{"product_id":"the-hole-zyvind-torseter-9781592701438","title":"The Hole","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA funny, original, and exciting picture book about a rebellious hole that will fascinate young and old alike.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe protagonist of \u003ci\u003eThe Hole\u003c\/i\u003e has discovered a hole in his apartment and tries to find an explanation for it. He seeks expert advice. But not everything can be explained. Perhaps he'll just have to accept that the hole is there? \u003ci\u003eThe Hole\u003c\/i\u003e has simple, expressive drawings created by pen and computer, and there's a hole punched right through the book, so it really exists, even if it can't be explained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComic yet philosophical, simple yet deeply expressive, \u003ci\u003eThe Hole\u003c\/i\u003e is quite simply--brilliant!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Hello, I've discovered a hole in my apartment. . . . It moves. . . . If you could come take a look. . . . Bring it down, you say? What? Hello?!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1972, \u003cb\u003e yvind Torseter\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and one of Norway's most acclaimed illustrators. He employs both traditional and digital picture techniques and has created six picture books on his own and many others with different authors. Torseter has received numerous prizes for his books, which have been translated into many languages. \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Arms Are A Boat\u003c\/i\u003e (Enchanted Lion Books, 2012) was his first book to be published in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Øyvind Torseter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1592701434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781592701438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Enchanted Lion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Board Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 9.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2013 pg. 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2013 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average","brand":"Øyvind Torseter","offers":[{"title":"Board Book","offer_id":48440849236223,"sku":"9781592701438","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef5cf27d-1ba2-42f9-b175-180b67db7c6b.jpg?v=1777187079","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hole-zyvind-torseter-9781592701438","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}