Center for Children's Literature Blog

Children’s Book Committee – November 2023 Pick

Holey Moley
Author: Bethan Clarke
Illustrator: Anders Frang

An overly exuberant goat, using cumulative, silly, rhyming suggestions, insists on trying to guess where a mole lives. Playful illustrations.

Our Young Reviewer Says:
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“I liked the part where Gus said so many rhyming words. I find it special because my grandma gave it to me. I could tell that Mavis Mole was frustrated that Gus wouldn’t listen. The rhymes are fun.”

–Finn, age 6, Houston TX.

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