Dan Krall is genius. I mean, he created a book about lollipops! What kid doesn’t love lollipops?!
And there’s something for us adults, too. Capers! Ya know, the salty little fellas that perk up lox and a nice schmear (that’s NY-talk for cream cheese). Delish (more NY-talk). I can’t decide which I like more. And thankfully I don’t have to, because both get equal billing in THE GREAT LOLLIPOP CAPER…which releases today!
In the book, Caper’s a sourpuss. He wants kids to love him as much as they love Lollipop. Caper goes on a great caper to elevate his kid appeal, only to ungracefully fall far from grace. But don’t worry, he cleans up his act. And everyone else cleans their plates.
As you can imagine, Dan is super busy, what with the book release and working on “Chowder” and all. He’s tied up, so he sent Lollipop and Caper over to have a chat with me.
Caper, you’re beloved by adults and chicken piccatas everywhere, so why did you feel the need to convert kids into fans?
Well…no offense to adults, but they’re kind of boring. They’re not gonna see this, are they? I mean they’re fine in their way, sitting quietly in a candlelit restaurant, sipping wine, enjoying me on pasta while having a quiet, serious conversation… “Oh, does this have capers on it? Why, I believe it does…” Blah, blah, blah. I mean, don’t get me wrong, it’s better than just hanging out in my jar all day. But come on, when I see the party Lollipop is having with children? Running around screaming, carnivals, theme parks, birthday parties…I mean, they go nuts for him, so who doesn’t want to get in on that?
Lollipop, you’re such a sweet guy. You wanted to help Caper even though he tried to wiggle in on your likable, lickable territory. Why so generous?
I’m a sweet and tangy lollipop and children love me. [smiles vacantly]
Um, yeah. And to think you spend your day having your brain sucked out. Never woulda known.
So let’s come back to you, Caper. I’m amazed you passed yourself off as a pea to sneak into the lollipop factory. I didn’t know capers were such masters of disguise. What other impressions do you do?
Thanks for noticing that, you know it’s one of my several talents and one of the many reasons everybody would love me if they just got to know me a little better. I have a very wide repertoire of personas I can inhabit—Bogart, Mitchum, McGruff the Crime Dog, The Neighborhood Watch guy, pretty much anybody I set my mind to that’s wearing a trench coat and fedora. I can also do a pretty mean fava bean.
So I suppose after all this, you’re content with being a Caper. Lollipop, are you happy being candy?
I’m really happy being just about anything as long as it’s sweet, and nice, and pleasant, and lovely and…. [drifts off into a vacant stare] Oh…and I always kind of wanted to be a forest ranger. [smiles]
Well, fellas, it’s obvious that Dan captured your personalities perfectly for this book. So let’s show our blog readers by having a little giveaway.
Please leave a comment to enter, letting us know if you prefer Lollipops or Capers.
A winner will be randomly selected in about a week! Good luck!
And be sure to check out THE GREAT LOLLIPOP CAPER by Dan Krall, available today!
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May 7, 2013 at 6:35 am
rnewman504
It’s capers for me! How adorable!
May 7, 2013 at 6:54 am
Penny Klostermann
Do I have to choose??? Ok, today I choose lollipop!
May 7, 2013 at 6:58 am
pennymorrison
I always get a pimple on my tongue if I eat a lollipop. I prefer capers.
May 7, 2013 at 6:59 am
Ashley Taylor
What a fantastic idea for a book! Lollipops all the way!
May 7, 2013 at 7:00 am
Julie Segal Walters
Capers! Hands down.
So excited to own this book!
May 7, 2013 at 7:04 am
Joanne Roberts
Thanks for highlighting this book. I saw it in a newsletter this week and couldn’t wait to hear more.
Giveaway? I’m in! I’m the adventurous sort who’d try the caper lolly.
May 7, 2013 at 7:11 am
carol munro
Yum! Capers! I can’t wait to read this book. How inventive! Dan Krall, you’re brilliant.
May 7, 2013 at 7:18 am
mary morrison
Lollipops for me. The sweeter the better.
May 7, 2013 at 7:30 am
Valarie Giogas
What a fun interview. My answer depends on my personality at the time. Of course during the day I’m more kid like so lolli fits. When I try to be a grown up, capers.
