There Is Not Usually a Hole: (A Playful Read-Aloud about New Friendships and Sharing - For Preschoolers, Kindergarteners, and Kids Ages 3-5)
There Is Not Usually a Hole: (A Playful Read-Aloud about New Friendships and Sharing - For Preschoolers, Kindergarteners, and Kids Ages 3-5)
There Is Not Usually a Hole: (A Playful Read-Aloud about New Friendships and Sharing - For Preschoolers, Kindergarteners, and Kids Ages 3-5)
Description
Description
A quirky, fun, and surreal story about new friendships (and snacks) for all curious little adventurers. Betsy and her stuffed crocodile Philippa are out on a walk, when Betsy points to the ground. "There is not usually a hole."
Then something comes out of the hole. It is a banana. Followed by a number of other unexpected items. Betsy is content to watch what happens, but when Philippa disappears down the hole, Betsy has to go find her. From master picture book creator Daisy Hirst comes a story of friendship and sharing, and realizing that more is indeed merrier.
Then something comes out of the hole. It is a banana. Followed by a number of other unexpected items. Betsy is content to watch what happens, but when Philippa disappears down the hole, Betsy has to go find her. From master picture book creator Daisy Hirst comes a story of friendship and sharing, and realizing that more is indeed merrier.
About the Author
About the Author
Daisy Hirst is the creator of the internationally successful Natalie & Alphonse series, as well as the Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Honor Book The Girl with the Parrot on Her Head, Hilda and the Runaway Baby, Hamish Takes the Train, and I Like Trains. Daisy Hirst lives in London.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
The inherent humor of finding a mysterious hole and then exploring its depths is a distinct enticement, but it's the relationship between Betsy and Philippa (and then, in time, Betsy and Nelson) that gives the book its heart and soul. . . .A journey into the unknown yields friends both old and new in a tale that's one part diverting and two parts charming.
--Kirkus Reviews In this sweetly absurd world, snacks and shared appreciation for similar playthings resolve all misunderstandings, forging a new friendship as unexpected as a suddenly appearing hole.
--Publishers Weekly The simple, uncluttered artwork is a good accompaniment to the straightforward text; there is a lot of humor in what Hirst (Monster Food) doesn't say. With themes of friendship, loyalty, and persistence, this would be a good companion to I Must Have Bobo by Eileen Rosenthal.
--School Library Journal Hirst's inventive and childlike illustrations, especially of the dusky, tunnel-filled world underground, are sure to spark the imagination of kids reading or listening along. . . . Kids constantly accompanied by their stuffed animal besties will be eager to follow along with Betsy's investigation in this playful, offbeat story.
--Booklist The visual joke that Betsy and Nelson both have toys that look an awful lot like their counterpart is both clever and extremely cute, and the blob-like screen prints of Betsy's friendly face and crimson red fur are sure to keep any cat-loving kid entertained. . . . This picture book is sure to please a classroom of kids at storytime--particularly the ones who are known to lose their toys.?
--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
--Kirkus Reviews In this sweetly absurd world, snacks and shared appreciation for similar playthings resolve all misunderstandings, forging a new friendship as unexpected as a suddenly appearing hole.
--Publishers Weekly The simple, uncluttered artwork is a good accompaniment to the straightforward text; there is a lot of humor in what Hirst (Monster Food) doesn't say. With themes of friendship, loyalty, and persistence, this would be a good companion to I Must Have Bobo by Eileen Rosenthal.
--School Library Journal Hirst's inventive and childlike illustrations, especially of the dusky, tunnel-filled world underground, are sure to spark the imagination of kids reading or listening along. . . . Kids constantly accompanied by their stuffed animal besties will be eager to follow along with Betsy's investigation in this playful, offbeat story.
--Booklist The visual joke that Betsy and Nelson both have toys that look an awful lot like their counterpart is both clever and extremely cute, and the blob-like screen prints of Betsy's friendly face and crimson red fur are sure to keep any cat-loving kid entertained. . . . This picture book is sure to please a classroom of kids at storytime--particularly the ones who are known to lose their toys.?
--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Candlewick Press (MA)
Pub date:
2026-01-13
Length:
32 pages
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