If you're eager for a taste of Kelly Clarkson's upcoming soul-inspired album, then you have some waiting to do.
Before jetting off to Los Angeles for a writing session for the upcoming record, the pop star did a promotional tour for her new children's book, River Rose And The Magical Lullaby, which was inspired by the stories she wanted to share with her then one-year-old daughter River while on tour.
The "Since You've Been Gone" star was recently at Barnes & Noble in New York City for a special Q&A, where iHeartRadio learned that the book dedicated to the youngster came to be after some advice from Clarkson's inner circle.
After writing stories for each of destinations that River visited with her mom, Clarkson's husband Brandon Blackstock and their nanny suggested that she turn them into a children's book.
"I love reading with my kid, too, so it was kind of a win-win," she told fans. "It's basically the easiest thing I've done in my career just because it was effortless.
“I wasn't planning on writing a book. I just did it because it was for my kid and it turns into this."
Despite the ease in putting this particular book together, the Texan-born chart-topper said that penning a song is a more difficult task than writing something for the kids.
"You're teaching a kid how to read, in a sense, with these picture books. It's like their first book,” explained Clarkson. “It’s how they're receiving it, how they're learning from the beginning. It's the foundation.”
Original article by James Dinh at iHeartRadio.