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The Doughnut Kingdom: Cucumber Quest #1


Series
Cucumber Quest

written and illustrated by
Gigi D. G.

Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Macmillan
Imprint
First Second
ISBN
9781250158031
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Language: Mild Language, Language: Crude Humor
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What happens when an evil queen gets her hands on an ancient force of destruction?World domination, obviously.

POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Language: Mild Language, Language: Crude Humor

Details

Format

Print

Page Count

192

Dewey

F

AR

2.8: points 1

Lexile

GN320L

Genre

Fiction

Scholastic Reading Counts

4

JLG Release

Feb 2018

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Praise & Reviews

Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal

School Library Journal

This exercise in video game logic is full of characters who solve puzzles, “level up,” and look for bosses to fight. But perhaps that’s where D.G.’s video game and animation background shows itself. The book began online in 2011, and this is the first of three volumes to be published by First Second. The Doughnut Kingdom is home to endearing bunny Cucumber and his equally adorable (and more heroic) little sister Almond, who must defeat the evil Queen Cordelia. They tackle dastardly nemeses, including their own meddling parents and Sir Bacon, Dame Lettuce, and Sir Tomato (BLT, get it?), and end up in the tentacles of a cute but scary sea monster. Appropriately, the narrative feels like a webcomic, meandering from notion to notion, from chance encounter to conflict to sharp plot turn, but the imagery stays vivid throughout: oranges, greens, and golds dominate rounded-off panels full of bunnies and a lovable bear. VERDICT This title’s stilted logic is balanced by its bold, gleeful illustrations, which will entice young readers with a taste for twists, turns, and cuddly bunnies.—Emilia Packard, Austin, TX

Praise & Reviews

School Library Journal

This exercise in video game logic is full of characters who solve puzzles, “level up,” and look for bosses to fight. But perhaps that’s where D.G.’s video game and animation background shows itself. The book began online in 2011, and this is the first of three volumes to be published by First Second. The Doughnut Kingdom is home to endearing bunny Cucumber and his equally adorable (and more heroic) little sister Almond, who must defeat the evil Queen Cordelia. They tackle dastardly nemeses, including their own meddling parents and Sir Bacon, Dame Lettuce, and Sir Tomato (BLT, get it?), and end up in the tentacles of a cute but scary sea monster. Appropriately, the narrative feels like a webcomic, meandering from notion to notion, from chance encounter to conflict to sharp plot turn, but the imagery stays vivid throughout: oranges, greens, and golds dominate rounded-off panels full of bunnies and a lovable bear. VERDICT This title’s stilted logic is balanced by its bold, gleeful illustrations, which will entice young readers with a taste for twists, turns, and cuddly bunnies.—Emilia Packard, Austin, TX

Grades 5-8
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