Kids Comics Pitchfest 2025 Showcase

Eat Donuts Fight Monsters

SISTERS by Raina Telgemeier meets AMULET by Kazu Kibuishi in a coming of age fantasy adventure where only the bravest warriors can claim the title of Donut Master.

Two Donut Apprentices, a pair of sisters, one a goblin and one an adopted elf, are orphaned and stranded in the desert after the death of their father. They must rely on each other to both survive and to ultimately find their place in the world. This is a humorous story of family, loss, resilience, and coming into your own. This is also a story about fighting monsters and eating donuts.

My Why:

Having grown up in a blended family of biological, adopted, and foster children, I’m interested in exploring themes of family. How do we choose to define family? How does our family impact us as we grow up and learn to face the world as individuals?

I now have children of my own. Raising a daughter has taught me to look at stories through her eyes. This story was written for my daughter with characters she can identify with. Life can be hard. But we can be strong. And we can be stronger if we rely on one another. We can face challenges with humor and perseverance.

I also like to draw monsters.

And I like to eat donuts.