Comedians and Kids Books: The Problem with Jumping on the Bandwagon

I should start off by saying that perhaps it is more of a British occurrence than North American, but the wave of comedians finding newfound fame and success by writing children’s books is still going strong, regardless of how far it has spread.

It began a few years ago when comedy writer and performer David Walliams, known for his lewd sketch shows and bawdy characters, wrote a number of best-selling children’s books.