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Written and illustrated by Øyvind Torseter
Translated from Norwegian by Kari Dickson

One of Brain Pickings’s 13 Best Children's, Illustrated, and Picture Books of 2013

The protagonist of The Hole 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? The Hole 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.

Comic yet philosophical, simple yet deeply expressive, The Hole is quite simply… brilliant!

ISBN: 978-1-59270-143-8
9.2" (W) x 10.8" (H) • 64 pages • Hardcover

Ages: 4-8

Publication Date: August 27, 2013

Written & illustrated by Øyvind Torseter
Translated from Norwegian by Kari Dickson

Surprising, comic, and thought-provoking, this book, from Norway’s greatest cartoonist, Øyvind Torseter, which has a splendid physical hole punched right through it, tells the story of a mysterious, missing hole and the hilarious search for it!

Set directly after the events of The Hole, in which a hole inexplicably appeared, was sent to a lab for testing, and was then returned to its hapless owner, here the same hole now goes missing, leading its owner on a quest to find it and bring it home. Full of twists and turns, curious characters, and many surprises, this is an urban quest for the ages that evokes laughter, while sparking questions and wonder alike. 

In these pages, Norwegian artist and illustrator Øyvind Torseter recontextualizes the titular hole as an array of circular objects, masterfully blurring the line between absence and presence and delivering an entertaining and thought-provoking read from cover to cover.

ISBN: 978-1-59270-508-5

234 mm (W) x 276 mm (H) • 80 pages • Hardcover

Ages: 7-10

Publication Date: November 17, 2026

OUT NOV 17, 2026! Please note that all preorder copies will ship in September, in advance of publication November 17th.