samedi 7 juin 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.

Julianne Moore takes a big leap out of the horror films to writing Freckleface Strawberry, which is intended to glorify freckles rather than wish you did not have them. Everyone enjoys Steve Martin off screen in Late For School. Kristi Yamaguchi wrote Dream Big, Little Pig.

Katie Couric, news announcer and television host, wrote about soccer games and named the characters after her daughters. Julie Andrews seems to be the appropriate actress to write about fairy princesses. When Jim Carreys story of How Roland Rolls came out, it immediately had children and parents alike rolling on the floor in laughter.

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 fascinating, especially when they rhyme for children. But that is not the only appealing feature in these books. Wonderful illustrations cover the pages to delight the little ones.

Whoopie Goldberg, Jeff Foxworthy and other comedians, big television and movie stars, have fertile minds for childrens books. It is easy to understand their creativity. It is not as easy to understand when they find time to write books.

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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