The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be

In the #1 New York Times bestseller The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be, Joanna Gaines and illustrator Julianna Swaney celebrate how creativity and acceptance can come together to make for a bright and beautiful adventure. The book follows a group of children as they each build their very own hot-air balloons. As the kids work together, leaning into their own skills and processes, to fill the sky with beautiful colors, we discover that the same is true for life--it's more beautiful and vibrant when our differences are celebrated.

Together with Joanna, you and your kids will take a journey of growth and imagination as you learn in full color that:



We should celebrate every child's one-of-a-kind strengths as well as teamwork and acceptance of differences


Everything can be made more beautiful when we share our talents and abilities


We should lend a helping hand and do our best to take care of one another



The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be is a vibrant picture book perfect for:



Ages 4-8


Parents, libraries, classroom story times, and discussions about diversity and being a good human being


Households that enjoy watching Chip and Joanna on Magnolia Network and HGTV's Fixer Upper



With plenty of pink, a bounty of blue, orange and green and yellow too, this vibrant hot-air balloon adventure celebrates every child and teaches kids that we are in this together. "You're one of a kind, and it's so clear to see: The world needs who you were made to be."

Author: Gaines, Joanna

Ages: 3 - 8 yrs

Format: Hardcover