This book was based on a poem the author wrote wen he was 10 years old. It was about his experience being bullied. The book was really simple. The words were really easy to read and would be a great beginner book, but could definitely be used for all ages because it had such a powerful message about bullying and sometimes all it takes is saying "Hello!" It started out with a dog feeling left out and then moves to a little boy who feels left out. The illustrations were good but they were a little bland. The only colors used were black for the sketches, blue for the shadows and red for a ball. The background was always white and there wasn't much going on in each picture. There were always a group of kids playing a sport with the red ball, a dog, and the little boy that was always observing from the corner. I was a little disappointed with the art because in the back (the about the authors section) it said that the illustrator is one of the world's leading illustrator and I wasn't impressed by the work. The pictures went along well with the story but they were very, very simple. I thought it was a pretty good poem for being written by a 10 year old. It had a rhyme scheme and really expressed some deep feeling! I think the author must have been struggling with bullying for quite sometime in school if he expressed it in such a deep, sensitive poem.
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