When Do We Get J. Lo's Series For Tweens?

By Rebecca Winters

MADONNA'S The English Roses, published this month in 100 countries, is one of several books big-name authors have written for little people this fall. A guide to star scribes:

LYNNE CHENEY A pictorial history of American women, the Second Lady's A Is for Abigail follows up on Cheney's America: A Patriotic Primer. Consider this one a flag-waving women's-studies course for bunk beds and bunkers alike.

JOHN LITHGOW The 3rd Rock from the Sun actor's Seussian rhymes made best sellers of The Remarkable Farkle McBride and Micawber. In I'm a Manatee a little boy dreams of a life of "gigan-atee" manatee proportions.

JULIE ANDREWS Mary Poppins has been writing kids' books since the Material Girl was reading them. With Dumpy and the Firefighters, Andrews gets her own imprint at HarperCollins and teaches fire safety with a spoonful of sugar.

LEANN RIMES A tale about a shy and skittish young female jaguar, the pop-country singer's Jag draws on Rimes' experience getting picked on as a kid. Jag never wins a Grammy, but she does befriend some interesting cats.