Wondering what to get this Christmas for the person who has everything? Remember the children’s classic you read a thousand times when you were young?

What if Goodnight Moon was about saying goodbye to another Moon? Say goodnight to Keith, his drumsticks, his pile of sick, and more. Goodnight Keith Moon is a hilarious parody of the Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd children’s classic Goodnight Moon, this book will appeal to fans of rock music and every parent who has read it to their children. Classic rock aficionados won’t get fooled, they’ll spot a busload of Who references, from the pinball game in the corner to the ghost of Cass Elliott.

Living up to our name at Can of Worms Goodnight Keith Moon is a Word of Mouth Press release: Books Worth Talking About – tell a Friend!

This is the word of mouth from The Huffington Press:

“Everyone’s favorite children’s book about a notorious drummer who died of a drug overdose. Wait, that’s not what it was about? eel, authors Bruce Worden and Clare Cross have updated the classic story to revolve around the death of The Who’s Keith Moon with hilarious results. Brimming with rock references.”

To order copies in time to stuff your stockings go here.

Can of Worms Kids Press is thrilled to announce that our Mission:Explore books have been selected as a National Trust/Hay Festival Outdoor Book of the Year 2011, making it a truly perfect stocking stuffer.

For two months the public voted for their favourite “outdoor books” and we can now reveal that our Mission:Explore titles are among the winners announced at the Hay-on-Wye Festival.

Our congratulations to all of the other winners.

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And in celebration we have a special offer on prices for our winning books.

In The Letter from Death, Lillian Moats constructs an astonishing appraisal of humanity through the eyes of Death itself. As an insightful, philosophical and surprisingly witty narrator, Death takes a tour through the follies of human past, present and future to approach seemingly complex matters with a simple clarity. At once unsettling and comforting, tragic and comic, provocative and wise, The Letter from Death is an insightful examination of humanity that will give thoughtful readers quite a lot to think about.

Praise for The Letter from Death

“Moats uses death not as a threat, but as a prism through which to examine the most profound questions that confront the human race today.” from the forward by Howard Zinn

“…In her fourth book, Moats performs an astonishing feat. By imagining Death as a patient and suffering entity fluent in human affairs, she broaches matters of daunting complexity with galvanizing directness…this clarion critique offers an arresting perspective on religion, our ‘growing militarism,’ our ‘inexhaustible genius for denial,’ and our paradoxical failure to nurture our best qualities…Moats has created a wise, unsettling, and beautiful book.” Donna Seaman, Booklist

“…The Letter from Death is an intelligent and delightful exploration of the human comic tragedy. It has the light flavor, wit, and prick of Praise of Folly and Screwtape Letters but the deep insights and jabs come more from the perspective of Epicurus. This is a book that thoughtful people will want to give to thoughtful friends.” Philip Regal, Author of The Anatomy of Judgement, Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota

This provocative work reveals how our irrational and unexamined fear of death has been manipulated throughout history. This has resulted in the misdirection of our energies-away from real challenges and toward unnecessary ones. In this philosophical letter addressed to the whole of humanity, Death challenges even the most open-minded reader to examine the basis of their beliefs about life, death and human nature.