The Hole by Lindsay Bonilla

 

A powerful story perfect for opening up conversations about loss

What does it feel like to lose someone you love? For one little boy, it’s like he has a hole in his life. It’s in the bottom bunk, where his little brother, Matty, used to sleep, and it’s on his brother’s chair at dinner. It follows him everywhere until the day he decides to really explore it. Inside the hole he confronts his grief—the sadness, the anger, and the truth of how much he misses Matty. His friend is waiting when he climbs out, and when she asks, “Do you want to tell me about your brother?” he’s surprised to find that talking about Matty is a comfort—and helps fill his hole with good memories.

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Lindsay Bonilla spent her childhood voraciously reading books, scribbling stories, and taking the lead roles in her front porch solo stage plays. As a theatre and religion major at Northwestern University, she fell in love with folktales and world travel. This led her to Madrid where she spent a year and a half touring Spain and Portugal with the audience-participatory theatre company, Interacting.

Lindsay founded World of Difference Ltd. in 2007 with the aim of sharing high-energy, interactive storytelling programs based on folktales from around the world with audiences of all ages. Since then, she has had the opportunity to tell stories to school children in Haiti and Ghana and teach workshops to youth leaders in Guatemala and El Salvador. All of these experiences have made her passionate about building understanding and relationships across cultures while inspiring the imagination.

Lindsay is the author of POLAR BEAR ISLAND (Union Square, 2018), winner of a 2018 Parents’ Choice Silver Award; I LOVE YOU WITH ALL OF MY HEARTS (Creative Editions, 2021), and THE NOTE WHO FACED THE MUSIC (Page Street Kids, 2023). Her forthcoming titles include THE STORYTELLER (Nancy Paulsen/Penguin, 2024) and THE HOLE (Nancy Paulsen/Penguin, 2025).

When she’s not writing or telling stories, she’s busy building Legos with her kids as they brainstorm her next book idea. Lindsay’s love for travel has taken her to twenty eight countries on five continents, but most days she can be found at home in North Canton, Ohio with her husband, two wild and creative sons, and their rescue dog, Blitzen.

Lindsay is a member of the National Storytelling Network (NSN) and the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Learn more at lindsaybonilla.com.