The English Roses The English Roses The English Roses is a children's picture book written by American entertainer Madonna, released on September 15, 2003, by Callaway Arts & Entertainment. The publishing company's owner Nicholas Callaway had always wanted the singer to write a children's book. Madonna took up the opportunity after her second marriage and being inspired by her Kabbalah teacher and her studies of Jewish mysticism. She wanted to write stories where the female protagonists have a more active role than in traditional fairy-tales. Madonna presented five stories to Callaway, who chose "The English Roses" as the first to be published. The
One Dozen Roses really left The Miracles, this was the first Miracles album to feature her on the cover since 1963's "The Fabulous Miracles" (and the group's aborted 1964 album "I Like It Like That"). As of 2017, this album has not been released on CD. One Dozen Roses One Dozen Roses is a 1971 album by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, issued on Motown Records' Tamla label. The penultimate album before lead singer Smokey Robinson departed the group for a solo career, "One Dozen Roses" features the Top 20 "Billboard" Hot 100 hit single "I Don't Blame You at All". Also included