The English Roses writing children's books. Madonna's Kabbalah teacher had asked her to share the wisdom she had gained through her studies of Jewish mysticism in the form of stories meant for children. The singer felt this was a "cool challenge", although it was an "out-left-field" idea completely different from her musical endeavors. While reading stories to her children at bedtime, Madonna found the books lacked spiritual messages. She also felt that the stories' fairy-tale characters, like Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty, appeared passive and were moved around according to the princes' wishes. Madonna, who was inspired by stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest
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