Douglas wrote and published a religious-based children's book titled "Donna's Critters & Kids: Children's Stories with a Bible Touch." The book included Bible stories featuring animals combined with a coloring book. In November 2011, she released a new children's book titled "Miss Donna's Mulberry Acres Farm". In 2013, Douglas published a cookbook, "Southern Favorites with a Taste of Hollywood" which collects recipes of Southern cooking from show business friends and colleagues such as Buddy Ebsen, Phyllis Diller, Valerie Harper and Debbie Reynolds. The book also has a section on good manners called "Hollywood Social Graces".