I read Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch, by Eileen Spinelli with pictures by Paul Yalowitz. This book was about Mr. Hatch who, everyday, goes to work at the shoelace factory, eats his cheese and mustard sandwich, buys a paper, buys a turkey wing for dinner, eats dinner, reads his paper, takes a shower, and goes to bed early so he can do it all over again the next day. On Valentine's Day, however, Mr. Hatch receives a large heart box full of candy with a note that says "Somebody Loves You". After that, Mr. Hatch wonders who loves him. He puts on a tie and walks around the neighborhood. He is friendly with everyone he meets. However, there is a twist at the end and the mailman learns that he has made a mistake and the box of candy was supposed to go to a different house. Mr. Hatch is sad and goes back to his old daily routine. The town is sad about this because they now love Mr. Hatch so they surprise him one Saturday and everyone is on his lawn to tell him they love him.
I liked this book a lot. I thought it was a sad book though. I felt sad for Mr. Hatch when the mailman told him that the Valentine wasn't for him. However, this sent a good message to children. When Mr. Hatch kept to himself all the time, nobody knew who he was, but when he was friendly and nice to everyone in town, they all learned about him and loved him and wanted to help him like he helped them.
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