Casting coup

PublishersWeekly informs me that Hachette Audio has landed Tom Hanks to narrate the audio edition of Stephen Colbert’s children’s book I Am a Pole (And So Can You!). Actually, he'll be co-narrating, as Colbert will apparently make his presence felt by periodically interrupting Hanks's performance.

I'm usually not a fan of joke books, but I Am a Pole (And So Can You!) pretty much sold me with this promotional quote:

"The sad thing is, I like it" - Maurice Sendak