Ringo Starr to write children's book

Ringo Starr to write children's book

Ringo Starr is turning an old Beatles favorite into a children's book, The Associated Press reports. The drummer has a deal with Simon & Schuster's Children Books for "Octopus' Garden," based on one of the few songs he wrote and sang while with the Beatles. The publisher announced Tuesday that the book would come out in Britain this fall and in the United States in early 2014. The book will be illustrated by Ben Cort, whose credits include "Aliens Love Underpants." Starr, who turns 73 next month, wrote the song while on Peter Sellers' yacht in 1968 and it first appeared on the Beatles' "Abbey Road" album, released in 1969.