![]() ![]() A sequel, The Greatest Gift, publishes simultaneously.Ī plucky mouse finds her true home in this warm, winning tale. Delicate pencil illustrations reinforce Heartwood’s cozy home theme. Charming anthropomorphic characters, humorous mishaps, and outside threats add to the drama. ![]() As Mona secretly leaves Heartwood, she discovers marauding wolves planning to crash Heartwood’s Snow Festival and devises a daring plan to save the place she regards as home. But when Mona accidentally breaks a rule, Tilly convinces her she will be fired. Mona’s clever approaches with a wounded songbird, an anxious skunk, and a wayward bear win Mr. Grateful to be at Heartwood, Mona strives to prove herself despite Tilly’s unfriendly attitude. Heartwood, takes pity on homeless Mona, allowing her to stay for the fall to assist the maid, Tilly, a red squirrel. When Mona presses the heart, a door opens, and she enters the lobby of Heartwood Hotel, where small forest critters hibernate, eat, and celebrate in safety. After a storm forces her to flee her latest forest shelter, she discovers an enormous tree with a heart carved into its trunk. ![]() ![]() An orphan mouse unexpectedly arrives at Heartwood Hotel, which she hopes will become the home she’s seeking. ![]()
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