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A review by lattelibrarian
Who Needs Donuts? by Mark Alan Stamaty
5.0
This is probably the most bizarre picturebook I've ever read, and I've read some weird ones, nihilistic ones, and absurd ones. Sam loves donuts to the point where he goes all by himself to the big city to get even more. And he does get more--so many in fact, that he doesn't quite know what to do with himself. But those donuts come strangely in handy as a woman almost drowns.
Each illustration is incredibly detailed, filled with small jokes, puns, plays on advertising, metafiction, intertextuality, social norms. It's a book that I could stare at for hours. There's so much going on, and there's so much to look at. Ultimately, this is a strangely incredible book that has just enough absurdity to entertain a child, and endless amounts of absurdity for the children's literature academic.
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Each illustration is incredibly detailed, filled with small jokes, puns, plays on advertising, metafiction, intertextuality, social norms. It's a book that I could stare at for hours. There's so much going on, and there's so much to look at. Ultimately, this is a strangely incredible book that has just enough absurdity to entertain a child, and endless amounts of absurdity for the children's literature academic.
Review cross-listed here!