World of Weird Al Yankovic

Posted: **Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:35 pm**

Sauce??

So, a few more folks have mentioned this. I wonder how they found out the title and release date?

Posted: **Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:52 pm**

Excellent find! An 8-year-old telling his class what he wants to be when he grows up sounds like a cool premise. I think Al will do a great job with it. I'll have to buy it for my little nephews when it comes out.

Posted: **Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:47 pm**

I wonder if the child will tell his class he wants tobe an accordion playing rock star.

Posted: **Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:55 pm**

Ludo, you beat me to it!

My neighbor sent me this email this morning:

I thought you'd get a kick out of this. I get an online feed to Publisher's Marketplace telling me who sold their books to publishers, and this came up (it won't be out until winter 2011, but hey, something to look forward to!)

"Weird Al" Yankovic's first book, WHEN I GROW UP, in which an exuberant eight-year-old tells his patient teacher and amazed classmates about the astonishing variety of humorous and inventive careers he plans to pursue when he grows up --- to Anne Hoppe at Harper Children's, for publication in winter 2011, by attorney Phalen "Chuck" Hurewitz at Isaacman, Kaufman & Painter.

I think what Alejandra said makes perfect sense:

I would go with winter 2011. Doesn't it technically start on Dec 2010? You guys and your seasons!

Posted: **Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:12 pm**

Predictions:

Will the text in this book be written in rhyme or prose?

Posted: **Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:02 am**

Ohh this sounds lovely! I kind of think of Al as a bit of an exuberant 8 year old anyway sometimes, so I can easily imagine how charming and inventive this is going to be

I can't wait... Like I said, Shel Silverstein's spirit is strong in this 'un

This will end up as a kids animated movie short as well I bet, somewhere down the line

Posted: **Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:48 am**

ludovica64 @ September 17, 2009 10:02 am wrote: I kind of think of Al as a bit of an exuberant 8 year old sometimes

That just made the drooling far more disturbing than I ever thought possible.

Posted: **Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:05 am**

ludovica64 @ September 16, 2009 07:02 pm wrote:

This will end up as a kids animated movie short as well I bet, somewhere down the line

My God that would be great.

Posted: **Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:06 am**

Grom @ September 16, 2009 05:48 pm wrote: That just made the drooling far more disturbing than I ever thought possible.

Best. Post. Ever.

Posted: **Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:09 am**

minnick27 @ September 16, 2009 09:05 pm wrote: My God that would be great.

Indeed it would.

World of Weird Al Yankovic

Al's Childrens Book