The puppet show is about to begin! Susie and Roberto are putting on a puppet show and all of their friends have come to see it, even quiet and shy Louie. But as the show begins, Louie becomes fascinated by the smiling puppet named Gussie and shouts “ Hello!” to her in front of a hushed audience. After the show, Louie goes home and dreams about Gussie. When he wakes up, he discovers that his new friends have left a gift for him. This class Ezra Jack Keats story of compassion and generosity is as fresh today as it was when it first appeared more than twenty years ago.