# Will the real Alan Katz PLEASE, SIT DOWN!!!

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Podcast: [Dads on Books](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dads-on-books-7306805)
Published: 2026-04-06T09:23:00+00:00
Episode link: https://DadsOnBooks.transistor.fm/s1/47
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Thanks for indulging our April Fool's Day episode. Now back to the real stuff with the real Alan Katz , author of 1 or 2 or 52 books, and, to quote Alan, "twelve of them are good." We disagree. The other 40 R2. There's lots of jokes, especially, "What does this doodad do, Dad?"—the ultimate dad joke!!—lots of laughing, but—SPOILER ALERT!!—some deep stuff too. Alan shares some of his writing rules the most important of which is: Rule #1. Oh, you wanna know what it is? OK. "I will never make a joke at the expense of someone. Kindness come first." You’ll have to listen to get more! We do actually talk about a lot of his silly, funny, and awesome books including the SOS series, his Lieographies, Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs, The Day the Mustache Took Over. So much fun this is only part one!! If you liked this episode, you'll LOVE these: Pinkalicious!!! by Alan 's dear dear friend Victoria Kann Our first Dan Guest: Dan Gutman Part One and Part Two And our second Dan Guest: Dan Yaccarino parte uno and parte due Our third Dan—Chris guest: Chris Grabenstein Part One and Part Two And now a word from our sponsors. (Well, not really sponsors, just places we get books and hope that you'll go to if you need one). A House with Books in Keller, TX Talking Animals Books in Grapevine, TX River Forest Public Library in River Forest, IL Grapevine Public Library Keller Public Library

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