Smiling Cloud Posted January 3, 2010 Don't know why this annoys me but it just does. The thought of parents reading their children bedtime stories written by the prime minister has a real 1984 feel about it in my head. Kevin Rudd writes a book DR SEUSS. Maurice Sendak. Kevin Rudd. PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has written a children's book, The Sunday Telegraph reports. Described by his staff as "more secretive than the Budget", the kiddies' adventure story about the PM's cat and dog will be published this month. Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar. A year after being both praised and panned for penning a 10,000-word essay on the decline of capitalism in the wake of the global financial crisis, Mr Rudd has decided to aim for a younger, possibly less critical, market. Titled Jasper and Abby and the Great Australia Day Kerfuffle, the book follows dog Abby and cat Jasper in an adventure in the grounds of Kirribilli House. Known for his great love of his animals, Mr Rudd yesterday revealed his plans to go into print for charity, co-authoring a children's book with former Play School presenter and actor Rhys Muldoon. "I've worked on the text with Rhys and we've both interviewed the cat and the dog. They have been very co-operative in their responses but, for most of the time, have gone off the record," he Mr Rudd joked. "It has not been the most demanding text I have worked on." Without revealing the plot, The Sunday Telegraph understands Jasper's high-maintenance character plays a significant role. The PM is the second Rudd to enter the publishing industry, joining his daughter Jessica, who has a book deal for a novel currently being written. "I decided I wanted to beat her into print," Mr Rudd said yesterday with Abby the dog at his feet on the patio at Kirribilli House. "I've know Rhys for some years and he's met the animals before, so its good to put a more human face on them." Mr Rudd said Muldoon had approached him with the idea. In November, Mr Rudd abstained from voting on a Cabinet decision on parallel book imports because of daughter Jessica's publishing deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reptyle Posted January 3, 2010 his daughter Jessica, who has a book deal for a novel currently being written. "I decided I wanted to beat her into print," Mr Rudd said hahahahaha, sounds like a fair competition... i'm intrigued...go on... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chiral Posted January 3, 2010 Oh god,.. could rudd and conroy be anymore sickening, so much cutsie cutsie smiling sickly christian faces, protect the children from porn, and now childrens books... I don't think either of them were breast fed to be honest, and this is some sick way of getting their mummy's back. Bush is reading childrens books whilst Americas capitalistic twin icons are being trashed, and now Rudd is writing childrens books while our internet freedoms are being trashed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reptyle Posted January 3, 2010 What wasssss your miinddd thinkking???? kkk??? ??????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reptyle Posted January 3, 2010 Maybe i just have Lakshmi's breast in my mouth the whole time... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
