Who Needs Donuts?
Sam’s love of donuts takes him to the Big City where he makes friends with Mr. Bikferd, a world class collector of donuts. But when Mr. Bikferd falls in love with Pretzel Annie, the prophecy of an old homeless woman comes true: “Who needs donuts when you’ve got love?” Mr. Bikferd bequeaths his...
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Sam’s love of donuts takes him to the Big City where he makes friends with Mr. Bikferd, a world class collector of donuts. But when Mr. Bikferd falls in love with Pretzel Annie, the prophecy of an old homeless woman comes true: “Who needs donuts when you’ve got love?” Mr. Bikferd bequeaths his donut collection to Sam, who uses it to save the old homeless woman from drowning in a basement flooded with coffee. This is a reissue of Mark Alan Stamaty’s masterpiece of the absurd, first published 30 years ago and out of print nearly as long. With an illustration style that mixes a benign Hieronymus Bosch with an urban Where’s Waldo?, Stamaty’s off-the-wall humor is on target for little kids and big kids today.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780375825507 (0375825509)
Publish date: September 23rd 2003
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
Poor Sam. He had it all: a nice home, friends and family but he wanted more, lots more, he actual wants millions of donuts. What does Sam do? He hops on his tricycle and goes to the city to find them. You have to love the illustrations in the book. The attention to detail in the illustrations ...
Shelve this one with [b:Hey, Al|526077|Hey, Al|Arthur Yorinks|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1317066849s/526077.jpg|513903] 'cuz it's a weird one. But for kids (and adults) who delight in the surreal this one is worth checking out. Super strange detailed illustrations and a totally bizarre storyline...