Donut

Written by Laura Gehl & illustrated by Andrea Zuill

Hardcover

$17.99

$16.73

4 - 8

Reading age

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BR20L

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Apr 12, 2022

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What's Donut About

Publisher Summary

Here’s the hilarious story of Donut, a scruffy unicorn who can’t fly– but who keeps on trying! From the author of One Big Pair of Underwear and the illustrator of Sweety. When Donut, a fluffy, scruffy unicorn with a colorful horn spots a bird in the air, she thinks, why can’t I be up there, too? And so she jumps! off of a log and and even a trampoline. But thump! she falls down to the ground. After many attempts at flight (including wings fashioned out of sticks), Donut schemes with the other animals in the field, and finally comes up with an ingenious and imaginative solution. Finally, her perseverance pays off– and Donut flies! With a simple text and expressive art, here is a character-driven story from a popular author-illustrator duo that’s laugh-out-loud funny, ingenious, and sure to appeal to all those unicorn fans out there–especially those who like their unicorns a little on the imperfect side.

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The Creatives Behind the Book

Author

Laura Gehl

Hi! I’m Laura Gehl. I spent many happy hours reading books as a kid, and now I get to spend many happy hours…and many frustrated, banging-my-head-against-the-wall hours…writing books for kids. Pretty much the best job ever. Except for the banging-my-head-against-the-wall part. These days, I also get to spend many happy hours reading books to my own four kids. Which is only fair, since I get most of my ideas from them! (Bio via lauragehl.com)

Illustrator

Andrea Zuill

Andrea Zuill’s art was exhibited in galleries in California, Texas, and New York, including the San Diego Museum of Art and the Brand Library gallery, where she won the Disney Imagineering Award. A member of the SCBWI, she won the 2010 SCBWI Mentorship Award. Andrea is the author of Wolf Camp (Schwartz &amp;amp; Wade), Dance Is for Everyone, and Marigold &amp;amp; Daisy (both Sterling). She lives in the San Diego area. (Bio via Sterling Fall 2018 Catalog.)