The unbreakable bond between Moose and his owner Zara is brilliantly conveyed through metaphor; "Hello smelled like homemade cookies" but "Goodbye was hide without seek. Entertaining antics flood each colorful page that lead to a problem-solved, "hello" resolution.

This gentle story of a young boy seeking to belong among his friends, both tells and shows what feeling invisible looks like—drab grays against bright color. Soft illustrations attend to childhood facial expressions that reveal greater depths of feeling, both good and bad. A beautiful portrayal of the radical impact of kindness. Charming and rewarding.