May 7, 2013 at 7:31 am
Donna L. Sadd
Either pop will work for me. :0)
May 7, 2013 at 7:37 am
Wendy Greenley
Growing up, my mom was convinced I’d fall and impale myself on the stick so lollipops were a treat! Yup, Lollipop wins.
May 7, 2013 at 7:46 am
Lynne Marie
Capers take the cake!
May 7, 2013 at 7:57 am
Sylvia Liu
I’m a caper-loving woman. Looks like a super cute book.
May 7, 2013 at 8:00 am
heylookawriterfellow
Lollypops, of course! Orange ones! With the Tootsie Rolls inside!
That said, I am alarmed by the number of capers vote thus far.
I saw an amazing promo video for this book on Cartoon Brew and I just knew right then and there that I had to buy it. Ahem. I mean WIN it! I wanna win it.
May 7, 2013 at 8:01 am
Aimee
Fun! Lollipops are my preference.
May 7, 2013 at 8:12 am
Priscilla Mizell
Well, I did prefer lollipops . . . but now I feel a little bad about sucking out their brains.
May 7, 2013 at 8:13 am
Natasha
I’d love to win Krall’s book! Lollipops used to get passed out at HS basketball games to hush up the rabid parents. I prefer capers. On lox.
May 7, 2013 at 8:24 am
Tina Cho
Never heard of capers. So I’d settle for a lollipop. Looks like a fun, sweet book!
May 7, 2013 at 8:30 am
Carrie Brown
I can’t wait to read this! I prefer capers, especially on pasta!
May 7, 2013 at 8:41 am
Michelle Levin
This looks hilarious!! I can’t wait to read it too. (and beyond a fun read it looks like a great study in character development!). As for favorites… I gotta go lollipops but a well placed caper during dinner is a nice surprise.
May 7, 2013 at 8:53 am
Jenn DesAutels Illustrator
capers!! salty yummy!!
May 7, 2013 at 9:27 am
Ashley Bankhead
A lollipop of course.
May 7, 2013 at 9:34 am
Lori Alexander
I didn’t realize the little guy in the trench coat was an actual caper. Awesome PB idea! I’ll go capers.
May 7, 2013 at 9:53 am
deborahholtwilliams
Lollipops just don’t work as well in recipes, so I’ll go for capers. And Dan, I like how your mind works!
May 7, 2013 at 10:06 am
janelle
Hilarious. But sorry caper, I prefer lollipops! 🙂
May 7, 2013 at 10:12 am
Buffy Silverman
None of that sweet stuff for me..I vote capers. Can’t wait to read this one.
May 7, 2013 at 10:32 am
Maria Gianferrari
Capers by a long shot! The book looks hilarious!
May 7, 2013 at 10:38 am
Michelle
Awesome interview…looks like a great book! Team Lollipop!!!!
May 7, 2013 at 10:45 am
Ashley N. Bohmer
Sounds like an awesome read!–Caper is very creative!–I can’t wait to read his story. 🙂 This post also reminded me that I’ve got to tap into my own creativity more by trusting my own instincts.
May 7, 2013 at 10:50 am
Heidi Grange
I’d have to say lollipops, but mostly because I don’t think I’ve ever had capers.
May 7, 2013 at 11:03 am
Debbie Mickelson
Definitely lollipops but do love capers. Oh so hard to choose. I can’t wait to read their adventure.
May 7, 2013 at 11:06 am
Melanie Ellsworth
Hilarious! Can’t separate this perfect pair by choosing only one of them!
May 7, 2013 at 11:21 am
Catherine Johnson
Definitely lollipop!
May 7, 2013 at 12:26 pm
Michelle Proper
Lollies. But after reading the book, it may change to capers.
May 7, 2013 at 12:56 pm
Manju
Great concept! The title and cover are enough to sell it.
May 7, 2013 at 1:09 pm
rayhunt3
Lollipops are awesome!
May 7, 2013 at 1:15 pm
LeslieG
Capers! Especially ones that can inhabit Humphrey Bogart while looking like Boris Badenov.
May 7, 2013 at 1:28 pm
Kevin J. Doyle
Capers all the way. Thanks for the fun Q&A and best of luck with the book!
