Hamilton-Davies, Will. Mole and the Mound and the House Underground, The. Kasia Fryza, Illus. Post Wave, 05/2026. [30]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 979-8-89509-067-1. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL.
Mole digs a home deep underground, while Bird, Bee and Beaver work on building what they each say is the best house – be it a nest, a lodge, or a hive. But when a storm comes along and makes a mess of their houses, they find safety in Mole’s mound, and discover how much they had not been able to see. The pen, ink, and digital illustrations convey how the aboveground animals dismissed Mole’s underground work as being inferior, and their surprise at what they find when they finally take Mole up on his offer to visit. A different way to say that not everything is at it seems, and looks can be deceiving when you cannot see the whole.
Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library