A Hole is to Dig

“A Hole Is to Dig” is a clever, humorous “first book of first definitions,” created by Ruth Krauss with the help of children themselves. A brother is to help you, a package is to look inside, arms are to hug with, and a book is to look at. Krauss’s wonderfully original definitions and Maurice Sendak’s lively black-and-white pictures capture a child’s sense of play and wonder.