Madonna read to a class [click here for video] of tots from St. Winifred's Catholic Junior School in south London from her new children's book, The Adventures of Abdi - note her peculiar mid-Atlantic accent after hanging out on that side of the pond for the last several years, although she still has a hard time figuring out what the hell the kids are saying. I like the demure look - at 46, that's the right her.
Anyway, Abdi is the fourth book in a five-book children's series Madonna has penned for Callaway Editions: The English Roses, Mr. Peabody's Apples and Yakov and the Seven Thieves. Lotsa de Casha (now THAT'S a subject she understands) is due for release next summer.
Earlier yesterday, hundreds of fans lined up for as much as 24 hours outside central London bookstore Selfridges, where Madonna did another reading and signed copies of Abdi, but only the first 250 got in. Here's the semi-frantic message on the company website:
- Madonna Personal Appearance - 11 November 3pm
Due to overwhelming interest in this event, queuing will now take place outside on Edward Mews at the rear of the store.
Numbered tickets will be issued at 1pm.
Books will be sold beside this entrance from 1pm to those people in possession of a ticket.
Only those customers in possession of a numbered ticket AND a till receipt for the book will be permitted to join the queue on level 2 from 2.30pm.
Books are limited to just 250 copies therefore only ONE book per csutomer may be purchased.
Only those customers actually in possession of the ticket and receipt will be invited to meet Madonna.
Children under 10 may be accompanied by ONE adult only.
Selfridges regret that due to the restriction on number of books sold there will inevitably be disappointed customers but would like to thankyou for your interest and your understanding.
(click pic for video)
And to top off Madge's very busy day, she was inducted into the U.K. Music Hall of Fame at the inaugural ceremony along with Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Bob Marley and U2 as "founding members." They were selected by a 36-member steering committee of artists, executives, broadcasters and reporters.
Article comments
1 - Eric Olsen
update
2 - ihateoreilly
After seeing Madonna live this summer, I am convinced that she still has the ability to put out another great record. The children's books might be annoying to her die-hard fans..but there's a point to it: to recruit younger audiences to buy future releases. Anyway, as weird as she has become, I still love this woman and all she has accomplished when many jealous hypocritical people tried to stop her.
3 - Eric Olsen
note I said she isn't mean