Praise for The Hole

One of Brain Pickings's 13 Best Children's, Illustrated, and Picture Books of 2013! "The story of a lovable protagonist who wakes up one day and discovers a mysterious hole in his apartment, which moves and seems to have a mind of its own. Befuddled, he looks for its origin-in vain. He packs it in a box and takes it to a lab, but still no explanation."
Brain Pickings

For a humorous demonstration of how a little thing can have big implications, look no further than 'The Hole,' by Norwegian writer and illustrator Oyvind Torseter. This stylish book has a single small hole drilled all the way through its middle, which brings readers in on the joke from the beginning... [A] curiously affecting story.
The Wall Street Journal

I got [The Hole] when my daughter was just two, and we read it then and still read it now. A creature moving into a new apartment discovers a hole which keeps moving, which he can't manage to understand or get rid of, but which he eventually accommodates as a moon, as a light. I assume every adult knows about these absences with which we have to make a measured peace.
Rivka Galchen

Off-the-wall (so to speak) and seriously fun, this story is one to give a child of any age for exploring and pondering.
Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Born in 1972, Øyvind Torseter 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, many of which have been translated into many languages.

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