Sheinelle Jones Announces Her First BookThrough Mom's Eyes, Including Interviews with the Moms of Famous Celebs

Mar. 15, 2025

Sheinelle Jones (left);Through Mom’s Eyescover.Photo:Jamie McCarthy/Getty; G.P. Putnam’s Sons

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Sheinelle Jones' new book is an ode to mothers.

“If you are a mom, a grandmom, an auntie, a big sister, a cousin — if you take care of any children, and I say children ages 0 to even 62, because mothering never stops, this is my love letter to you,” the morning show host said.

Sheinelle Jones (center) with her three children in 2023.Nathan Congleton/NBC/Getty

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Jones went on to explain how the project has been in the works for “so long,” and was born out of a recurringTodaysegment focused on her interviews with the mothers of celebrities. “As a mom of three, I thought, ‘Man, what did their mother feed them? Why are they so delightful?'” she recalled.

The result is a book that looks at all aspects of motherhood. “When life gets really hard, mothering doesn’t stop,” she added, before sharing that the book includesKevin Durant’s mom Wanda’s journeyas a single parent, which paralleled that of her own mother’s.

Jones previously teasedThrough Mom’s Eyesto PEOPLE during her fellowTodayshow hostAl Roker’s 70th birthday celebration in August.

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“I do a series on the show, it’s called Through Mom’s Eyes, where I interview moms of people we admire, from Steph Curry toShaq[uille O’Neal], Lady Gaga, Lin-Manuel Miranda, you name it,” Jones said, at the time. “And I noticed after interviewing about 20 of them that I was taking all of these jewels and applying it to myself for my own kids, calling my girlfriends and being like, ‘Can I tell you how Steph Curry’s mom got him to do his chores?’"

“And then I finally realized maybe I should share the wisdom,” she continued. “And so I sat down and I thought, you know what? Let me see if I can write about what I’ve learned. And it has been one of the most fulfilling things I have ever done.”

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Through Mom’s Eyescomes out on April 15, 2025 and is available for preorder now, wherever books are sold.

source: people.com