New Picture Books @ Arnold Branch

Hello, Arnie! An Arnie the Doughnut Story by Laurie Keller - 32 pages

Arnie knows every doughnut in the bakery . . . every doughnut except one. 
He's never seen a doughnut like this one before. 
It's big!  It's giant!
It's not a long john.  It doesn't have a hole. 
It doesn't even have sprinkles!
Arnie is determined to figure out what kind of doughnut it is!

I love the Arnie the Doughnut stories.  They are some of my favorites.  This is a great addition to the series.  It's funny!  It also includes the reader in on the joke.  I would definitely recommend this book -- to those who already love Arnie and those meeting him for the first time.

Rot: The Bravest in the World! By Ben Clanton - 32 pages

This book is about mutant potatoes -- mutant potatos that love mud!
And Rot loves mud more than any other mutant potato.
Until, his brother Snot tells him about the Squirm that lives in the mud. 
Now Rot must become brave to face the Squirm!

This book is a lot of fun.  The illustrations are hilarious showing off how the potatoes look just a little weird and the mud is everywhere.  The story of two brothers trying to one up each other is also great.  I would definitely recommend this book.

January Picture Books

Samurai Santa by Rubin Pingk - 32 pages
Arnie the Doughnut by Laurie Keller - 32 pages
Knock, Knock by various authors - 32 pages
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? by various authors - 32 pages
The Three Ninja Pigs by Corey Rosen Schwartz - 32 pages

When my niece and nephew visit I always check out some of my favorite picture books to read them.

Samarai Santa - Yukio the ninja wants to have an epic snowball fight but none of the other ninjas want to be put on Santa's naughty list.  This was my favorite new Christmas book of 2015.

Arnie the Doughnut - Arnie is excited when he's chosen to be taken home thinking he's finally found a great friend.  He's shocked to discover that he's about to be eaten.

Knock, Knock - 16 illustrators write and illustrated their favorite knock knock jokes.

Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? - 16 illustrators came up with their answer to the age-old question.

The Three Ninja Pigs - The three little pigs decide to train in martial arts to defeat the big bad wolf.

Invasion of the UFONuts by Laurie Keller

Invasion of the UFONuts by Laurie Keller - 126 pages
The Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut

It is up to Arnie to save the planet when alien donuts from outer spastry start kidnapping people to take their doughnuts.
This was hilarious.  Another great entry in the easy chapter book series about Arnie the Doughnut.

Bowling Alley Bandit by Laurie Keller

The Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut: Bowling Alley Bandit by Laurie Keller - 128 pages

Arnie the doughnut dog helps Mr. Bing win the bowling tournament.

I love the picture book Arnie the Doughnut.  So when I discovered they were starting a chapter book series based on the picture book I immediately ordered them for the library.  This book has a lot of the same humor and quirkiness of the picture book.  The illustrations are fun, as are the asides sprinkled throughout the book.  A great chapter book for early elementary readers.