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"There's like no books about anything."
I know there are some folks who are really into the Kabbalah. I dunno...I just reports 'em as I sees em...
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Madonna's tales of morality
04/2003
London - Pop diva Madonna has revealed her forthcoming children's books are morality tales based on the mystical Hebrew texts she studies.
The singer said she wants to write something deeper than the other "vapid and vacant" titles for youngsters.
In an interview for music channel VH-1 she complainsed that most children's titles contain no lessons.
Earlier this year she landed a deal but publisher Penguin would reveal no details of the contents. Only the title of the first of the five books, The English Roses, was disclosed.
But she told interviewer Megan Mullally, of TV's Will And Grace, that the books are based on the Kabbalah.
Madonna said: "I have a teacher I've been studying Kabbalah with for the last almost seven years now, and he's suggested that I write some children's stories based on a lot of things that I've learned in Kabbalah -so that's what I did."
She said she realised there was an opportunity when reading stories to her first child, daughter Lourdes, adding: "Now I'm starting to read to my son, but I couldn't believe how vapid and vacant and empty all the stories were.
"There were like no lessons, just all about princesses and like the beautiful prince arrives and he takes her for his wife and nothing happens, no efforts are made. Nobody asks her what her opinion is, or I didn't see anybody struggling for things. There's like no books about anything.”
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