Jason Segel will pen series for kids
Comedy star Jason Segel is turning his attention to children鈥檚 books.
鈥淭he Muppets鈥� and 鈥�How I Met Your Mother鈥� star Segel has signed a deal with Random House Children鈥檚 Books for a three-part series titled 鈥淣ightmares!鈥� that he will write with author Kirsten Miller. The books will be aimed at a middle-grade audience.
鈥淏oth scary and funny,聽NIGHTMARES!聽is an adventure story about a group of kids who realize it鈥檚 up to them to save their town from fear, which has manifested itself in the form of nightmare creatures that have slipped into the everyday world,鈥� the from Random House read.聽
鈥淯ltimately, it鈥檚 a story about learning that we can accomplish anything, as long as we are brave enough to try,鈥� Segel said of his books in a statement. 鈥淭hese are the types of stories that always inspired me.鈥�
聽The first book in the series will hit shelves in the fall of 2014.
The idea first took the form of a script, according to , but Segel then decided to turn the storyline into a book series.
