Just Maybe

I can only guess that if you're an actor and you live long enough, you are somehow forced to write a children's book. Jamie Lee Curtis, Julianne Moore, and John Lithgow all have thin tomes on the short shelves.

Now comes word that British comedian David Walliams, best known in this country as the tall one in the sketch comedy show Little Britain. (See the news here.)

His editor says, "Walliams's playful wit and zestful imagination combine in a highly original story, which I know children will adore." I know it's unlikely, but I'm hoping that the forthcoming book--like the TV show--will be as disturbing and funny as Walliams' characters Emily the Crap Transvestite and Mr Mann. That'd be a kid's book even I'd read.--David E