Arnie, the Doughnut

This is a very funny book with lots of side coments. Kids of all ages will love it.

The most charming, fun doughnut who ever lived.

This is a fun fun book about a doughnut who chooses another path in life...he will not be eaten...he has grander plans! I laughed out loud through much of this one.

This was one of the strangest stories I have ever read. I absolutely did not like this book. The big idea or main message was a good one in my eyes, but I think this story had a weird way of accomplishing that goal. This story was about a doughnut that was purchased from a shop, thinking he would

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have the time of his life with his new owner. When the donut, Arnie, realized he was going to be eaten, he became very upset and yelled at the owner. The two of them tried to come up with how Arnie could help Mr. Bing because he would no longer be eaten. Arnie became Mr. Bing’s doughnut-dog. The main message of this book was about friendship and how it can occur between the most unlikely people. The book shows this by saying, “Arnie was the best pet Mr. Bing could have ever hoped for—and Mr. Bing was Arnie’s best friend.”
One of the things I disliked about this book was the illustrations and words on the pages. There was too much going on per page. I was not sure what I should read first and if everything on every page was important to the story. It was very confusing and distracting. In addition to that, the text on each page was distracting. There were many different fonts, sizes, and colors. For example, the word “angry” was written in all caps, in a larger size font, and in red. It helped emphasize how Arnie was feeling, but it distracted from what the reader was reading earlier. I feel as though this was more of a cartoon book because of some of the animations. Overall, I completely disliked the book. I was distracted and overwhelmed. Maybe it would be good for someone who does not know how to read and only looks at pictures. But, it would be way too much for a beginning reader.  

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Arnie, a doughnut with chocolate icing and rainbow sprinkles, was eager for a customer to buy him from the Downtown Bakery. Then he discovered his eventual fate - to be eaten as a tasty treat - and was horrified. Managing to convince his purchaser, Mr. Bing, not to eat him, Arnie and his new human

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acquaintance began to brainstorm: what could a doughnut do, other than be a pastry? Fortunately, Mr. Bing had an idea...

Originally published in 2003, Arnie the Doughnut marked the first appearance of its eponymous edible hero, who would reappear in a chapter-book series devoted to his adventures, beginning in 2013. I enjoyed the story here, although I always wonder, with these anthropomorphic food item stories, in which the hero attempts to avoid being eaten, whether young children will be somehow affected, and unable to consume said item after hearing the tale? Not being able to to eat doughnuts anymore sounds like a terrible fate! Leaving that aside, the conclusion of the story also felt a little off to me, perhaps because I had trouble suspending my disbelief, as it concerns a doughnut as pet dog. Laurie Keller's artwork was colorful, if a little busy - lots of additional text, in the form of speech bubbles - but the overall effect was entertaining. Recommended to anyone looking for picture-books with a quirky, offbeat sense of humor.

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Arnie, the donut, wants to be bought so bad! He takes a car ride home with Mr. Bing. After getting home, Arnie learns that donuts get eaten! He convinces Mr. Bing not to eat him, and they work together to find Arnie a new purpose! This story had me giggling the whole time and had a really weird but

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sweet ending. I've never been so invested in the life of a donut before!

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