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Saturday, June 7, 2014

Parents Impressed By Celebrity Childrens Book Authors

By Sally Delacruz


The famous actress Jamie Lee Curtis, star of True Lies, among many other famous movies, is also an accomplished author. She has penned countless books for the kids, including, My Mommy Hung The Moon and Is There Really A Human Race. But, the list of celebrity childrens book authors is more extensive than one would expect.

Freckleface Strawberry was written by another actor who worked in the horror genre, Julianne Moore. Gold Medal Olympic Champion Kristi Yamaguchi skated into the writing world with Dream Big, Little Pig. Steve Martins rhyming story had everyone rolling in the aisles.

News anchor, Katie Couric, uses her own daughters names for the characters in a tale about soccer competition called, The Blue Ribbon Day. There is a tale to arouse the imagination, The Very Fairy Princess by Julie Andrews. It also turns out that Jim Carrey applies his genius to more than acting by writing, How Roland Rolls.

A wide array of Christmas books are available for kids, both religious and secular. But how about that other holiday, Halloween. Jerry Seinfeld covers that one in a book of the same name. Little goblins and bags of candy abound. Various topics are aptly covered by singers Sting, Gloria Estefan and Jewel.

Jay Leno has turned into a dynamic writer of childrens books. Adults all know he is funny and now kids do too. Joy Behar, the hilarious stand-up comic and host of The View joined the list with Sheetzucacapoopoo My Kind Of Dog. It is a lesson in pronunciation for the kids along with being fun.

Most of these celebrities gather ideas and material for their books from their own children. In the role of parent there is much comedic content. Pets take a close second place as sources.

Rhyming stories are especially fun. Following in the footsteps of the mythical Dr. Seuss are many such tales from Steve Martin and others. Children in the early years especially, ask to hear them over and over and over.

Words are not, however, the only thing that draws children to these special books. Wonderful, colorful illustrations draw their eyes to each page as you read. They look at the pictures on their own too.

Comedians seem to populate the list of those celebrities who write for children. There is Whoopi Goldberg, also hosting on The View and Jeff Foxworthy. The big question is not, how can they be so multi-talented, but, when do they have the time to write.

Everyone loves comedian Dr. Bill Cosby. He seems a natural to write books for children with his doctorate in education. When Jimmy Carter was President of our country, his daughter Amy grew up in the White House. She too, has written a book for kids.

Another author who resided in the White House is Jenna Bush. Her father George W. Bush was President. Her creation is Read All About It. From the United Kingdom, Tea For Ruby, was written by the Duchess of York. Queen Latifa has also contributed her writing talent.

However, probably the most auspicious author on the list is current President Barack Obama. He wrote a beautiful tear jerker, Of Thee I Sing. He brings to the attention of his daughters, tributes to thirteen notables from the annals of history. Again, we wonder, when did he or any of these famous authors find the time.




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