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Stamaty, Mark Alan

Prentice-Hall Press

Sam’s love of donuts takes him to the Big City where he makes friends with Mr. Bikferd, a world class collector of donuts. But when Mr. Bikferd falls in love with Pretzel Annie, the prophecy of an old homeless woman comes true: “Who needs donuts when you’ve got love?” Mr. Bikferd bequeaths his donut collection to Sam, who uses it to save the old homeless woman from drowning in a basement flooded with coffee. This is a reissue of Mark Alan Stamaty’s masterpiece of the absurd, first published 30 years ago and out of print nearly as long. With an illustration style that mixes a benign Hieronymus Bosch with an urban Where’s Waldo?, Stamaty’s off-the-wall humor is on target for little kids and big kids today.

Who Needs Donuts?

Children's Books

Humor

Knopf Books for Young Readers

The inspiring story of an Iraqi librarian's courageous fight to save books from the Basra Central Library before it was destroyed in the war. It is 2003 and Alia Muhammad Baker, the chief librarian of the Central Library in Basra, Iraq, has grown worried given the increased likelihood of war in her country. Determined to preserve the irreplacable records of the culture and history of the land on which she lives from the destruction of the war, Alia undertakes a courageous and extremely dangerous task of spiriting away 30,000 books from the library to a safe place. Told in dramatic graphic-novel panels by acclaimed cartoonist Mark Alan Stamaty, Alia's Mission celebrates the importance of books and the freedom to read, while examining the impact of war on a country and its people.

Alia's Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq

History

FOR HIS EIGHTH birthday, Mark Alan Stamatyâs parents gave him his very own radio. Little did his mother realize that that innocent-looking plastic box would one day be the gateway for a new kind of sound that would ârockâ her nearly out of her mind. . . . Mark first heard the howling thunder of Elvis Presley singing âHound Dogâ on the radio one lazy day and his life was forever changed. Soon he was styling his hair like the King and practicing his dance moves with a tennis racket as his pretend guitar in front o f the mirror. But his mother lived in constant fear that her sonâs new love of rock ânâ roll would turn him into a juvenile delinquent. Could Markâs performance at his Cub Scout talent show change her mind? From the Hardcover edition.

Shake, Rattle & Turn That Noise Down!: How Elvis Shook Up Music, Me & Mom

Biographies

Alia's Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq (Dragonfly Books)

Dragonfly Books

Young Sam leaves home to satisfy his craving for donuts, finds a job with Mr. Bikferd, a donut collector, and discovers the answer to the question, "Who needs donuts when you've got love?", in a reissue originally published in 1973. 15,000 first printing.

The inspiring story of an Iraqi librarian's courageous fight to save books from the Basra Central Library before it was destroyed in the war.It is 2003 and Alia Muhammad Baker, the chief librarian of the Central Library in Basra, Iraq, has grown worried given the increased likelihood of war in her country. Determined to preserve the irreplacable records of the culture and history of the land on which she lives from the destruction of the war, Alia undertakes a courageous and extremely dangerous task of spiriting away 30,000 books from the library to a safe place.Told in dramatic graphic-novel panels by acclaimed cartoonist Mark Alan Stamaty, Alia's Mission celebrates the importance of books and the freedom to read, while examining the impact of war on a country and its people.From the Hardcover edition.

FOR HIS EIGHTH birthday, Mark Alan Stamaty’s parents gave him his very own radio. Little did his mother realize that that innocent-looking plastic box would one day be the gateway for a new kind of sound that would “rock” her nearly out of her mind. . . . Mark first heard the howling thunder of Elvis Presley singing “Hound Dog” on the radio one lazy day and his life was forever changed. Soon he was styling his hair like the King and practicing his dance moves with a tennis racket as his pretend guitar in front o f the mirror. But his mother lived in constant fear that her son’s new love of rock ’n’ roll would turn him into a juvenile delinquent. Could Mark’s performance at his Cub Scout talent show change her mind?

Arts, Music & Photography

A small stranger comes riding into town just in time to save it from the tortuous tickling techniques of Dirty Deke and his gang.

Small in the saddle

Windmill Books

Roger uses his time machine to visit Babe Ruth and learn some of the secrets of The Babe's success, enabling Roger's team to win the championship.

Too Many Time Machines

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Viking Books for Young Readers

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Who Needs Donuts?

Alia's Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq

Shake, Rattle & Turn That Noise Down!: How Elvis Shook Up Music, Me & Mom

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