Jimmy Fallon took a 10-minute break on Good Friday to talk about something glorious that happened in his career: he took your place. New York Times Bestseller list for the fifth time.
Kind Nighttime Veteran won an award for its latest children’s book with illustrator Miguel Ordone. Nana loves you moreMacmillan Footprint from Feiwel & Friends. It will follow the success of Fellon’s previous children’s titles, Your baby’s first words will be daddy, it’s all mommy, that’s baby. s Five more dreams before ChristmasThey all debuted at number 1 New York Times List of best sellers. (Ordones is responsible for the illustrations for the first four titles).
“It’s the strangest and most unexpected ride I could imagine,” Fallon said over the phone after taking a short break to try a new one. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga With their daughters, Francis and Vinn, and his wife, Nancy Juvenon. I made the first book Your baby’s first word will be DadaIt’s a joke because I thought it was funny to see an experiment that forced your son to say dad while mom was working. I swear, that was it, and then it took off. [My publisher] “He asked me if I liked the second one and I said I would have to do ‘mom’, obviously because I have two daughters.”
So he started something of a franchise, even though he admits he’s still learning the ropes in the children’s industry. “It’s not even my trailer, but the more I do it, the more I understand how to improve my beats and add new words,” said the 47-year-old Emmy and Grammy winner. “But you also have to write in a way that protects the interests of children and adults alike, especially when they have to read the same book thousands of times as their parents.”
fallon said Nana loves you more It’s her favorite entry into the field, and she appreciates illustrator Ordones, who created “Most Favorite Characters” for a sweet story centered on Grandma’s deep well of love. “It’s colorful, it’s simple, it has a good message,” explains Fallon. “It’s a little tearful, but not that much, because I have books that make you cry and choke, and they’re really sad for me, but it’s just perfect. It crosses the line between cheerful and sweet. This is a book for all the grandmothers out there – Abuela, Nana, Gama, Gigi, whatever a grandmother is called upon to get together with a child, read and memorize.
She says she threw an impromptu party with her daughters when she found out New York Times The difference. But after the celebration rocks, an obvious question arises: what will become of Fallon in the world of his newly discovered children’s books?
“I have a grandpa or grandma idea and I’m working on it. It’s more of a comedy about all of that and less of a tearful version – I know how to close the franchise. So now I’m working on it. But it will be fun or more Dadaist “Something,” he says. “These books are small and thin, but they take years to make. I’m a perfectionist and talented so I want to make sure it looks somehow and the color is perfect. I work on them a lot and I’m proud of it that way. [this one] landed. I am very excited and grateful. I am a very lucky man.”
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
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