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Have you heard? Publishers are turning to popular adult television shows for picture book inspiration. Here are some forthcoming titles.
Have you heard? Publishers are turning to popular adult television shows for picture book inspiration. Here are some forthcoming titles.
N Is for Nothing (inspired by Seinfeld)
Law and Order: D Is for Dun Dun
Orange Is the New Black: A Colors Primer
Knope Says Yes!: A Parks and Recreation Book About Opposites
Head, Shoulders, Knees, Toes, and Internal Organs: Grey’s Anatomy for Beginners
M*A*S*H*-ed Peas and Carrots (for picky eaters)
One Day at a Time: A Days of the Week Book
Who Says You Can’t Learn Philosophy? with The Good Place’s Chidi Anagonye (for advanced toddlers)
Friday Night-lights: Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Snooze
Making FRIENDS
What’s Next?: Jed Bartlett’s Guide to American Politics
Lost (and Found): What to Do if You Don’t Know Where You Are
Winter Is Coming…: Game of Thrones Explains the Seasons
Arrested Development: A Preschool-Level Book for All Ages
See you at the (virtual) bookstore — if we don’t all get sidetracked by our various TV streaming services first. Or keep scrolling…but spoiler alert!
The titles above are made up, of course — it’s harder than usual to keep track of the date these days, but — APRIL FOOLS’! However, we didn’t completely invent the idea of picture books based on adult TV shows and other pop culture. See Little, Brown’s upcoming title, The Office: A Day at Dunder Mifflin Elementary by Robb Pearlman and illustrated by Melanie Demmer, and Quirk Books’ Pop Classics series. For more distracting silliness (because let’s face it, we could all use more of that right now), find previous years’ Horn Book April Fools’ Day jokes at the April Fools' tag below.
[Illustration (c) 2012 by Leo Landry.]
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Donna McDine
Quite the clever twist. Terrific post. Thank you and be well.Posted : Apr 01, 2020 05:55