Fiona Dunbar, author of
Lulu Baker and the
Silk Sisters books, sent me this hilarious mock-take of picture book cinematization (allegedly written by Dr Seuss himself):
On the fourteenth of March, in towns nationwide, In every cinema, multiplex, on every barnside, Gleamed another adapting of...
Of course if any of us were offered some Hollywood cash for the film rights to anything we've written, the answer is pre-ordained!
The Lorax will be next. My favourite ruined by a 'Made in China' label on the Thneed and a guest apperance by George Bush tooting Free Trade to ignite the economy.
ReplyDeleteto be fair, the latest seuss outing got very good reviews. Even Film 2008's jonathan ross gave it a rave!
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