![]() I (we) wrote several unpublished titles including: “How To Make Extraterrestrial Pen Pals” “The Deposed Dictators Job Hunting Guide” and “You Know You’ve Been Unemployed Too Long When” to name a few. Titles like “The Yuppie Handbook” and “How to Be a Buppie” saturated bookstore shelves. Novelty books basically lampooned current events. At the t ime, there was a publishing genre fad called “novelty books.” There with my future writing partner, Eric Stein (who was a Page as well), we attempted to come up with writing projects. It began over 30 years ago when I was an NBC Page. ![]() My foray in publishing has been one of exhilaration and wonderment. We are proud to feature Michael on Day 20. Since then, Michael and his writing partner have written two more books for kids – the acclaimed Granddaddy’s Turnand the forthcoming Northbound, both published by Candlewick and inspired by Michael’s life. ![]() White Water (illustrated by Shadra Strickland, published by Candlewick), their children’s book debut, became an award-winning title that was turned into a TV movie. Inspired by his agent, he and co-author Eric Stein began the hard work of creating a picture book instead. ![]() Bandy’s first children’s book began as an idea for a movie short. ![]()
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