HODA Kotb has dropped a major announcement about her career outside of the Today show on Wednesday.

The 58-year-old got emotional while sharing the news with fans as her upcoming project was inspired by her youngest daughter, Hope.

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Hoda Kotb announced she has another children’s book on the wayCredit: NBC

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The Today show host told her co-stars and fans the good news during Wednesday’s broadcastCredit: NBC
During Wednesday’s broadcast of Today, Hoda revealed she has a new children’s book coming out.

The picture book, titled Hope is a Rainbow, comes out in March 2024.

Hoda shared: “A few years back, I wrote the book, I’ve Loved You Since Forever, and it was inspired by the birth of my daughter Haley.

“So, I’m bursting because I have a book coming out next March, and it’s inspired by my youngest daughter, Hope.”

She explained that the book is about “really looking for hope all around” yourself.

After showing the bright cover of Hoda’s upcoming release, Savannah Guthrie asked her co-star to tell a bit more about the story and how it came to be.

Hoda said: “It was based on my daughter, who, of course, I had dreamt of her and hoped for her, and her name just fell in.

“And she just reminds me that hope is around every corner. No matter what you go through, no matter what hardship you endure.”

She added that she’d actually written the book before Hope, four, got sick a few months ago, before adding that her daughter’s “on the mend” now.

Earlier this year, Hoda took a couple of weeks off from the Today show and revealed when she returned that it was due to her daughter Hope being in the hospital.

The host told viewers in March: “My youngest daughter Hope was in the ICU for a few days and in the hospital for a little more than a week and I’m so grateful she’s home.”

“She is back home and I’ve been waiting for that day to come and we are watching her closely.”

“I realize when your child is ill, the amount of gratitude you can have for people for who helped you out…” Hoda continued.

“I’m grateful for the doctors at Weill Cornell who are amazing and the nurses and I’m grateful to my family and friends like you who were there every single day.”

A couple of months later, Hoda shared more details while appearing as a guest on Southern Living’s Biscuits & Jam podcast.

She detailed the “tough” experience of having to watch her young daughter go through such a “difficult time.”

Hoda admitted she felt “helpless” but realized “just how incredibly resilient and strong” her daughter is.

The host added: “I think sometimes you learn life’s lessons from the most amazing places.”

The mother-of-two, who also has six-year-old Haley, added: “It’s like, [we] learn from our kids. And all we have to do is model.

“We don’t have to teach anything. Just be you … and then learn from them.”

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The book comes out in March 2024 and is titled Hope is a RainbowCredit: Penguin Press

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Hoda explained the project was inspired by her youngest daughter, Hope