{"id":644511,"date":"2026-05-03T05:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T05:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/644511\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T05:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T05:35:09","slug":"wnba-star-caitlin-clark-to-publish-a-childrens-book-based-on-her-life-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/644511\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA star Caitlin Clark to publish a children\u2019s book based on her life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK &#8212; Caitlin Clark will have a picture book out this fall based on her own life, one she knows is like few others&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Random House Books for Young Readers announced Tuesday that &#8220;EXTRAordinary! A Little EXTRA to Reach BIG Dreams&#8221; will be published Nov. 3. In rhyming verse, the WNBA star shares a message about the importance of effort and support.<\/p>\n<p>Clark, whose book features illustrations by Adriana Predoi, was inspired by an inscription above the mirror that hung in her childhood bedroom: &#8220;The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is the little EXTRA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Basketball has given me so many incredible opportunities, but what has always meant the most to me are the people who&#8217;ve supported me along the way,&#8221; Clark said in a statement. &#8220;I hope this book reminds kids that they&#8217;re never alone in chasing their dreams and that giving a little extra to the people and moments is what makes them EXTRAordinary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old Indiana Fever guard, widely credited with raising the profile of women&#8217;s basketball, returned to action recently after injuries limited her to 13 games in 2025. She scored seven points Saturday in a preseason victory over the New York Liberty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This cover image released by Random House Books for Young Readers shows \" extraordinary=\"\" a=\"\" little=\"\" extra=\"\" to=\"\" reach=\"\" big=\"\" dreams=\"\" by=\"\" caitlin=\"\" clark=\"\" illustrated=\"\" adriana=\"\" predoi.=\"\" house=\"\" books=\"\" for=\"\" young=\"\" readers=\"\" via=\"\" ap=\"\" class=\"article-photo\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/212754181_212754181-b3c65a11fc2b40d4a9f2bc4f83c2c8aa_t800.jpg\" width=\"800\"\/><br \/>\nThis cover image released by Random House Books for Young Readers shows &#8220;EXTRAordinary! A Little EXTRA to Reach BIG Dreams&#8221; by Caitlin Clark, illustrated by Adriana Predoi. (Random House Books for Young Readers via AP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK &#8212; Caitlin Clark will have a picture book out this fall based on her own life,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":644512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":["post-644511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=644511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/644512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=644511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=644511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=644511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}