This is a list of celebrities who have written children's books, picture books and novels. Because they have written children's books, I see these celebrities transitioning into writing chidren's films or even music for children's films.
1. Octavia Spencer: She has the Randi Rhodes: Ninja Detective series. There are two books so far including The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit and The Sweetest Heist in History.
2. Isla Fisher: She is the author of the Marge series. There are two books so far including Marge in Charge and Marge and the Pirate Baby.
4. Julianne Moore: She is the author of the Freckleface Strawberry picture book series.
5. Ricky Gervais: He is the author of the Flanimals series.
6. Kelly Clarkson: She recently wrote the picture book River Rose and the Magical Lullaby, inspired by her daughter named Rose.
7. Keith Richards: In September 2014, his memoir Gus & Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar was published. This would be a good book for kids who want to grow up to become musicians.
8. Whoopi Goldberg: She is the author of the Sugar Plum Ballerinas series.
9. Jim Carrey: In 2013, Jim Carrey wrote the children’s book How Roland Rolls. The book won the 2013 Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award.
10. Marlee Matlin: She is the co-author of the Deaf Child Crossing Series. The books include Deaf Child Crossing, Nobody’s Perfect, and Leading Ladies. Books two and three are co-written by Doug Cooney.
11. Julie Andrews: Julie Andrews: She is the author of The Very Fairy Princess series, The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles, Mandy, The Great American Mousical, and Little Bo.
12. Jason Segel:He is the co-author of the Nightmares series with YA author Kristen Miller.
Many celebrities write children's books after they have children. However, that is not the case with Chris Colfer (author of The Land of Stories series) and Jason Segel (co-author of the Nightmares series). What is even more interesting is that many of these celebrities turned authors do not imagine themselves becoming authors. Jamie Lee Curtis said in her interview for My Mommy Hung the Moon: A Love Story that she never thought that she would become a bestselling children's author. Similarly, Kelly Clarkson stated in an interview for her book River Rose and the Magical Lullaby that she did not imagine herself writing a children's book either. Overall, it is great that many celebrities are writing children's books not only to produce art for their children but to connect with children in general.
