| It’s no big leap to say that when you’re a famous star in Hollywood, you write a book. Lots of famous stars in Hollywood have done it. It could be a book about relationships or parenting, such as Paul Reiser wrote. It could be a book about your life, like Paris Hilton, Courtney Love, Jenny McCarthy and many other stars have written. But an interesting subtrend of all this is the celebrity who writes a children’s book. The latest entry in this club: funnyman Steve Martin.
The 62-year-old, who has no children, has written "The Alphabet From A to Y, With Bonus Letter Z," a collaboration with New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast, released a couple weeks ago from Flying Dolphin Press. Martin is in good company ...
- “The English Roses,” “Mr. Peabody's Apples,” “Yakov and the Seven Thieves,” “The Adventures of Abdi,” and “Lotsa de Casha” by Madonna
Various release dates and publishers
- “Halloween” by Jerry Seinfeld
2002, Little, Brown Young Readers
From its Amazon page: “This nostalgic view of Halloweens past will ring true with everyone who remembers the trials and tribulations of trick-or-treating--from the stupid masks with thin gray rubber straps and cheap little staples to the humiliation of having to wear a winter coat over your store-bought Superman costume.”
- “The Blue Ribbon Day” by Katie Couric
2004, Doubleday
“Lively and inspirational, Katie Couric's sophomore picture book, reunites Ellie McSnelly and Carriet O'Toole, friends from her successful first book, ‘The Brand New Kid.’”
- “Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day,” among others, by Jamie Lee Curtis
2007, Joanna Cotler
“This time, we follow a little girl with curly red hair through 13 different moods …”
And that, really, is just a sprinkling …
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