by Laurie Keller
AS fond as I am of Keller's picture books, and the original [b:Arnie the Doughnut|1128849|Arnie the Doughnut|Laurie Keller|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1317064139s/1128849.jpg|1116029], this never quite worked for me. The jokes are corny, which is fine. But the story felt kind of all o...
I like Arnie the Doughnut as a picture book and a movie, and his character translates to chapter book pretty well. The first few pages fill in those not familiar with Arnie ("Mr. Bing...remember when you tried to EAT me...ha ha ha") and goes from there with a mystery involving Mr. Bing's bowling lea...
This book was super cute! The humor was actually funny and the mystery wasn't something that the children couldn't solve, but it wasn't too easy either. I really liked the concept. The idea of a talking doughnut is funny in itself. Although you don't make a huge connection with all the characte...
*Actual rating 3.5 starsThis book sounded so fun and cute, so I was really excited to read it. Besides, how fun is that cover? So being that it's a short book, this review will be short too. It was great for the age group it's intended for, though probably on the younger side of it. I would consider...
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