The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater is a wonderful book about a neighborhood where all the houses are the same.  A bird flies by and drops orange paint on one man's home, creating a 'splot' on his roof which becomes offensive to the neighbors.  He ends up being inspired by the 'splot' to make the house look like the home of his dreams.  One by one, he convinces the … [Read more...]