The Real Hole
Beverly Cleary, Mary Stevens
Hardcover
(William Morrow, March 15, 1960)
Jimmy likes real things. His father gets him a small trench shovel so he can dig a real hole in the backyard. Jimmy's hole gets bigger and bigger. Much to Jimmy's dismay, his parents tell him it's time to fill it in. His father finds a way to use the big hole without disappointing Jimmy after all his hard work.