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Sen. Kennedy to Publish Children's Book Meet the latest children's author, Sen. Ted Kennedy, and his Portuguese Water Dog, Splash, his co-protagonist in "My Senator and Me: A Dogs-Eye View of Washington, D.C." Scholastic Inc. will release the book in May. "I am very excited about the opportunity to create a book for young readers and their families that will deepen their understanding of how our American government works," Kennedy said in a statement Monday issued by Scholastic. According to Scholastic, Kennedy's book "not only takes readers through a full day in the Senator's life, but also explains how...

Scholastic announced that it has signed a publishing deal with Senator Edward M. Kennedy to publish his first children's book. A 56-page picture book illustrated by Caldecott-winning artist David Small, My Senator and Me: A Dog's-Eye View of Washington, D.C. is not only a charming pet story, but also engages children in understanding how government works. The book will be published in May 2006. The dog in Kennedy's forthcoming book is named Splash. 85 years ago, Scholastic was founded to help kids understand the world in which they live and to be aware of their rights and responsibilities in a...

So Ted Kennedy is writing a children’s book. With his dog, named, of all things, Splash. Well, okaaaay. According to the press release from the publisher, Ted’s tome will run only 56 pages, but this is a guy who Monday called Judge Alito “Alioto,” and who last year referred to the junior senator from Illinois as “Osama Obama.” And if you don’t believe me, just ask the Congressman, “Andy Meehan,” as Teddy once introduced him. Let’s just hope Splash is in charge of the fact-checking for the book. But there’s another problem with this May release from Scholastic Books, and...