to schoolchildren – a bully! When a badger causes problems for all the young animals at school, Mrs. Raccoon brings her special insight and understanding to the problem. She tells Chester and his friends a story of how, in another forest, a pointy blue stone that could hurt tender paws was turned into a smooth pebble with the help of the animals that lived there. Chester and his friends understand the message and join together to help the bully change. When they ask the badger to play, they are surprised by how well Mrs. Raccoon’s strategy works!

This sweet story illustrates many lessons: that many child bullies are themselves unhappy, and that sometimes the best way to get rid of an enemy is to make him or her a friend. Chester and his friends provide readers with a good example of settling differences by a peaceful means.