Beware of dog? Nathan Lane picture book, inspired by pet bulldog, out next fall

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FILE - In this July 22, 2014 file photo, actor Nathan Lane speaks on stage during the “Live from Lincoln Center” "The Nance" panel at the the PBS 2014 Summer TCA in Beverly Hills, Calif. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers announced Monday, Sept. 29, that the Broadway actor known for his starring role in "The Producers" has a deal for a picture book, "Naughty Mabel." Scheduled for next fall, the book was co-written by Lane and his partner, Devlin Elliott, and will be illustrated by Dan Krall. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Nathan Lane’s first book is no shaggy dog story.

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers announced Monday that the Broadway actor known for his starring role in “The Producers” has a deal for a picture book, “Naughty Mabel.” Scheduled for next fall, the book was co-written by Lane and his partner, Devlin Elliott. It will be illustrated by Dan Krall.

In a statement issued through his publisher, Lane said he and Elliott were inspired by their overindulged, well-groomed French bulldog, known to her owners as “the queen of the Hamptons.” The book is the first of a planned series about Mabel’s misadventures.

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