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Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch

by Eileen Spinelli · 1991

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One wintry day, a postman delivers a mysterious package with a big pink bow to a lonely man named Mr. Hatch. "Somebody loves you" the note says.

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"Somebody loves me!" Mr. Hatch sings as he dusts his living room. "Somebody loves me!" Mr. Hatch whistles as he does his errands in town. "But who, " Mr. Hatch wonders, "could that somebody be?"

After some time, Mr. Hatch discovers just who his secret admirer is and, in doing so, enjoys the biggest surprise of his life!

Genre
literary fiction
Themes
friendshipcommunity
Setting
Christmas
Mood
emotional
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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