{"product_id":"billy-and-the-hole-9780593695234","title":"Billy and the Hole","description":"\u003cb\u003eA boy, a talking hole in the ground, and an impossible request.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day, Billy found a hole.\u003cbr\u003eIt wasn't there yesterday.\u003cbr\u003eBut there it was, right in his favorite spot, under his favorite tree. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis hole in the ground is \u003ci\u003eno ordinary\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a singular new voice in children's books, Jessica Goecke, comes a new macabre picture book with gorgeous art and a touch of darkness that is also at turns laugh-out-loud funny. Perfect for fans of Jon Klassen's \u003ci\u003eThe Skull \u003c\/i\u003eor Olive Jeffers's \u003ci\u003eThere's a Ghost In This House\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flamingo Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593695234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jessica Goecke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715561058485,"sku":"9780593695234","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/billy-and-the-hole-9780593695234","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}