Publishing Community Offers Books & Help to Those Affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary School Tragedy
December 19, 2012
Following the tragedy that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the publishing community has come forward to help. Peggy Tierney, publisher of Tanglewood Press, has agreed to donate a copy of Audrey Penn’s The Kissing Hand to every elementary school child in Newtown, CT. These kids will also receive Kissing Hand-themed mittens and pillows.
"In addition to those 1,600 books, Tierney and Penn are donating 80 copies of another Kissing Hand book specifically about death, Chester and the Acorn Full of Memories, one per classroom...Bookstores, too, have pitched in. Bank Square Books in Mystic, Conn., is one of the drop-off points for Operation Snuggle, which is providing teddy bears and stuffed animals to the kids in Newtown. And Aaron’s Books in Lititz, Pa., is supporting the effort and encouraging its customers to buy books and teddy bears for a Connecticut care package for families in the stricken town."