Jimmy Fallon talks to THR about his surprise success in the children's book marketplace: 'I'm a very lucky man'
“It’s the most bizarre and unexpected ride that I ever could even imagine,” says Fallon over the telephone while taking a brief break from checking out the newwith his daughters, Francie and Winnie, with wife Nancy Juvonen. “I did the first book,, as kind of a joke because I thought it’d be kind of funny to see if an experiment to make your baby say dada before mama could work. I swear that’s all it was — and then it took off.
Thus started a franchise of sorts even if he admits he’s still learning the ropes in the kiddie industry. “This isn’t even my wheelhouse, but I’m getting better the more and more I do these and understand how to rhyme better and add new words,” says the 47-year-old Emmy and Grammy Award winner. “But also you have to write in a way that keeps the interests of both kids and adults, especially when they have to read the same book thousands of times, as parents do.
distinction. But after shaking out the celebration, the obvious question becomes — what’s next for Fallon in his newfound children’s book universe? “I have a Grandpa or Papa idea, and I’m working on it. It’s going to go more back into the comedy of it all and is a less weepy version — I know how to close a franchise. So, I’m working on that now. But this one’s going to be funny or more to the tune ofkind of thing,” he reveals. “These books are small and thin but they take years to work on. I’m such a perfectionist and a nitpicker, so I want to make sure this looks a certain way and that the color is perfect.
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