Thursday, August 09, 2007

Laura and one of the Gin and Tonic twins to write children's book

It gets funnier by the minute... Another pet project for Jenna to keep her out of trouble..

From USA Today:

First lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna Bush are writing a children's book about a boy who doesn't like to read. It is based on their experiences as teachers.

HarperCollins plans to announce today that it will publish the as-yet-untitled picture book next spring. It will be illustrated by Denise Brunkus, who's best known for her drawings in the popular Junie B. Jones series.

"It's a book that I've always wanted to write," Laura Bush said Wednesday in an interview.

"And it's fun to be able to do it with your daughter."

She says the book is set in a school — somewhat like the Miss Nelson series by Harry Allard and James Marshall — and is about a funny, mischievous second-grader "who professes not to like books. He says he likes real things. Of course, what everyone who loves books knows is that even a fantastical character can become very real to a reader."

And that, she says, is something the boy learns with the help of his teacher. "It's loosely based on students we both had in our classrooms."

And what to Jenna being a school teacher???

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Look if Falafel guy can write a childrens books anyone can, OH'REALLY.