The Beyoncé “96 Facts” Book Is Out NOW!
Hey, guess what? The tenth book in the “96 Facts” series – 96 Facts About Beyoncé – came out TODAY. And as with all of the previous “96 Facts” books, 96 Facts About Beyoncé was written by me and illustrated by the amazing Risa Rodil.
Here’s the official publisher description of 96 Facts About Beyoncé:
The ultimate fact book and journal for fans of Beyoncé. Packed with fun facts, quick quizzes, and bonus pages for journaling, this is a must-have for any members of the BeyHive.
96 Facts About Beyoncé is available in bookstores everywhere. But you can also buy it HERE, HERE, and HERE.
(If you click on the Amazon link, you can even see a few brief excerpts from the book!)
To find out more about 96 Facts About Beyoncé, check out this blog post.
To find out about the ninth book in the series – 96 Facts About the G.O.A.T. Athletes – check out this blog post.
And I talk about the entire “96 Facts” series in this “Book Q&A” interview with fellow author Deborah Kalb.
If you’d like see ALL of the books I’ve written for Penguin Random House – even the ones that have nothing to do with pop music or organized professional team sports – click HERE.
And when you get a chance, you should also check out the “96 Facts About…” page of my website.
Hey, Check It Out: I Wrote a Joke Book!
As you may know, in addition to my work as a children’s book author, I’m also a television comedy writer. And for quite some time now, I’ve wanted to write a children’s joke book, which seemed like it would be a nice way to combine those two disparate sides of my career: the “kid lit” side and the “joke writer” side. Call it a short-term goal. Well, a few months ago, I got a chance to realize that goal.
That’s because I wrote a children’s book called The Bad Guys Joke Book, which will be published by Scholastic on July 1st, 2025.
Now, I should mention a couple of things, just because I don’t want to give you the wrong idea here: This book is not set in the world of the Bad Guys books written by Aaron Blabey. It is set in the world of the Bad Guys animated movies (and Netflix specials) which are based on those books.
You also might’ve noticed that the book is coming out on July 1st, just a few short weeks before the Bad Guys 2 movie opens. (That movie comes out on August 1st.) Does this book tie into that movie in any direct way? I’m afraid I can’t quite answer that question at this early date. You’ll have to read the book to find out!
And in the meantime, here’s the official publisher description of the book:
Get ready to laugh out loud with Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Ms. Tarantula, Mr. Piranha, and Mr. Shark! Packed with puns, funny fill-ins, limericks, and so much more, this joke book is the perfect companion to the Bad Guys Movie 2.
The Bad Guys Joke Book is available for preorder HERE, HERE, and HERE.
But if you click the link to the Scholastic Kids site – aka the third “HERE” link directly above – you’ll have to scroll down on that link to find The Bad Guys Joke Book, which is listed on that website as “Bad Guys Movie 2 Joke Book.” That’s the way it’s listed on most other book-related websites as well. I think the folks at Scholastic phrased it that way in the listings on these websites in order to make it clear that this joke book is set in the continuity of the Bad Guys movies, and also to remind readers that it’s coming out roughly around the same time as the second Bad Guys film. After all, as the official publisher description says, this book is the perfect companion to that movie!
I couldn’t agree more.