Caitlin Clark: Shooting Star, A Biography
By (Author) Erica Wainer
Illustrated by Claudia Marianno
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
1st January 2026
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Sports and outdoor recreation
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Girls and women
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Basketball
Hardback
40
A slam-dunk picture book biography featuring the WNBA Rookie of the Year and one of the biggest names in basketballCaitlin Clark!
Caitlin's love for the game is evident every time she steps foot on a court, whether for a pickup game with her brothers as a kid, during college with the Iowa Hawkeyes, or in WNBA arenas watched by millions of TV and courtside viewers. While Caitlin now has fans all over the world, its in her home state of Iowa where she first develops her dedication, generosity, and passionall the ingredients for the inspirational Caitlin Clark effect. Follow along as Caitlin takes the WNBA world by storm, becoming the number one overall pick for the Indiana Fever and Rookie of the Year.
Erica Wainer is a children's librarian, an editor, and a pop culture enthusiast. She lives outside of Boston with her family and her two dogs. Claudia Marianno is a freelance illustrator based in Brazil. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture and urbanism and loves using a lot of details and creating urban scenes, specializing in artwork of children for picture books, nonfiction books, and educational books.