![]() ![]() Even the palette here changes with the story's mood, from dull grays and tans to cheery pinks, oranges and blues. With its carefully measured pace, Spinelli's gentle prose is perfectly married to Yalowitz's ( Some of My Best Friends Are Monsters The Spooky Eerie Night Noise ) contemporary-style colored pencil illustrations, rendered with skill and sensitivity. The newly adorable gentleman becomes so much a part of people's lives that when it is disclosed that the heart was delivered by mistake, his friends and neighbors rally around him in a loving demonstration. Hatch interacts with his neighbors and co-workers. Hatch with a note that reads, ``Somebody loves you.'' Just the thought of someone taking an interest in him completely changes the way Mr. ![]() The library is having a contest for the best story, and the quirky narrator of this book just has to win that rollercoaster ride with her favorite author But what makes a story the best Her brother Tim says the best stories have lots of action. One Valentine's Day a giant candy-filled heart is delivered to Mr. Click to preview The best story is one that comes from the heart. Hatch is a drab, predictable gentleman who leads a painfully ordered and uninteresting life, his dreary routine at the shoelace factory barely broken by the same joyless lunch day after day. This warmhearted tale examines the effect that love and tender regard can have on a lackluster existence. ![]()
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