Praise For The English Roses

Madonna’s second children’s book, “Mr. Peabody’s Apples” is released worldwide tomorrow.
Before the 19 new beautiful illustrations by Loren Long will take the place of the gentle and tiny characters by Jeffrey Fulvimari in readers’ eyes, let’s browse together a collection of reviews of “The English Roses“.

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“Madonna’s new book; get it!”
Oprah Winfrey

“Sigh. In anticipation of reviewing Madonna’s new children’s book, The English Roses . . . this reader’s finger was poised above the vitriol key on her computer. . . . Now having read The English Roses, I am devouring crow.

“The book should be read to girls kindergarten and up as an emotional vaccination against the social exclusion and cruel cliques that mar many young girls’ lives. . . . The story will resonate with those who have lost a parent as a child through death or desertion.

“Forget Madonna’s wild ways, she offers a vital message for girls: Judge the book, not the author.”
USA Today

“Madonna is definitely on to something.”
The Wall Street Journal

“[The English Roses] teaches but never preaches.”
The Cleveland Plain Dealer

“A major leap for the book industry . . .”
The New York Post

“[This] well-packaged book, with its eye-catching illustrations, will appeal to lots of children.”
The New York Post

“Harry Potter, watch out!”
Reuters

“Shush, Mum, this is too good, I can’t put it down!”
Evie Pearson, age seven, The Times of London

“I found The English Roses hugely enjoyable, colourful and unique. The story is heartfelt and the illustrations, which my children and I loved, are refreshingly innovative . . . All in all, a book that all four to seven-year-olds will enjoy.”
Sadie Frost, The Times of London

“The illustrations are fantastic . . . I loved it. My daughter?s last words were, “Can we read that again tomorrow night? What better praise”
The Times of London

“It’s sweet, frothy stuff with a grain of kindness at its heart.”
The Times of London

“A fine first effort. May she long continue in this gentle literary vein.”
The London Daily Telegraph

“Madonna’s literary foray will make publishing history.”
Western Mail (Cardiff)

“In the end, Madonna’s message is an important one: don?t judge others, appreciate what you already have, and encourage little girls to be nicer to other girls so that one day they can grow up to be kind, supportive women and live happily ever after in a material world.”
The Age

“The hippest hardback since Harry Potter.”
The Times of India

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