A Hole is to Dig
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Book 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... More
Book Information
Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
Binding | Hardcover (33 editions) |
Reading Level | Baby to Pre-K |
# of Pages | N/A |
ISBN-10 | 0060298030 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0060298036 |
Publication Date | 09/1985 |
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6/4/2008 Education Maze said:
tags: I recommend, Inspired me
Ruth Krauss is one of the great children's literature writers and one of Sendak's excellent mentors, it's hard not to love her. "A Hole Is To Dig" strikes me in the freedom it gives children to choose how they manipulate objects, ideas, and the outside world. A hole does not have one purpose, but ma... more
tags: I recommend, Inspired me
3/10/2008 Jessica McLeod said: The words and illustrations combine perfectly to create a charming, silly, serious book that makes me happy every time I read it. The early Sendak drawings are so simple and yet so lovely!
tags: Inspired me
tags: Inspired me
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