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Kirsty Paxton - Author
CC BY 4.0Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Kirsty Paxton. Illustrator: Amy Slatem. Designer: Danielle Botha. Editor: Catherine Parkinson.
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Original Book on Book Dash: Why is there a hole in the wall? (opens in a new tab)A gentle, playful story about a boy who remains curious after hearing several different answers to his question about a hole in the wall.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceHow the book presents it: His persistence is treated warmly: his sister predicts he will keep asking, and the story ends with laughter.
Talk about: What do you think makes Lungisa want to keep asking?
Talk about: How might you respond if people you know gave different answers to the same question?
Its repeated refrain makes it easy to join in, while the changing answers invite comparison between explanations involving waves and a giant fish, ancestors, God and a ship.
The answers include spiritual and ancestral beliefs alongside explanations involving waves and a ship. The story presents them as different responses, without establishing which is factually correct.
Which answer did you find most interesting, and what makes it different from the others?
Pause at each answer and invite your child to notice what kind of explanation it is. At the end, ask what they would like to keep wondering about.
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Book Dash — Why is there a hole in the wall?
Complete story and illustrations · ISBN 9781928377191
Checked: 8 October 2026.
Relevant to: Curiosity and unanswered questions; Different beliefs and explanations
Benefits, discussion questions and reading approaches are suggestions. Your knowledge of your child remains part of the decision.
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