Arnie, the Doughnut by Laurie Keller

This hilarious picture book stars Arnie the Doughnut who is created in a bakery, goes home with a customer, and then discovers to his horror that he is about to be eaten. No one had ever told him at the bakery that is what happens to doughnuts. He spends the rest of the book pleading with his new owner what he should do with the doughnut instead.

This is a funny and original book. This is a fun story for kids of all ages, but there is far too much text hidden in the illustrations to make for a successful read-aloud book. I think kids will have a lot of fun reading this book--especially those in the 8-10 year old range, because there is a lot to discover in further readings of this book.