The Hole Book

The Hole Book is a 1908 picture book by the artist Peter Newell. The story follows an accidentally-fired bullet as it travels through various scenes and objects in a town. The physical book features a literal, die-cut hole on each page, which is incorporated into the illustrations of havoc wreaked along bullet's path. The Hole Book is remembered as one of Newell's novelty picture book innovations, appearing decades before pop-up books became commonplace.