The Secret Heart Patch — Every day, Pippa tapped the tiny heart patch on her skirt before cheer club and whispered, “Pop, pep, hooray!” The patch was not magic, but it had been cut from her old baby blanket, soft as a cookie crumb. Read the full story →
Every day, Pippa tapped the tiny heart patch on her skirt before cheer club and whispered, “Pop, pep, hooray!” The patch was not magic, but it had been cut from her old baby blanket, soft as a cookie crumb. One day, in the echoey school hallway, she heard a squeak-squeak-squeak and saw the music teacher’s cart wobble toward a puddle of spilled glitter glue.
Because of that, Pippa yanked off her heart patch and stuck it under the cart’s wobbly wheel. Because of THAT, the cart rolled straight, but her skirt looked plain for the big chant. Finally, Pippa shook her pom-poms so wildly that loose glitter flew up like tiny fireworks. Nobody saw the patch under the wheel, but the hallway stayed safe, and Pippa grinned, “Pop, pep, hooray!” Can you spot the little heart that still seems to cheer with her?
