Bing, not to eat him, Arnie and his new human acquaintance began to brainstorm: what could a doughnut do, other than be a pastry? Fortunately, Mr.
Then he discovered his eventual fate - to be eaten as a tasty treat - and was horrified. This title has Common Core connectionsĪrnie, the Doughnut is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.Īrnie, a doughnut with chocolate icing and rainbow sprinkles, was eager for a customer to buy him from the Downtown Bakery. 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.
And, for a doughnut, he sure seems to have an awful lot to say. WRONG! Not if Arnie has anything to say about it. Still, a doughnut is just a doughnut, right? He was made by one of the best bakeries in town, and admittedly his sprinkles are candy-colored. "I wonder who will choose ME?"Īt first glance, Arnie looks like an average doughnut-round, cakey, with a hole in the middle, iced and sprinkled. "Good-bye!" Arnie yelled to each doughnut. One by one, doughnuts were chosen, placed in paper bags, and whisked away with their new owners. A deliciously imaginative story about friendship-from the author / illustrator of The Scrambled States of America.Īrnie was fascinated as he watched the customers stream into the bakery.
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