Ryan Seacrest and Sister Meredith Seacrest Leach Announce Debut Children’s Book (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Ryan Seacrest and Meredith Seacrest Leach.Photo:Katie Klochany

Katie Klochany

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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In their new book, the siblings will encourage kids to dream big. “We used our imaginations to envision an extraordinary life, like the ones we saw in the movies and television or in magazines and books,” they add.

Meredith Seacrest Leach and Ryan Seacrest as children.connie seacrest

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The Make-Believersis not the first project the Seacrest siblings have worked on together. In 2009, the family founded theRyan Seacrest Foundation, a nonprofit organization that installs media broadcast centers, named Seacrest Studios, in pediatric hospitals nationwide.

Seacrest Leach currently serves as the Executive Director and COO of the foundation, and Seacrest as chairman. In addition to his continued work on television, Seacrest is also set to take over as the new host ofWheel of FortunefollowingPat Sajak’s retirement.

With its important message,The Make-Believersis set to make a great gift for the littlest readers in your life, according to the publisher.“Through our foundation we get to interact with children all the time and understand the value of reading and the power of using our imaginations,” the siblings continue. “We want to help kids realize their dreams and believe in a world that is entirely their own.”The Make-Believerswill hit bookstores on Oct. 8.

source: people.com