Singer Billie Eilish is the latest star to read a CBeebies bedtime story, choosing Oliver Jeffers’ book This Moose Belongs to Me.
The 22-year-old American artist, who recently released her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, said she “loved” bedtime stories as a child. Eilish introduces the story by saying that, in addition to loving music, she also loves nature.
She tells the tale of a young boy named Wilfred who claims to own a large moose called Marcel.
Speaking about the story, the What Was I Made For singer said, “We need to look after beautiful, wild creatures like Marcel, but we also need to let them do their own thing.”
She added, “My favorite thing in the world as a child was a bedtime story, and I would be upset if I didn’t get one! I had a lot, and I loved them all!”
Jeffers said he was “excited” to hear Eilish will read his book later this week. Speaking to BBC Three’s The Catch Up, he said, “This book is about our relationship with nature in some ways, and Billie is a champion of that.”
He added, “We’re big fans [of Eilish] in our house, and the kids were very excited to see if she’ll read it better than I do,” before suggesting that she probably will.
Eilish was just 14 when she unveiled her debut single Ocean Eyes. Since then, she has shot to worldwide stardom, scooping up multiple awards along the way.
Earlier this year, she and her brother and collaborator Finneas O’Connell won the Oscar for Best Song with What Was I Made For?, which they penned for the Barbie soundtrack.
Critics praised Eilish’s “surprising and intimate” new album, which was released in May.
At the time, the star wrote on Instagram that she and her brother had “put so much into this album and have never ever ever loved something more.”
Other music stars who have read a CBeebies bedtime story include Sir Elton John, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Gregory Porter, Dave Grohl, Dolly Parton, and Christine and the Queens.
Billie Eilish’s story will be broadcast on Friday, July 19, on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer.
Source: BBC
