Who knew?

Did you know there is a collection of clothing based on Madonna's The English Roses? (Press release via EarthTimes.org.) Here's the scoop:

"The English Roses line was first unveiled in the US in the fall of 2004 and has been consistently hailed as 'the hippest line of girl's clothing inthe US market.' The bold use of colors and trendsetting designs, which are inspired by the illustrations of the five young friends portrayed in The English Roses children's book series, became an immediate sensation in theUS."

I guess this line isn't carried at Target, 'cause I've never seen it before. (I'm lucky in that--so far--my 11-year-old daughter has not noticed there are other clothing retailers out there.)

Too Good to Be True, indeed

Monica has a great post up today--Madonna and Child, African Version--at educating alice. Go read it, if you haven't yet.

Then, consider this small tidbit of information from TMZ. Yep, not only is Madonna adopting a child, but her newest work of children's "literature" is due out next week.* You just know a picture book about the joys of adoption will be next.

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* The gossip piece says the forthcoming book is Madonna's second. It's actually her sixth children's book, but the second in the English Roses series--The English Roses: Too Good to Be True.