The Adventures of Abdi the poor queen. The enraged king orders them to be thrown in the dungeon forever. In 2003, Madonna signed a contract with Callaway Arts & Entertainment for a series of five children's books. She explained that each book dealt "with issues that all children confront... Hopefully there is a lesson that will help kids turn painful or scary situations into learning experiences". The first three releases were "The English Roses" (September 2003), "Mr. Peabody's Apples" (November 2003), and "Yakov and the Seven Thieves" (June 2004). All three charted on "The New York Times" Best Seller list. Cumulatively, the three books
The Stone Roses (album) but eclectic", and despite some moments of good songwriting ("Bye Bye Badman", "I Wanna Be Adored"), "their music is about sound, fingers lingering over the strings and so forth." "The Stone Roses" has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, according to the 2006 book covering the album for the "33⅓" music series. "The Stone Roses" was acclaimed by critics and musicians alike in subsequent years, being viewed as an even more important album than when it was first released, as reflected by its high ranking in polls of the greatest albums of all time. "Rolling Stone"s David Fricke later called