Synopses & Reviews
The sheriff and his deputy dog have been charged with a mission: to bring a dozen donuts home safely. All seems to be going well until the young sheriff peeks inside the box to check on the tasty treats. They’re practically calling his name, and in the blink of an eye (and with just a few nibbles), a donut disappears! Wherever could that missing donut be? Luckily, this is one mystery the sheriff and his deputy are sure to bring to a close.
Review
Praise for Alison McGhee: Alison McGhee's previous picture books - Someday and Little Boy illustrated by Peter Reynolds, A Very Brave Witch, illustrated by Harry Bliss, and Bink & Gollie, co-written with Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Tony Fucile - have all been New York Times bestsellers, with Someday hitting the #1 spot.
Alison McGhee's Countdown to Kindergarten won the 2003 Minnesota Book Award, was a Booksense 76 pick, won the Oppenheim Gold Toy Portfolio Award, and was an alternate selection of the Children's Book of the Month Club. Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teeth was named a Booksense 76 pick, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, a Minnesota Book Award finalist, and it won the Oppenheim Gold Toy Portfolio Best Book Award. Only a Witch Can Fly won the Ezra Jack Keats Award and was named by the New York Times as one of the Ten Best Illustrated Books of 2009. In 2011 Alison McGhee won the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for Bink & Gollie, along with co-writer Kate DiCamillo and illustrator Tony Fucile.
Review
"Funny and expressive . . . a fun addition to most collections, especially where snack-themed stories are in high demand." -
School Library Journal
"The snappy text plays it straight, while the illustrations, drawn with graphite and colored digitally, hold the evidence that allows the reader in on the joke. Clever visual details play up the humor, and the characters are full of expression and movement." - The Horn Book
Synopsis
this tale of doughnut perfidy takes the cake. - The New York Times
The sheriff and his deputy dog have been charged with a mission: to bring a dozen donuts home safely. All seems to be going well until the young sheriff peeks inside the box to check on the tasty treats. They re practically calling his name, and in the blink of an eye (and with just a few nibbles), a donut disappears Wherever could that missing donut be? Luckily, this is one mystery the sheriff and his deputy are sure to bring to a close."
About the Author
Alison McGhee is a bestselling children’s book author and a professor of creative writing at Metropolitan State University. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her family.
Isabel Roxas is an illustrator, graphic designer, and traveler who was born and raised in the Philippines. She now lives in Queens, and this is her debut picture book.