There's a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake

Description

Built for giggles and fun read-alouds, this illustrated edition of a classic children's song will be a storytime favorite. Some know it as "There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea." Loren Long's wife, Tracy, grew up with a midwestern father who used to sing a version in which the sea was recast as a lake (it being the midwest, after all). And boy did he love that song, turning long car trips into a mixture of torture and delight with verse after verse. Call it whatever you want - this classic children's song invites laughter and audience participation; the sillier the lyrics, the better. A cumulative text featuring repetition and tongue-twisters combine with gorgeous illustrations from New York Times bestselling illustrator Loren Long for a book kids will clamor for at storytime. Endpapers will contain sheet music for the song.

Loren Long is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Otis series. He's also the illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestseller Of Thee I Sing by Barack Obama, as well as the re-illustrated, #1 New York Times bestseller The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper. He lives in a suburb Cincinnati with his wife, two sons, and two Weimaraners. Visit him online at LorenLong.com or on Twitter @lorenlong.

Praise for There's a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake: "One to visit again and again..." --Publishers Weekly