The Puddle in the Parking Lot
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!
Austin Doan
About the Author
Austin Doan is a 22 year old first time author from Davis, California. On his journey to publish his first ever children's book, he is embarking on a tour around his hometown Davis, visiting and reading to elementary school classrooms. Austin Doan's debut picture poetry book The Puddle in the Parking Lot aims to deliver fun, easy to read poetry to younger audiences.
About the Book
Inspired by a nostalgia for classroom carpet story times and a love for easy to read poetry, The Puddle in the Parking Lot spans across 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. The hand drawn fountain pen illustrations in the book are reminiscent of the doodles he scribbled into notebook margins as a kid.
Portfolio Building
In the effort to bring The Puddle in the Parking Lot to bookstore shelves, Austin Doan is building his website portfolio to query agents, as part of the publication process! This portfolio will include photos and videos of his reading tour, as well as teacher and student feedback on the book.
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There is a puddle in the parking lot that is as big as big can be... You could use a ship to sail across but you might get lost at sea!
Austin Doan
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