Celebrities Writing Children's Books

I really enjoyed this article. I also have no problem with Celebrities releasing children's books. Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Bill Cosby, Will Smith, and even Madonna have done it. Who knows, maybe some of these celebrities' true calling was writing children's literature. However, there are definitely some who do not have the gift.

In my opinion, being a celebrity shouldn't mean they should not be allowed to write successful childrens books. However, like Park mentions in her aticle, I think that since their status makes their books more popular are more read by children, their books should all carry strong messages and be written well. Otherwise, hildren will be exposed to badly written literature in lieu of well-written literature, but take no notice of the difference and grow up lacking this knowledge of the difference.

None of the books we have read have been written by celebrity authors but I know that not judging a book based on who wrote it is an important idea to think about when choosing a book for a child to read. Unless, however, it is written by an author who has become a celebrity for his/her writing excellence.