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Praise for Billy and the Hole
BILLY AND THE HOLE
Penguin-Random House: Flamingo Books
One day, Billy found a hole.
It wasn't there yesterday.
But there it was, right in his favorite spot, under his favorite tree.
This hole in the ground is no ordinary 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.
From 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 The Skull or Oliver Jeffers's There's a Ghost In This House!
It wasn't there yesterday.
But there it was, right in his favorite spot, under his favorite tree.
This hole in the ground is no ordinary 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.
From 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 The Skull or Oliver Jeffers's There's a Ghost In This House!
IF MY SISTER WERE A WORM
Written by Julie Hauswirth
Illustrated by Jessica Goecke
Illustrated by Jessica Goecke
Holiday House
A pitch-perfect tale of sibling strife and over-the-top antics in the vein of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
What do you do when your sister steals your thunder? You turn her into a worm, of course.
Worms don’t pop your birthday balloons. They don’t “help” you open your presents or prematurely blow out your candles. They don’t steal your favorite seat on the school bus!
On the other hand, worms can’t play with you before bath time. They can’t be your sidekick at family weddings, and they definitely can’t make s’mores with you at summer camp. Plus, they’re REALLY easy to lose.
If Maggie isn’t able to turn her sister back into a human, she’s in for a lifetime of parental blame and worm-hunting. There may be only one thing left to do… Are two worms better than one?
This hilarious picture book captures the bond between sisters—the good, the bad, and the worm-y—with deadpan humor and surprising warmth. The perfect read for anyone who has to share the spotlight with a sibling.
Coming Soon!
THE OTHER GARDENER
By Jessica Goecke
May 4, 2027
Atheneum/Simon & Schuster
Atheneum/Simon & Schuster
Available for pre-order!
A young gardener imagines the mystery garden on the other side of the fence must be more perfect than her own could ever be in this wryly funny picture book about making assumptions and self-acceptance that’s perfect for fans of Jon Klassen and Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden.
Tabitha loves tending her little garden. It’s only a small patch of soil, but it’s everything she needs. Until, one day, she peeks through a hole in the tall fence next to her plot and sees the biggest, most spectacular flower ever. A garden with a bloom like that probably also has fountains, a castle, and maybe even a trampoline! Suddenly, looking at her own garden doesn’t make Tabitha happy anymore—instead, she has a heavy feeling in her tummy.
Tabitha tries to make her garden as wonderful as she imagines the other one is, but how can she ever measure up to the other gardener? Then Tabitha gets the chance to see over the fence and learns the grass isn’t always greener on the other side…
Tabitha loves tending her little garden. It’s only a small patch of soil, but it’s everything she needs. Until, one day, she peeks through a hole in the tall fence next to her plot and sees the biggest, most spectacular flower ever. A garden with a bloom like that probably also has fountains, a castle, and maybe even a trampoline! Suddenly, looking at her own garden doesn’t make Tabitha happy anymore—instead, she has a heavy feeling in her tummy.
Tabitha tries to make her garden as wonderful as she imagines the other one is, but how can she ever measure up to the other gardener? Then Tabitha gets the chance to see over the fence and learns the grass isn’t always greener on the other side…
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