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A Hole Is to Dig (Hardcover)

By Ruth Krauss, Maurice Sendak
$16.95
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Description


What would you say about eye-brows? Miss Krauss and the many children who made suggestions, re-visions, additions (and subtractions) to this book say, "Eyebrows are to go over eyes." A face? "A face is something to have on the front of your head." Also, "a face is so you can make faces." Hands? Well, hands are to hold. And also "a hand is to hold up when you want your turn." "A party is to say how-do-you-do and shake hands" and also "a party is to make little children happy." Of course, a brother is to help you, a package is to look inside, arms are to hug with, and a book is to look at.

And children will take this book of words and pictures to their hearts.

About the Author


Ruth Krauss, a member of the experimental Writer’s Laboratory at the Bank Street School in New York City in the 1940s, imaginatively used humor and invented words to create some of the very first books for children that highlighted a child’s inner life. She collaborated with some of the greatest illustrators in children’s literature, including Maurice Sendak and her husband, Crockett Johnson.

Product Details ISBN-10: 0060234059
ISBN-13: 9780060234058
Published: HarperCollins, 09/03/1952
Pages: 48
Language: English
Recommended Reading Level Minimum Age: 4
Maximum Age: 8
Minimum Grade Level: Preschool
Maximum Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Related Editions (all)
  • Paperback (8/1989): $6.95
  • Hardcover (8/1952): $16.95
  • Audio Cassette (9/1990): $25.95
  • Compact Disc (Abridged, 3/2006): $18.95
  • Compact Disc (3/2006): $39.95
  • Compact Disc (3/2006): $28.95
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