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Author_Jessica Goecke
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Product details
- ISBN 9780593695234
- Weight: 408g
- Dimensions: 226 x 286mm
- Publication Date: 11 Aug 2026
- Publisher: Penguin Young Readers
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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A boy, a talking hole in the ground, and an impossible request. One day, Billy found a hole. It wasn't there yesterday. But there it was, right in his favourite spot, under his favourite tree. This hole in the ground is no ordinary hole in the ground. For it speaks to Billy with a voice that's cold and hard, like ancient stone. At first, the hole in the ground is polite and kind, and tells Billy how clever he is. And, well, Billy just can't resist his new odd friend and their nice words. But when the hole's requests grow more extreme, and Billy can't always meet them - - Billy will have to take matters into his own hands before his new friend takes matters into theirs.
Jessica Goecke is a writer, illustrator, and graphic designer. She is a 2023 PB Rising Stars mentee and recipient of SCBWI's Don Freeman grant. She lives just outside Seattle with her husband, two kids, and miniature snauzer, Duke. Billy and the Hole is her debut picture book.
