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There Is Not Usually a Hole

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If you saw a hole in the ground and a banana popped out of it, would you go in and explore? A quirky, fun and surreal picture book about the tricky business of sharing, surprising new friendships and snacks for all curious little adventurers.

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SKU: 9781529526363 Category: Children's Junior Stories Tags: Children's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Fantasy & magical realism, Children's / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Romance & relationships stories, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Family issues
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Description

“Adorable … spectacular … funny” Guardian on Daisy Hirst’s books

If you saw a hole in the ground and a banana popped out of it, would you go in and explore?
A quirky, fun and surreal picture book about the tricky business of sharing, surprising new friendships and snacks for all curious little adventurers, from the creator of the internationally successful Natalie & Alphonse series.
Betsy and Philippa are out on a walk, when Betsy points to the ground. “There is not usually a hole.”
Then something comes out of the hole. It is a banana.
Next, Philippa disappears down the hole – so Betsy has to go and find her!

Additional information

Weight 0.16 kg
Dimensions 25.9 × 21 × 0.4 cm
Author

Hirst, Daisy

Publisher

Walker Books Ltd

Imprint

Walker Books Ltd

Cover

Paperback

Pages

32

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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