Best Photos of the Day

A boy plays in the burrow-esque entrance to The Rabbit Hole museum, which features hiding places, reading nooks and more than 3,000 books, in Kansas City, Mo., March 16, 2024. The tale behind the new immersive museum of children's literature is equal parts imagination, chutzpah and "The Little Engine That Could." (Chase Castor/The New York Times).

Visitors to The Rabbit Hole museum play in a kitchen inspired by "Blueberries for Sal," in which everything from the stove to the lobster pot to the views from the windows, was designed to match Robert McCloskey's illustrations, in Kansas City, Mo., March 16, 2024. The tale behind the new immersive museum of children's literature is equal parts imagination, chutzpah and "The Little Engine That Could." (Chase Castor/The New York Times).

A family reads Esphyr Slobodkina's "Caps for Sale" in a nook inspired by the book at The Rabbit Hole museum in Kansas City, Mo., March 16, 2024. The tale behind the new immersive museum of children's literature is equal parts imagination, chutzpah and "The Little Engine That Could." (Chase Castor/The New York Times).

A boy and his mom check out scenes and figures from Russell Hoban's Frances house, which features members of the badger's family, a Chompo bar from "A Birthday for Frances" and a recording of a reading from "Egg Thoughts and Other Frances Songs," at The Rabbit Hole museum in Kansas City, Mo., March 16, 2024. The tale behind the new immersive museum of children's literature is equal parts imagination, chutzpah and "The Little Engine That Could." (Chase Castor/The New York Times).

Children explore one of the many tunnels and portals at The Rabbit Hole museum in Kansas City, Mo., March 16, 2024. The tale behind the new immersive museum of children's literature is equal parts imagination, chutzpah and "The Little Engine That Could." (Chase Castor/The New York Times).

Deb Pettid, who with her husband, Pete Cowdin, founded The Rabbit Hole, in the offices of the children's literature museum in Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 7, 2023. The tale behind the new immersive museum of children's literature is equal parts imagination, chutzpah and "The Little Engine That Could." (Chase Castor/The New York Times).

Three LED rabbits, which glow pink at night, on the roof of The Rabbit Hole museum in Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 7, 2023. The tale behind the new immersive museum of children's literature is equal parts imagination, chutzpah and "The Little Engine That Could." (Chase Castor/The New York Times).

A copy of Margaret Wise Brown's "Goodnight Moon" sits on a nightstand in the great green room from the book, where the fire crackles, the clock ticks and a phone connects guests to a recording of the illustrator's son reading the beloved bedtime story, at The Rabbit Hole museum in Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 7, 2023. The tale behind the new immersive museum of children's literature is equal parts imagination, chutzpah and "The Little Engine That Could." (Chase Castor/The New York Times).

Young readers crawl through a tunnel with a view of "No, David!" and "Good Dog Carl," at The Rabbit Hole museum in Kansas City, Mo., March 16, 2024. The tale behind the new immersive museum of children's literature is equal parts imagination, chutzpah and "The Little Engine That Could." (Chase Castor/The New York Times).

Children slide down a giant foot inspired by Shel Silverstein's "Where the Sidewalk Ends," which intersects with pine trees from "Blueberries for Sal," at The Rabbit Hole museum in Kansas City, Mo., March 16, 2024. The tale behind the new immersive museum of children's literature is equal parts imagination, chutzpah and "The Little Engine That Could." (Chase Castor/The New York Times).