Back in print with gorgeously restored artwork! From beloved children's book creators Ruth Krauss and Maurice Sendak, this iconic hardcover book of first definitions is a clever, humorous read-aloud.
"A brother is to help you, a package is to look inside, arms are to hug with, and a book is to look at," as award-winning author Ruth Krauss and the many children who made suggestions, revisions, additions (and subtractions) say in this book.
Since it was first published in 1952, generations of children have taken this book of words and black-and-white pictures to heart. With wonderful illustrations from Caldecott Medal winner Maurice Sendak, this is the funniest book of definitions you'll ever read!
Don't miss these other books by Ruth Krauss and Maurice Sendak:
Somebody Else's Nut Tree
I'll Be You and You Be Me
| ISBN: | 9780062645012 |
| Publication date: | 25th August 2026 |
| Author: | Ruth Krauss |
| Illustrator: | Maurice Sendak |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 48 pages |
| Genres: |
Picture storybooks: imagination and play Early years: letters and words Children’s / Teenage: Poetry Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members |
Back in print with gorgeously restored artwork! With wonderful illustrations from Caldecott Medal winner Maurice Sendak, this is the funniest book of definitions you'll ever read!
A Hole Is to Dig features in the following genres: Picture storybooks: imagination and play, Early years: letters and words, Children’s / Teenage: Poetry, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
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A Hole Is to Dig was written by Ruth Krauss and published by HarperCollins
A Hole Is to Dig has 48 pages
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