A Hole is to Dig

A collection of children's own definitions for everyday things — a hole is to dig, a face is so you can make faces — told in the funny, backwards logic only kids have.

For the kid who explains the world with total confidence and zero regard for the dictionary, this book takes their logic seriously and puts it right on the page.

• Big idea: Kids already have their own true way of understanding the world, and it deserves to be listened to, not corrected.
• Vibes: playful, matter-of-fact, quietly funny

• love to make up their own definitions for things
• enjoy silly, surprising logic
• like to look closely at busy, expressive drawings
• respond well to short bursts of text they can revisit in any order

• Imagination: What do you think a hole is for?
• Story & problem-solving: Which definition in the book made the most sense to you?
• Real-life connection: If you got to make up a definition for something, what would you pick?
• Imagination: What's a silly definition you could invent for your own face, or your own hands?