Book 1 · 2023
The Mean Old Donkey
Meet the donkey nobody asked for and the jalopy nobody wanted. A grouchy little fable about sharing the road.
32 pages · Ages 4–8
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A mean old donkey.A rickety jalopy.A lot of trouble.
Storybooks for small humans who appreciate a bad attitude and a worse engine. Written by Tim and Amelia Scott.
The Catalog
The Donkey Books
Three books. One donkey. Approximately zero patience.
Book 2 · 2024
The Mean Old Donkey Loses his License
He's packed a suitcase. He's packed a scowl. The mean old donkey is going on vacation — whether the desert likes it or not.
36 pages · Ages 4–8
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Book 3 · 2025
The Donkey Meets the Judge
A traffic spat with a powdered-wig judge spirals into a country-road chase. The start of a feud that just won't quit.
40 pages · Ages 4–8
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Book 4 · 2026
The Mean Old Donkey and the Everything Mobile
The jalopy is gone. In its place: a truck that's becoming a boat, a plane, a balloon, and a rocket — all at once. The donkey is unimpressed.
44 pages · Ages 4–8
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“My four-year-old now refuses to ride in any car that isn't a jalopy. We've never been happier.”
— A Long-Suffering Parent
About the Authors
Tim and Amelia Scott
It started in the car. Tim was driving home with Amelia — three years old and in her car seat in the back — and to pass the time he made up a story about a mean old donkey in a beat-up jalopy who cut somebody off in traffic.
The donkey, it turned out, had a lot more to say. The stories grew into an ongoing feud with a brown-haired Judge, and a long, grumbling tour through every vehicle known to mankind — trucks, boats, balloons, rockets, and a few things that haven't been invented yet.
Tim and Amelia have been writing and illustrating them together ever since.
Hear when the donkey returns.
Occasional notes about new books, signings, and whatever the jalopy is doing. No spam — the donkey can't be bothered.