Joanna Gaines to release first children’s book in March In We Are the Gardeners, Joanna and the kids chronicle the adventures of starting their own family garden Nashville, Tenn. (Jan. 14, 2019) Magnolia co-founder and New York Times bestselling author Joanna Gaines will publish her first children’s book, We Are the Gardeners, on March 26, 2019 with Tommy Nelson, the children’s division of Thomas Nelson, the company announced today. In We Are the Gardeners, Joanna and her kids chronicle the adventures of starting their own family garden….