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I did have a child, and I was reading a lot of picture books to her, but at the same time writing a children's book was something that I'd been wanting to do for many years, pretty much since the start of my career.

Al Yankovic

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Al Yankovic
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 23
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