NEW YORK | Forgive Jimmy Fallon if his new book is a story of wishful thinking.

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2014 file photo, Jimmy Fallon presents an award at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Fallon has a deal with Feiwel and Friends for the picture book “Your Baby’s First Word Will Be Dada.” Fallon says he was inspired by his daughter, Winnie Rose, whose first word, alas, was “Mama.” The publisher announced Monday, Oct. 20, that the book is scheduled for release in June. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
FILE – In this Aug. 25, 2014 file photo, Jimmy Fallon presents an award at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Fallon has a deal with Feiwel and Friends for the picture book “Your Baby’s First Word Will Be Dada.” Fallon says he was inspired by his daughter, Winnie Rose, whose first word, alas, was “Mama.” The publisher announced Monday, Oct. 20, that the book is scheduled for release in June. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
FILE – In this Aug. 25, 2014 file photo, Jimmy Fallon presents an award at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Fallon has a deal with Feiwel and Friends for the picture book “Your Baby’s First Word Will Be Dada.” Fallon says he was inspired by his daughter, Winnie Rose, whose first word, alas, was “Mama.” The publisher announced Monday, Oct. 20, that the book is scheduled for release in June. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

The host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” has a deal with Feiwel and Friends for the picture book “Your Baby’s First Word Will Be Dada.”

Fallon says he was inspired by his daughter, Winnie Rose, whose first word, alas, was “Mama.”

The publisher announced Monday that the book is scheduled for release in June.

Feiwel and Friends is an imprint of Macmillan.

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