Laurie Keller is the acclaimed author-illustrator of Do Unto Otters, Arnie, the Doughnut, The Scrambled States of America, and Open Wide: Tooth School Inside, among numerous others. She earned a BFA at Kendall College of Art and Design, then worked at Hallmark as a greeting card illustrator before turning to children's books. She lives in a little cottage in the woods on the shore of Lake Michigan.

"Arnie the doughnut returns in a "who-donut" chapter book that will appeal to fans of Dav Pilkey's "Captain Underpants" (Scholastic) and Lincoln Peirce's "Big Nate" (HarperCollins) series." --School Library Journal, starred review

"* A yummy chapter-book series opener." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Arnie takes destiny into his own hands with vastly entertaining results." --Publishers Weekly, starred review on Arnie, the Doughnut

"Laurie Keller is a goofball. She's a genius. She's a goofball and a genius." --The New York Times Book Review on Arnie, the Doughnut

"Keller gives 'pet food' a new meaning in this savory outing. . . . So deliciously silly is this confection that few readers will pass up second helpings." --Kirkus Reviews on Arnie, the Doughnut

"Good for a belly laugh." --Newsday on Arnie, the Doughnut

"Arnie is one of the cleverest and funniest books I've seen in a long time." --BookPage on Arnie, the Doughnut

"Packed with fun and sprinkled with so many illustrative and humorous asides." --Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN on Arnie, the Doughnut

"In picture books, usually only dogs are as funny as this. Keller doesn't miss a trick." --San Diego Union Tribune on Arnie, the Doughnut

"Keller's riotous collages . . . which are filled with gleeful puns, winning characters, and over-the-top silliness, are as manic and fun as a sugar high." --Booklist on Arnie, the Doughnut

"Off-the-wall humor and zany artwork." --Seattle Post Intelligencer on Arnie, the Doughnut

Publisher: Square Fish

Pub date: 2015-05-05

Length: 144 pages