Jamie Lee Curtis, daughter of the late Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, is a best selling author of childrens books. Children love My Mommy Hung The Moon and Is There really a Human Race. She is on a long list of celebrity childrens book authors who have written more than one juvenile best selling tome.
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.
There are many who come from the background of comedy. Jay Leno is one and Ricky Gervais another. The book, Sheetzucacapoopoo My Kind Of Dog is the product of Joy Behar, former host on The View.
There is always comedy in the perils that parents go through. The celebrities are no different. Most of them find sources of material for their best-selling books by watching and listening to their own children. Pets are another good source.
The ever-popular Dr. Seuss books lead the pack of favorites that rhyme. Following in his footsteps is Steve Martin. Little children want to hear these read over and over again.
Each author, however, would be bereft if words were the only content that appealed to the kids. Illustrators fill the pages with beauty, hilarity and solemn accompaniment to their thought-provoking words. Kids love them.
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.
One would expect the great comedian Dr. Bill Cosby to be a fantastic writer of childrens books. After all, he holds a doctorate in education. The White House was home to Amy Carter, author of The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleeier.
Also spending years making her home in the White House was Jenna Bush, daughter of then president, George W. Bush. From the United Kingdom, we have the title Tea For Ruby, a book written by the Duchess of York. Queen Latifa, royalty in the comedic world, wrote another.
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.
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.
There are many who come from the background of comedy. Jay Leno is one and Ricky Gervais another. The book, Sheetzucacapoopoo My Kind Of Dog is the product of Joy Behar, former host on The View.
There is always comedy in the perils that parents go through. The celebrities are no different. Most of them find sources of material for their best-selling books by watching and listening to their own children. Pets are another good source.
The ever-popular Dr. Seuss books lead the pack of favorites that rhyme. Following in his footsteps is Steve Martin. Little children want to hear these read over and over again.
Each author, however, would be bereft if words were the only content that appealed to the kids. Illustrators fill the pages with beauty, hilarity and solemn accompaniment to their thought-provoking words. Kids love them.
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.
One would expect the great comedian Dr. Bill Cosby to be a fantastic writer of childrens books. After all, he holds a doctorate in education. The White House was home to Amy Carter, author of The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleeier.
Also spending years making her home in the White House was Jenna Bush, daughter of then president, George W. Bush. From the United Kingdom, we have the title Tea For Ruby, a book written by the Duchess of York. Queen Latifa, royalty in the comedic world, wrote another.
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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