We’re back with another round of everyone’s favorite game!
If you caught our first installment, you’ll know why I wanted to include work from various authors. Today I’m going to talk a little about how these works fit into the book.
The book itself is divided into themed chapters. Each of these written works (there are ten in total, one is by yours truly) act as a transition piece between the themes/chapters. Slick, right? Well, that wasn’t my intention from the beginning. By pure serendipity Kate’s, Bill’s, and Jess’s works filled three holes I saw in the book: Kate’s went as an introduction to my kidlit-themed donuts, Jess’ served as a transition between “edible donuts” and “anthropomorphized donuts”, and Bill’s Big Bang became (appropriately) the opening to the entire gallery.
My next three authors had a harder assignment: they received a donut and a gentle suggestion at working within a theme. Was I worried adding a level of complexity would be creatively stifling? Maybe just a little bit. But how could I really worry with these superstars at bat? Naturally, they hit three home runs leaving me extremely thankful for their participation and, of course, their generosity.
THE GAME!
Below are three of the afore mentioned superstars, John Bray, CK Malone, and Maisha Oso. Below them are the three donuts I offered as creative prompts. Which donut do you think each author picked? Read their bios, look at the donuts and see if you can match them.
JOHN BRAY!
John Bray is an author of stories for children. Typically he writes picture books and has recently started to dabble a bit in middle grade fiction. Sometimes he also draws, but those drawings usually don’t turn out how he thinks they will. John lives in St. Charles, IL.
CK MALONE!
CK (they/them) is super proud of being a Bigender (technically born Intersex) Neurodiverse kidlit author. When they aren’t writing, you’ll find them speaking, teaching, cooking, singing, learning the language of their grandmother, playing music, and shooting hoops with students.
MAISHA OSO!
Maisha’s fondest childhood memories are of playing outside in Queens, New York in the 80s and 90s. Her fondest current memories are being created between Johannesburg, South Africa, and Atlanta, GA where she lives with her family of five. Maisha’s life continues to be an adventure, and she loves nothing more than to write books that take children on adventures of their own.
And here are the donuts:
What are your guesses? Which donut “spoke” to each author? Did the kaleidoscope donut refresh John’s memories of finding plastic prizes in boxes of Cracker Jacks? Did the tired donuts at the cafe resonate with CK’s end-of-a-long-day coffee in the teacher’s lounge? Does the exotic locale of the fairytale donut remind Maisha of her travels around the globe?
Put your guesses (and for bonus virtual points, your reasoning) in the comments below.
ps – If you want to see how their words connect to their various themes, you will have to get the book! Available as a pay what you want pdf download or in delicious paperback.
My guesses for which donut spoke to each creator start with Nighthawks Donut which is a famous painting at The Art Institute of Chicago. John Bray lives in St Charles, IL so I’m guessing he could be a fan. I also know CK has a Chicago connection, but The Princess Unicorn Dragon Donut reminds me of A Costume for Charly where they try different costumes and combine things until it feels right, so that seems to suit CK Malone. That leaves one donut and one creative left so I hope Maisha chose the Kaleidoscope Donut.
Here goes nothing:
John – Nighthawks
CK – Kaleidoscope
Maisha – Princess Unicorn Dragon
I agree with Madeleine above,
John-Nighthawks donuts
CK- Kaleidoscope donuts
Maisha- Princess Unicorn Dragon donuts
I’ve got to be different or there’s no point in guessing, so I’ll say John gets the kaleidoscope, CK gets the Nighthawks, and Maisha gets the princess unicorn dragon. Or, this is a trick question and everyone chose the Nighthawks donut because writers love diners.
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