Who Needs Donuts?

Written by Mark Alan Stamaty

A donut collection, a prophecy, and a coffee flood challenge Sam's love for sweets.

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40 pages· 679 words· Est. 7 min read-aloud· ~510L

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Sam's donut obsession leads him to the Big City, where he befriends Mr. Bikferd, a renowned donut collector. When Mr. Bikferd falls for Pretzel Annie, an old prophecy unfolds: love trumps donuts. Inheriting the donut collection, Sam faces an unexpected challenge—saving an old woman from a coffee-flooded basement. Will Sam's sweet tooth guide him to heroism, or will the prophecy change everything? Dive into a whimsical adventure where absurdity meets heart.

From the publisher

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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