
Browne's Book of Precepts, We're All Wonders, Auggie and Me, and White Bird have been published. Several spin-offs, including the calendar book 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. She named the book directly after the song and used the song's chorus as the prologue of the first chapter. Palacio was inspired by Merchant's lyrics and she began writing. Natalie Merchant's song of the same name made her realize that the incident could illustrate a valuable lesson. Fearing her son would react badly, Palacio attempted to remove him from the situation so as not to upset the girl and her family but ended up worsening the situation. Wonder was inspired by an incident where her son started to cry after noticing a girl with a severe facial deformity. Wonder is a children's novel written by R.

Vermont's Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
