How Kimberly Schlapman's Infertility Issues and Daughter's Prayers for Sibling Inspired Kids' Book

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By Sam Gillette Published on March 24, 2020 01:30PM EDT

(Sam Gillette is a former writer/reporter, books at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2022.)

Kimberly Schlapman and her bandmates of Little Big Town were made famous by their songs of love and heartache. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Schlapman reveals just how familiar she is with both emotions.

The singer’s debut children’s book A Dolly For Christmas — a story about how Schlapman’s elder daughter so wanted a sibling that she wrote a letter to Santa — is a story of hope and faith that stemmed from Schlapman’s years-long struggle to conceive naturally and, later, the challenge of adoption. Schlapman, 50, shares 12-year-old daughter Daisy Pearl with husband Stephen Schlapman. In January 2017, they announced they’d adopted a baby girl, Dolly Grace.

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