The Hole Book, by Peter Newell, was published in 1908 by Harper & Brothers. It is a rhyming poem about a boy who accidentally fires a gun. The bullet goes through the wall of his house and passes through various neighbors, interrupting their day and creating a large holes until it finally hits a newly-wed's extra-hard cake. The book features Newell's color illustrations and the original book had a hole passing through the entire book.