THIS BOOK IS FULL OF HOLES: I Like It A WHOLE Lot!

PEACHTREE, 2024

 As you can see from the cover, HOLES really spark curiosity. These curious characters and more populate the pages of THIS BOOK IS FULL OF HOLES: From Underground to Outer Space and Everywhere In Between, written by Nora Nickum and illustrated by Robert Meganck. 

(When you get your hands on this book, check out the BACK cover and endpapers to appreciate the extent to which illustrations set the tone for making something as mundane as HOLES a truly fun topic to explore with mind-expanding potential!)

The direct address and informative text approach is enhanced by arranging simple questions and explanations in attention-grabbing text colors and fonts, laid out in bright boxes and other shapes on pages with various characters demonstrating HOLES, even familiar ones, in ways readers may not have noticed them before. Some pages include elaboration of text from the basic Q/A pattern, explaining ways in which an archeologic dig can be considered a hole, how and where various holes develop, and even where one might feel concerned that holes exist at all! 

The range of examples take readers from their own school bus or yard through nature sites, games, and even the physics of holes, affecting the toys and sports equipment they use .From science to art to everyday life, readers will find themselves looking at their own lives with an eye out for holes and the ways in which they affect our lives. This is a great example of a timeless and worthy addition to home, school, and library shelves, combining solid information with entertaining language, visuals, and new thinking for young readers.

Speaking of classic and timeless, Maurice Sendak and Ruth Kraus created A HOLE IS TO DIG more than a half century ago. it has been reissued many times and some of the original prints are truly valuable. It can still be found in many libraries, and you can view a reading of it on YOUTUBE, HERE.