There is a puddle in the parking lot that is as big as big can be...
Swim across and you will meet Old Aunt Sally who drives a wacky car full of things and Noel the moose, who has the weirdest looking antlers in town!
Hear the tale of the fearlessly bold Saramosa, who lives in a land so far away it would take a thousand days to get there by foot.
Encounter the dangerous and deadly wombat apprentice to Evil McGhee and the Queen of the East with her miraculous feast!
Get lost along the way and find yourself in the Wilderness of Thought, where the Original Ostrich runs through the grass, and the You-Can-Toucans sing in the trees as you pass!
So put on your rainboots and stomp right in, a whole new world awaits!
Mrs. C - Birch Lane Elementary School in Davis, CA
Austin Doan is a 23 year old author from Davis, California.
Leading up to his debut release The Puddle in the Parking Lot, he embarked on a tour around his hometown Davis, visiting and reading to elementary school classrooms and senior centers.
Austin Doan's picture poetry book The Puddle in the Parking Lot aims to deliver enriching and entertaining poetry to younger audiences.
Inspired by a nostalgia for classroom carpet story times and a love for easy to read poetry, The Puddle in the Parking Lot spans a collection of silly plot lines, whimsical rhyme schemes, and playful drawings that are fun, engaging, and easy to digest. Imbued with a wild and adventurous sense of imagination, this literary work will delight young and old readers alike!
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Bring a whole new world to life in The Puddle in the Parking Lot, where Austin Doan invites readers to draw alongside him with his amusing and easy to follow art style. His hand drawn fountain pen illustrations are reminiscent of the doodles he scribbled into notebook margins as a kid.
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As of March 2025 readings are available to the Davis/Sacramento area.
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