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“The world needs the wonders you see.”

“The world needs the wonders you see.”

Joanna Gaines is back with another children’s book!

On Monday, September 16, the To be repaired The 46-year-old star revealed in an Instagram post that she has written a third children’s book titled The world needs the wonders you see.

“My new children’s book, The world needs the wonder you see is now available for pre-order!,” the mother of five wrote in the caption of her post, alongside an image of the book’s cover.

According to Gaines, her youngest child, son Crew, inspired her to create a book about the natural curiosities a child has as they move through the world.

“Years of admiration for the way Crew moves through the world inspired the idea for a children’s book dedicated to the beauty and surprise in the everyday that children are so naturally drawn to seek out and discover,” she wrote.

“I wanted to write this story partly for Crew, as a thank you for all the times he brought me back to the richer side of life,” Gaines continued. “But I also wrote it for myself, and for anyone who might need a reminder that wonder awaits us, too. I don’t think it’s ever too late to live with your eyes wide open and your heart waiting for wonder✨.”

This is not Gaines’ first children’s book. She has previously published The world needs the person you’re meant to be in November 2020, and she wrote We are the gardeners in 2019. She is also a The New York Times best-selling author of books on style and design as well as memoirs, The stories we tell.

Gaines in 2017.

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On September 13, the HGTV star opened up about the inspiration behind her new book in a post shared on her and husband Chip Gaines’ Magnolia blog. According to Gaines, much of the story was inspired by Crew’s birth — and the little reminders she receives in life to stop and enjoy the moment.

“I wish I could tell you that I’ve always remembered to look for wonder in the everyday, that I’ve always known how to slow down and seize the hard-to-reach moments of beauty and surprise that are all around me,” Gaines writes. “Sure, I remember the years when wonder could spread like wildfire across my eyes. But then, somewhere along the way to adulthood, I got busy and distracted and simply forgot to look.” closely” . ”

“The world needs the wonders you see.”

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When Crew was born in 2018, Gaines says it gave her the opportunity to step back and appreciate the little things.

“His natural curiosity can bring out mine, and whenever I feel that old tendency to give in to rushing, he is there to remind me of the little joys that can only be noticed by pausing,” she continues.

“I hope this book reminds us all to never abandon our curious minds or outgrow our sense of imagination,” Gaines concludes. “Because the world needs the wonders we see!”

The world needs the wonder you see will be available in bookstores on January 28, 2025 and is now available for pre-order wherever books are sold.