# Yet another children's book from Madonna... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 12, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452 "2004-11-12T20:53:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/1 "2004-11-12T20:53:33Z")
…and this one teaches the kiddies that money is overrated, and that having lots of money does not make you happy (sorry, I don’t have a cite, I just heard it on the radio news). Hmm. If she believes that money is overrated, why is she charging 19.95 (Cdn. ), per book? Giving any book written by Madonna to a kid is a form of child abuse, IMHO. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/2 "2004-11-12T21:08:42Z")
Madonna’s writing a book about how money’s not important? Hey, Madonna - or Ethel, or whatever the hell it is this week - can I have a million bucks? ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/3 "2004-11-12T21:24:29Z")
Well if it help kids understand why some kids have “cool” toys and others do not, and if it can help jealousy issues between peers, I’m for it. Although, I may scan a PDF of it, then share it. $19.95? It’s not really that important. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/4 "2004-11-12T21:47:57Z")
I saw her flogging something awhile ago, disheartened that so many people were obsessed with money and pleasure, and suggesting that everyone needed to be more spiritual and family-oriented. In the face of ego like that, words fail. I am waiting for the news flash where she drowns in a spring after gazing too long at her reflection. ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/5 "2004-11-12T21:48:27Z")
> [@ParentalAdvisory](#): > > Well if it help kids understand why some kids have “cool” toys and others do not, and if it can help jealousy issues between peers, I’m for it. Although, I may scan a PDF of it, then share it. $19.95? It’s not really that important. Well, the problem I see with her writing kid’s books is that she’s not exactly the kind of motherly, nurturing, wholesome image that you want your kids to be exposed to. Most kids with a TV in their home have seen Madonna strutting around in a gownless evening strap, so it’s not like they wouldn’t know who she was. I know I’d have been mighty confused if I had read a book by her as a kid, and the next day seen her slinking all over a stage in one of her videos. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2004, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/6 "2004-11-12T22:35:27Z")
> [@Amazon Floozy Goddess](#): > > Most kids with a TV in their home have seen Madonna strutting around in a gownless evening strap, so it’s not like they wouldn’t know who she was. You mean crotchless evening strap. What’s the title of this opus, _“Let’s Pour Hot Wax On Little Billy”_ ? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2004, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/7 "2004-11-13T03:26:20Z")
Say what you will, kids. Another of her kids books, _My Peabody’s Apples_ is very good. Solid writing, good moral message, and just generally a joy to read to a four-year old. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2004, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/8 "2004-11-13T07:51:17Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > What’s the title of this opus, _“Let’s Pour Hot Wax On Little Billy”_ ? 😃 Madonna would be welcome to pour hot wax on MY little billy! ---
**Author:** ![AveDementia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@AveDementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AveDementia)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2004, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/9 "2004-11-13T08:04:08Z")
> [@Jonathan Chance](#): > > Say what you will, kids. > > Another of her kids books, _My Peabody’s Apples_ is very good. Solid writing, good moral message, and just generally a joy to read to a four-year old. I was under the impression that story wasn’t created by Madonna herself, but that it was a retelling by her of a Jewish folktale. ;j I don’t think this soon-to-be-published one is based on another story, so maybe now we will see if she can actually write. I heard that the main character is named “Lotsa de Casha”. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2004, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/10 "2004-11-13T08:35:22Z")
Letterman did the joke years ago: “Top Ten Children’s Books Rejected by the Library of Congress”, including _Things Rich Kids Have That You Never Will_. There was also _Let’s Draw Betty and Veronica With Their Clothes Off_, which I might have thumbed through, had I found a copy. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2004, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/11 "2004-11-13T08:48:01Z")
> [@Amazon Floozy Goddess](#): > > Hmm. If she believes that money is overrated, why is she charging 19.95 (Cdn. ), per book? I believe it’s her publisher that sets the price, and I think the answer is “because they think people will pay it”. ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2004, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/12 "2004-11-13T14:27:58Z")
It’s easy to say that money isn’t important when you have millions. ---
**Author:** ![neofishboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/neofishboy/32/444_2.png) [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/13 "2004-11-13T17:16:24Z")
> [@furt](#): > > I saw her flogging something awhile ago… I see you’ve read her\* first \* book. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/14 "2004-11-13T23:13:49Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > Letterman did the joke years ago: “Top Ten Children’s Books Rejected by the Library of Congress”, including _Things Rich Kids Have That You Never Will_. > > There was also _Let’s Draw Betty and Veronica With Their Clothes Off_, which I might have thumbed through, had I found a copy. Try Yahoo Groups, it’s in there _somewhere!_ ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/15 "2004-11-13T23:18:10Z")
> [@Agrippina](#): > > It’s easy to say that money isn’t important when you have millions. My thoughts exactly. It’s especially strange coming from The Material Girl herself, isn’t it. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/16 "2004-11-14T01:45:53Z")
> [@Agrippina](#): > > It’s easy to say that money isn’t important when you have millions. Hey, it worked when John Lennon imagined no possessions. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-childrens-book-from-madonna/274452/17 "2004-11-14T02:17:22Z")
> [@Amazon Floozy Goddess](#): > > …and this one teaches the kiddies that money is overrated, and that having lots of money does not make you happy (sorry, I don’t have a cite, I just heard it on the radio news). > > Hmm. If she believes that money is overrated, why is she charging 19.95 (Cdn. ), per book? Because she’s printing, distributing and selling the book herself and gets to keep all the money, right? 😛 > [@](#): > > Well, the problem I see with her writing kid’s books is that she’s not exactly the kind of motherly, nurturing, wholesome image that you want your kids to be exposed to. Those two things don’t have anything to do with each other as far as I can tell. > [@](#): > > Most kids with a TV in their home have seen Madonna strutting around in a gownless evening strap, so it’s not like they wouldn’t know who she was. Not the kids who are going to read this book. I’m not sure where they’d see her on TV at all. I don’t think she’s had a hit in a pretty long time and she doesn’t seem as outrageous as she used to. I haven’t watched MTV in years, but aside from that kiss thing, I think these days she’s more ‘famous for being famous’ than anything else. I’d be perfectly happy if she would shut up and go away, at least for a while. And this trend of celebrities writing children’s books is pretty irritating. But I don’t think it’s inherently bad for kids.