A Hole Is to Dig

"This ''first book of first definitions'' is a child''s book, but it is also that rare and wonderful one that is genuinely original and imaginative." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Krauss''s definitions--from ''toes are to wiggle'' to ''a hat is to wear on a train''--tell what''s what--and Sendak''s inimitable early illustrations show how." -- Publishers Weekly "A unique book . . . with drawings bouncing with action and good humor." -- New York Times "Entirely original in approach and content is this ''first book of first definitions'' in which Miss Krauss, with the help of children themselves, gives us such gems as ''a seashell is to hear the sea''; ''cats are so you can have kittens.'' The illustrations are perfect whether they are making it clear that, of course, ''buttons are to keep people warm''; or picturing the small boy who feels he has thought of an excruciatingly funny definition: ''A tablespoon is to eat a table with.''" -- Horn Book Magazine "The tiny book, with its hundreds of funny, tiny children, has immediate appeal to the eye." -- New York Herald Tribune

Product details

• Authors: Ruth Krauss, Ruth/ Sendak Krauss
• Assisted by: Maurice Sendak (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.12.2018, delayed
• EAN: 9780062645012
• ISBN: 978-0-06-264501-2
• No. of pages: 48
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Words, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage: Poetry, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Picture storybooks: imagination and play, Early years: letters and words, JUVENILE FICTION: Classics, JUVENILE FICTION: Concepts / Words, JUVENILE FICTION: Poetry (see also Stories in Verse) *, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories