The Greatest Gift
(Heartwood Hotel #2)
Written by: Kallie George
Illustrated by: Stephanie Graegin
Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
on July 3, 2017
Genre: Children's, Fantasy, Animals
Length: 176 pages
Ages: 7 - 10 years
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Synopsis:
Mona the mouse has finally found a place to call home, the cozy Heartwood Hotel, where she works as a maid and sleeps snuggled up in a room with her best friend. Following the festive St. Slumber celebration, most of the guests have settled in to hibernate, and the staff is looking forward to a relaxing winter. But disruptions abound, from a difficult duchess to a mysterious midnight snacker. As the snow stacks higher, Mona will have to gather friends both old and new to keep the peace, finding help in some of the most unexpected places.
My Thoughts:
Mona the Mouse has settled into her daily routine as a maid at the Heartwood Hotel and winter has come, meaning most of the animals are hibernating, but a demanding duchess appears, food keeps disappearing, and Mona is determined to find the perfect gift for her friends at the Heartwood.
The Greatest Gift is the fantastic and heartwarming sequel to A True Home, in which we were introduced to Mona the Mouse, an orphan that is swept away in a storm and ends up at the Heartwood Hotel, where she is taken on as a maid. There, she finds her place in the busy oak tree hotel and makes a few friends along the way.
In this sequel, Winter has descended upon the Heartwood, and a majority of its patrons are hibernating, but there's always plenty of work for Mona, Tilly the Squirrel, and the others. Mona is determined to make the perfect gift for the Heartwood but with the extra patrons and sneaky night-time snackers, she has her work cut out for her. But when her friends are in danger, Mona steps up and makes big sacrifices to save them and others in need.
This series is a quartet set in each of the four seasons and has plenty of adorable woodland creature characters to fall in love with! We've enjoyed the first two very much and can't wait to continue!
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