May 7, 2013 at 1:32 pm
Tracy Bermeo
I love both, but definitely have more use for capers. Loved the interview and if I were Caper, I wouldn’t want to be stuck in a jar all day either….
May 7, 2013 at 1:38 pm
julie rowan zoch
Capers – hands down and spoons up!
May 7, 2013 at 1:57 pm
Genevieve Petrillo
I’m pretty sure capers are gross, although he looks very stylish, in a hipster kind of way. I’ve never eaten one. I LOVE lollipops! Yum.
May 7, 2013 at 3:38 pm
S. V. Moody
Chocolate! I want chocolate…
May 7, 2013 at 7:08 pm
Tim McCanna
Love Dan’s work! “Being a Pig is Nice” is in constant PB rotation at our house. I gave up sweets long ago, so I gotta go with Caper.
Tim McCanna
May 7, 2013 at 9:33 pm
katiemillsgiorgio
Lollipops for me please!
May 7, 2013 at 9:49 pm
Sarah
I’m a caper girl!
May 7, 2013 at 10:24 pm
Tina Zubak
Lollipops, please. Capers are too salty and not nearly as sweet.
May 7, 2013 at 10:55 pm
Romelle Broas
Such a funny concept! I can’t wait to get a lick of this book! I’m very intrigued by CAPER!
May 8, 2013 at 7:02 am
Fran Price
A caper disguised as a pea. That I gotta see! Caper for me.
May 8, 2013 at 10:21 am
Rebecca Van Slyke
Capers have been underrepresented in the children’s literature world for far too long! Viva la Caper!
May 8, 2013 at 11:24 am
Carol Jones
What a clever idea for a kids’ book! Hey, a caper is a vegetable, so you don’t have to feel guilty about eating it!
May 8, 2013 at 12:16 pm
Cathy Ballou Mealey
I don’t want to seem caperpricious, but I’m voting for the wrinkly, salty sour guy for sure! Brilliant, brilliant idea for a book!
May 8, 2013 at 12:18 pm
Julie Falatko
I am so excited that there’s a new picture book featuring a caper. We are a pro-caper family for sure. Lollipops: eh. Take ’em or leave ’em.
May 8, 2013 at 12:44 pm
laurimeyers
Lollipops, for sure. I don’t mind capers as long as they don’t make eye contact with me. If they stare it me for too long, they get rolled over to the edge of the plate.
May 8, 2013 at 5:46 pm
carterhiggins
I want this so so so so so so so much. Capers for me, cause that word looks like my name with some extra sticks missing. Capers are always awesome, though. Lollipops have to be extra delicious to be awesome. (I’m looking at you, bank teller version.)
May 8, 2013 at 7:42 pm
thiskidreviewsbooks
Lollipop. I already asked for a caper one (for Josie – MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!). 😀
May 8, 2013 at 11:47 pm
angiebreault
If I had to choose, I would have to say lollipops. No offense caper, I’ve always had a sweet tooth.:)
May 9, 2013 at 12:57 pm
Stacy Couch
Lollipops. Sorry, Caper. I like my indulgences vacant and sweet.
May 10, 2013 at 6:31 am
Tammi Sauer
Mmmmm. Today I am pro-lollipop.
Huge congratulations to oh-so-awesome Dan Krall on this delicious book.
May 10, 2013 at 11:19 am
Carey Armstrong-Ellis
Capers, capers. Lollipops are boring – probably because of the brain-sucking thing… Unless they are Tootsie Roll Pops. Then they still have a brain. But capers are much more interesting!
May 11, 2013 at 9:20 am
Deb Dunn
Great concept! Definitely capers all the way – love ’em on my bagels and cream cheese! Good luck with the book!
May 14, 2013 at 8:28 am
Dawnyelle moore
Capers! On queen schnitzel ! Yummiest!
May 14, 2013 at 7:31 pm
Caryn Schafer (@smellingoranges)
Most definitely capers. Especially on fish. This book looks awesome!
May 14, 2013 at 11:59 pm
Lynn Ann Carol
I once thought capers but capers and bad wine don’t mix so I’m going to be safe and go with lollipops. Besides, it’s fun to type it.