A Dream Within A Dream: Six Thousand Doughnuts Blog Tour: Review + Giveaway

Six Thousand Doughnuts
Written by Thomas Tosi
Illustrated by Meaghan Tosi
Ages 8-12 | 284 Pages
Publisher: Dooney Press

Publisher’s Synopsis:

Why would anyone need six thousand doughnuts?

Big family…little house… Fifth-grader Abe Mitchell is fed up with sharing. All he wants is something to call his own. And he just might get it when he finds a loophole in the fine print of a doughnut shop coupon. Abe thinks it entitles him to a fresh-baked mountain of crullers, dunkers, and chocolate-frosteds. But cashing in means war with Marlene Paczki, the daughter of the doughnut shop owner and Abe’s new crush.

PURCHASE LINKS:

https://amzn.to/3fdV47n

https://bookshop.org/a/2078/9781954782013

Six Thousand Doughnuts is a contemporary middle grade novel that is lighthearted and fun. I really enjoyed Abe, the main character, and getting to know him throughout the story. One thing I really liked was that the author chose to write the novel in the first person point of view. We get to peek inside Abe's head and see his inner thoughts, hopes, fears, and everything in between. It was a little weird for me to be inside the mind of a fifth grade boy, but it kept the story interesting and fun. Another thing I really enjoyed were the illustrations throughout the book. They were cute pencil-like sketches and I thought they went along perfectly with the story. The pictures really helped to bring the book to life for me and I really liked them. I definitely recommend this book for fans of MG fiction, children's fiction, and contemporary fiction.

Thomas Tosi is a writer/filmmaker who, together with his wife, Heidi, has produced an award-winning children’s website, educational multimedia games, and dramatic films which have aired on national television, PBS affiliate stations, and screened in numerous film festivals. He was born and raised in New Hampshire, where he and Heidi still reside. He takes pride in the fact that they now live in a solar-powered home where they grow and can organic vegetables.

For more information visit thomastosi.com.

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR:

Meaghan Tosi, after being born on April Fools’ Day in New Hampshire, has collected a BFA from Laguna College of Art and Design. She illustrated this book and the graphic novel Squashed alongside author Thomas Tosi. She has also self-published DWEEDY: The Imagined Adventures of My Deceased Cat. She now lives in Portland, Oregon, for the art, coffee shops, vegan food, and the constantly lingering smell of rain.

Enter for a chance to win a hardcover Six Thousand Doughnuts prize pack!

One (1) grand prize winner receives:

A hardcover copy of Six Thousand Doughnuts, autographed by Thomas Tosi
A high-quality ceramic Six Thousand Doughnuts diner mug featuring the Sweetly Crisp doughnuts logo.

Three (3) grand winners receive: