Out on November 4, the book will feature the singer-songwriter’s lyrics and illustrations by Frank Caruso

The Boss is getting into the picture book business.
Outlaw Pete, which is based on a ballad from Bruce Springsteen’s Working on a Dream album, will be published by Simon & Schuster on November 4. The publisher said Thursday that the book will feature Springsteen’s lyrics and illustrations by Frank Caruso. Springsteen’s song was inspired by the children’s book Brave Cowboy Bill, which came out in 1950. Springsteen has said that his mother used to tell him bedtime stories about Cowboy Bill.
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