Illustrations copyright ©
2005 by Sweaty Hugs, Inc.
and Byron Preiss Visual
Publications, Inc. Images
courtesy of Byron Preiss
Visual Publications. Used
with permission.
Raymie, Dickie, and the Bean
are the Romano brothers.
They get along most of the
time. Except for when they
don't. Today Mom and Dad
said they're going to the
amusement park. Raymie and
Dickie can't wait to ride
the Vomitizer because it's
the scariest ride in the
whole park -- but first Mom
makes them ride on Chuckie
the Choo-Choo with the Bean.
Having a younger brother
really messes up the fun,
but eventually Raymie and
Dickie get to go on the
Vomitizer (okay, maybe
there's a reason they call
it the scariest ride in the
park!). At the end of the
day they even get soaked on
the water ride.
Raymie
knows that when you have
brothers, things never go
exactly how you expect them
to, even when you give them
noogie after noogie to drive
the point home.
Ray Romano, one of
America's recognizable TV
personalities, tells a tale
of sibling antics from his
own childhood. Filled with
knowing details of family
life, this is a story
brothers and sisters
everywhere will see
themselves in.
Date:: December
2, 2003
Source:: Simon
& Schuster
Picture Book, Raymie,
Dickie, and the Bean: Why I
Love and Hate My Brothers, To
be Published Fall 2004
Spring 2005
Simon & Schuster Books
for Young Readers, an imprint
of Simon & Schuster
Children's Publishing,
announced today plans to
publish the first book for
children written by Ray Romano,
comedian and Emmy Award-winning
star of the top-rated CBS
television program,
"Everybody Loves
Raymond."
Raymie, Dickie, and the
Bean: Why I Love and Hate My
Brothers, scheduled for
publication in Fall 2004
Spring 2005 is
the funny and true story of why
brothers can be gross,
disgusting, and downright
mean-but still love each other. Raymie, Dickie, and the Bean is
based on Romano's
experiences growing up with
his two brothers, Richard, a
retired New York police
sergeant, and Robert, a New
York City school teacher,
who are writing the book
with him.
The agreement was negotiated by
Rick Richter, President &
Publisher of Simon &
Schuster Children's Publishing;
Byron Preiss of Byron Preiss
Visual Publications, which is
producing the book; Romano's
personal manager Rory
Rosegarten, his agent Mel
Berger of the William Morris
Agency, and his attorney Jon
Moonves, who represented Mr.
Romano.
"Everybody does love Ray
Romano," said Rick
Richter, "especially here
at Simon & Schuster. The
Romanos's book is a funny,
loving, and real look at what
it's like to be a big brother
(and a little brother). Anyone
with a sibling will love this
book."
"When my brothers and I
weren't fighting with each
other, we had a lot of fun
growing up," explained Ray
Romano. "Now it's great as
adults to collaborate with them
on this book and fight with
each other once again."
Romano stars in the upcoming
feature film "Welcome to
Mooseport" with Gene
Hackman. The film is set for a
February 6, 2004 release from
Twentieth Century Fox. He also
stars in the ensemble film
"Eulogy" with Famke
Janssen, Kelly Preston and
Zooey Deschannel which is due
this Spring. He is the author
of the book Everything and a
Kite (Bantam, 1999), based on
his standup comedy. Romano, who
is originally from Forest
Hills, New York, now lives with
his wife and four children in
Los Angeles.
