Ladybug Nominee

Dozens of Doughnuts by Carrie Finison and Brianne Farley (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2020)

LouAnn is cooking up a doughnut feast. But just before she takes the first bite --DING DONG! Her friend Woodrow drops by. LouAnn is happy to share her doughnuts, but as soon as they sit down to eat-- DING DONG! Clyde is at the door. One by one, LouAnn's friends come over--until it's one big party. LouAnn makes batch after batch of doughnuts, always dividing them equally among her friends. But she makes one BIG miscalculation: she forgets to save any for herself! What's a hungry bear to do?

About Carrie Finison

Carrie Finison began her literary career at the age of seven with an idea, a box of markers, and her father’s typewriter. She has been writing off and on ever since, though she has (somewhat regretfully) traded in the typewriter for a laptop. She is the author of Dozens of Doughnuts (Putnam, 2020), a Junior Library Guild selection; and Don’t Hug Doug (Putnam, 2021), an ALA Notable Children’s Book, which received starred reviews from both Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. Her most recent picture books are Lulu & Zoey: A Sister Story (Running Press Kids, 2022), and Hurry, Little Tortoise, Time for School! (Random House Studio, 2022). When she’s not writing, Carrie enjoys reading mystery novels, trying new recipes, and curling up on the couch for family movie nights. She lives outside Boston with her husband, son, daughter, and two cats who permit her to write in their cozy attic office. Her website is https://carriefinison.com

About Brianne Farley

Brianne Farley is an author and illustrator of picture books. Her debut, Ike's Incredible Ink, was awarded the Marion Vannett Ridgway Book Award Honor for debut authors and was selected for the Society of Illustrators Original Art Show. She also illustrated the picture book series Charlotte the Scientist is Squished by Camille Andros, which was Ladybug nominee in 2018. Brianne (rhymes with Ian; BREE-in) is an occasional muralist and very occasional editorial illustrator. She received her MFA in Illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design before working as a designer for Random House Books for Young Readers and Schwartz & Wade Books in New York. She now lives in Traverse City, Michigan. Her website is http://www.briannefarley.com/

Activities & Links

•  Find bonus activities including recipes at https://www.carriefinison.com/books/dozens-of-doughnuts/
•  A video of Carrie Finison reading her book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqwOO620qlI
• Find facts about bears and hibernation at https://sciencing.com/fun-hibernation-bears-preschoolers-12279060.html
  

Suggestions for Further Reading

• Check out the other 2023 Ladybug Longlist titles about food and drink at https://nhbookcenter.blogspot.com/2023/02/ladybug-longlist-food-drink.html
• If you want more books about bears consider Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman,  Sleep Big Bear, Sleep! by Maureen Wright and Will Hillenbrand, or Ugly Pie by Lisa Wheeler and Heather Solomon.
  
• For another book about friends helping each other consider Help: A Story of Friendship by by Holly Keller or Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle and Jill McElmurray.

This is one of ten titles nominated for the 2023 Ladybug Picture Book Award.

We will be posting information about a different nominee each Friday throughout the summer and will issue a pdf voters guide featuring all ten titles at Labor Day.