Arnie, the Doughnut

At first glance, Arnie looks like an average doughnut-round, cakey, with a hole in the middle, iced and sprinkled. He was made by one of the best bakeries in town, and admittedly his sprinkles are candy-colored. Still, a doughnut is just a doughnut, right? WRONG! Not if Arnie has anything to say about it. And, for a doughnut, he sure seems to have an awful lot to say. Can Arnie change the fate of all doughnuts-or at least have a hand in his own future? Well, you'll just have to read this funny story and find out for yourself.

Laurie Keller is the author and illustrator of Open Wide: Tooth School Inside, a Nick Jr. Best Book of the Year, and The Scrambled States of America, which was named an IRA-CBC Children’s Choice, a Bank Street College of Education Best Book for Children, an ABA “Pick of the Lists,” and a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year. Laurie lives in Muskegon, Michigan.

A Chicago Tribune precinct pick for the holidays
A New York Times Book Review "Notable Book"
A Publishers Weekly "Editor's Pick"
A Publishers Weekly "Best Children Books 2003"
A Publishers Weekly "Tastiest-and Most Well-Rounded-Title Character" Award

REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS
"Arnie takes destiny into his own hands with vastly entertaining results." --Publishers Weekly, starred

"Laurie Keller is a goofball. She's a genius. She's a goofball and a genius." --New York Times Book Review

"Keller gives 'pet food' a new meaning in this savory outing. . . . so deliciously silly is this confection, that few readers will pass up second helpings." --Kirkus Reviews

"[G]ood for a belly laugh." --Newsday

"Arnie is one of the cleverest and funniest books I've seen in a long time." --BookPage

"[P]acked with fun and sprinkled with so many illustrative and humorous asides." --Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN

"In picture books, usually only dogs are as funny as this. Keller doesn't miss a trick." --San Diego Union Tribune

"Keller's riotous collages. . . .which are filled with gleeful puns, winning characters, and over-the-top silliness, are as manic and fun as a sugar high." --Booklist

"Off-the-wall humor and zany artwork" --Seattle Post Intelligencer