Dozens of Doughnuts

by Carrie Finison (Author) Brianne Farley (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

A generous but increasingly put-upon bear makes batch after batch of doughnuts for her woodland friends without saving any for herself in this delightful debut picture book about counting, sharing, and being a good friend.

LouAnn (a bear) is making a doughnut feast in preparation for her long winter's nap. But just before she takes the first bite, DING DONG! Her friend Woodrow (a woodchuck) drops by. LouAnn is happy to share her doughnuts, but as soon as she and Woodrow sit down to eat, DING DING! Clyde (a raccoon) is at the door. One by one, LouAnn's friends come over--Topsy (an opossum) and then Moufette (a skunk) and then Chip and Chomp (chipmunks)--until it's one big party. Louann welcomes her surprise guests and makes batch after batch of doughnuts, always dividing them equally among her friends. But she makes one BIG miscalculation. Soon LouAnn's kitchen is bare, winter is near, and she's had nothing to eat at all!

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LouAnn, a stout black bear, is frying doughnuts for one last pre-hibernation meal, and she's looking forward to eating them all by herself. But it's not to be. "One dozen doughnuts, hot from the pan, / Toasty, and tasty, and ALL for--/DING-DONG!" Sturdy, thumping verse by Finison, making her picture book debut, chronicles the constant interruptions of a stream of hungry callers: Woodrow the woodchuck, Clyde the raccoon, Topsy the opossum, and more. LouAnn obligingly returns to the kitchen, but the doughnuts (iced in luridly appealing shades of crimson, blue, and lavender) keep getting eaten, and her temperature keeps rising: "She's ready to sleep through the snow, ice, and sleet./ But winter is near, and there's NOTHING to eat!" LouAnn's hangry ursine roar lets her guests know they've overstepped. Farley (Secret Tree Fort) gives LouAnn a comically outsize snout, a tiny ruffled apron, and ears that droop and twitch fetchingly. The combination of delicious treats and tantalizing delay keeps the tension high, and the cooperative kitchen antics of LouAnn's guests as they attempt to redress their wrongs ("Chip measures./ Chomp mixes./ Mouffette checks the heat") deliver as much satisfaction as the new doughnuts themselves. Ages 3-7. Author's agent: Linda Epstein, Emerald City Literary. Illustrator's agent: Paul Rodeen, Rodeen Literary. (July)

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Carrie Finison
Carrie Finison writes and develops fiction and nonfiction writing for educational, textbook, and assessment publishers. Her work includes Dozens of Donuts, Don't Hug Doug and Pigs Dig a Road. Brittany Jackson loves telling stories through her art, from dynamic and diverse character design, to delightfully fun and energetic children's book illustrations. She attended the College for Creative Studies and was the Grand Prize Winner of the L Ron Hubbard's Illustrator of the Future Award in 2007. Her debut illustrated picture book is the New York Times Bestseller, Parker Looks Up, published by Aladdin Books.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780525518358
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Publication date
July 21, 2020
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV002030 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Bears
JUV009030 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Counting & Numbers
JUV050000 - Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food
Library of Congress categories
Bears
Animals
Stories in rhyme
Forest animals
Baking
Sharing
Doughnuts

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