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Celebrities shouldn't write children's books just because they can!

I didn't realize that there were so many children's books written by "celebrities."  I am not the only one who thinks that this is not a very good way to choose what to read to your child, but I get the appeal.

"Celebrity-written children's books are the worst kind of disconnect between a parent -- who is attached to a book written by a celebrity they like -- and a child, for whom that celebrity is totally meaningless," contends Anita Silvey, a noted children's book expert and author of "The 100 Best Books for Children."

I also stumbled upon a blog of fictitious children's books.  Here are links to my two favorites...

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Posted on Mon, November 20, 2006 at 10:24AM by Registered Commenterbongosnaked | CommentsPost a Comment

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