A simple hole in Zia's pocket turns into quite an elaborate adventure when she adds her imagination.
Thoughts: Such a fun story and a great celebration of imagination. The story gets more fantastical with each page turn. The illustrations are vibrant and colorful. My favorites are Zia's expressions and all the animals. I think this book will be great for preschool storytime and for sharing with first and second grade classrooms when I visit local elementary schools. For a hole themed storytime pair The Whole Hole Story with Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth by Marie-Louise Gay, and Oh No! by Candace Fleming. For an imagination themed storytime pair with a few of the following: Dream Friends by You Byun, Dream Animals: A Bedtime Story by Emily Winfield Martin, the Dog books by Louise Yates (Dog Love Books, Dog Loves Drawing, Dog Loves Counting), the wordless books by Aaron Becker (Journey, Quest, Return), Fairly Fairy Tales and Maybe Mother Goose both by Esme Raji Codell, Play Outside by Laurent Moreau, and Lift by Minh Lê.
Themes: Imagination, Holes
(Illustrated by Ken Lamug. Versify, 2021.)
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