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Just Read It. Just Read It. “Weird Al” Yankovic, Children’s Author

March 7, 2011Philip NelChildren's Literature, MusicChildren's Literature, Music2 Comments

Celebrity children’s books usually suck.  The good news about Al Yankovic’s When I Grow Up (2011, illustrated by Wes Hargis) is that it does not suck.  Unlike many celebrity books, it does not star a child version of the author, it does not simply add illustrations to one of his songs, and nor does it

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