I Am A Pole (And So Can You!)

by Stephen Colbert

Overview

"The sad thing is, I like it" - Maurice Sendak

"The perfect gift to give a child or grandchild for their high school or college graduation.
Also Father's Day.
Also, other times."

- Stephen Colbert

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455523405
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	05/08/2012
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Stephen Colbert was The Daily Show's longest-running and most diverse correspondent. His personality, insight and overall rightness could only lead to The Colbert Report, a half-hour nightly platform for him to give his take on the issues of the day, and, more importantly, to tell you why everyone else's take is just plain wrong. The show has been hugely successful.

Editorial Reviews

Colbert’s silly not-for-children children’s book tells the tale of a pole that is looking for its one true calling. It tries being everything from a Maypole to a tadpole to a Gallup Poll—to no avail. Tom Hanks narrates the bulk of the pole’s quest with warmth and enthusiasm, but it is the interactions between Stephen Colbert and Hanks in the introduction and closing that really make this a fun listen. Colbert’s mock-bombastic personality gushes from the speakers, and Hanks’s exasperation at the continuous interruptions from the author is priceless. (Note: When asked to do the Spanish-language version, he opts instead to take his Oscars and go home.) A booklet of Paul Hildebrand’s illustrations accompanies the recording, making this a nicely rounded-out production. A.H.A. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

MAY 2012 - AudioFile