- Graphic Novels
- Ages 7–10
- Comedy
Donut Squad: Take Over the World!
Book 1 of 3 in Donut SquadView the full series
A gleefully ridiculous Phoenix comic-book collection about donuts with big plans for world domination. It is built for children who want joke-dense, colourful, fast-reading comic chaos.
- Best for7–10
- FormatGraphic
- Length208 pp
- Read aloud~1 hr40 min
The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Comedic
- Conversational
Tone
- Funny
- Silly
- Absurdist
- Irreverent
- Exciting
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
Ever wondered what donuts get up to when they are not being eaten? The Donut Squad have plans, very big, very sticky, very silly plans. Led by Sprinkles, with Jammyboi spreading stickiness everywhere, Dadnut and Li'l Timmy explaining obscure facts, and Spronky being spectacularly odd, the Squad are ready to take over the world. Unfortunately, the bagels are secretly plotting against them, and the whole thing becomes an absurd, high-energy battle of baked goods. Neill Cameron's comic storytelling is bright, packed with gags and full of the kind of anarchic logic that works brilliantly for reluctant readers. Rather than asking children to settle into a slow plot, the book offers joke after joke, character after character, and a highly visual reading experience that feels closer to a comic playground than a conventional story.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
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- Best fit · 7–10
- Read aloud · 6–9
- Independent · 7–10
Prose load
Light
Visual support
Very high
Reluctant-reader friendly
Very
Read-aloud quality
Workable
Works well for
- Gift-buying
- Reluctant readers
Nothing in the book is likely to concern most parents. Safe to recommend without preview.
Bedtime suitability
2 / 5 · Better outside bedtime
Sensitive-child
4 / 5 · Good fit
Graphic intensity
1 / 5 · None
Best for
- Joke dense comics
- Reluctant readers
- Phoenix comic fans
- Silly food humour
- Short burst reading
Avoid if
- Wants emotional depth
- Prefers realistic stories
- Dislikes absurd humour
- Wants linear plot
Particularly good for children who are…
- Reluctant reader
- Struggling with reading
In the classroom
How it works in school.
A fast, funny action-comic series — a reluctant-reader pleaser and classroom-library staple.
A book children love that happens to support school — never a stand-in for the texts a class is taught with. Reviewed for the classroom · June 2026.
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
The specific delight is the cast — Sprinkles leading the Squad, Jammyboi spreading stickiness, Dadnut explaining obscure facts, Spronky being spectacularly odd, the bagels secretly plotting against the lot of them. The Donut Squad opener for a kid who'd rather have joke-after-joke than a slow plot.
- Trickery and cleverness
- Having a nemesis
- Adventure and freedom
- Revenge on adults
Why parents love it
The Neill Cameron Donut Squad debut — anarchic logic, gag-dense pages, comic-playground feel rather than conventional story shape. Cameron in his lower-age-band silly register. Strong reluctant-reader pick.
- Shared humour
- Quick to read
In the series
Donut Squad.
3 books · open the series →
About the author & illustrator
Neill Cameron.
If you liked this
Three ways out of this book.
If you liked this, try…
Lateral matches. Same shelf, different texture.
Come into this from…
Easier or preparing reads — perfect lead-ins.
Where to go next…
Escalation reads — a step up in scale, silliness, or stakes.
More like this…
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Where you’ll find it
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