Little Shaq
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Overview
For early reader sports fans, this series from superstar Shaquille O’Neal will inspire kids to love reading.
When Little Shaq and his cousin Barry accidentally break their favorite video game, they need to find a way to replace it. That’s when Little Shaq’s science project inspires a solution: a gardening business. They can water their neighbors’ gardens to raise money for a new game! Little Shaq and Barry make a great team both on and off the basketball court, but will their business be as successful as they hoped?
Showing kids that anything is possible with the support of friends and family, Little Shaq will inspire them to love reading, play fair, and have fun!
Read all the books in the Little Shaq series!
Little Shaq
Little Shaq Takes a Chance
Little Shaq: Star of the Week
”The straightforward language is well-tailored to the target audience, and there’s no missing the earnest, obvious messages about compromise, teamwork, and community involvement.” --Publishers Weekly
“A conflict-resolution story that may well inspire young sports lovers to garden--or young gardeners to pick up a basketball." --Kirkus Reviews
“The language is simple and the story filled with a sense of community and friendship. . . . A sweet addition to chapter book collections." --School Library Journal
Superstar Shaquille O’Neal launches a fun, family-friendly early chapter book series that will be a slam dunk for readers everywhere!
Exciting new series with mega-star author with strong literacy angle: This readers series featuring Little Shaq has the power of a major celebrity behind it. Shaq is committed to literacy and believes strongly in education, so he’s dedicated to making the books a huge success with appearances and promotional opportunities, including the keynote speech at the 2015 IRA conference.
Amazing Author Platform: Shaq will be available to promote the book, including the keynote speech at IRA 2015, a book report contest, and several other promotional opportunities to be confirmed, plus coordination across all of Shaq’s brands.
Talented, award-winning illustrator: Theodore Taylor III was the 2014 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent award winner, which elevate these books in the school and library community.
Great friendship story plus basketball: These stories will appeal to a diverse range of emerging readers, and a gentle message about friendship, family, and community gives each story depth.
The straightforward language is well-tailored to the target audience, and there’s no missing the earnest, obvious messages about compromise, teamwork, and community involvement.
A conflict-resolution story that may well inspire young sports lovers to garden--or young gardeners to pick up a basketball.
The language is simple and the story filled with a sense of community and friendship. . . A sweet addition to chapter book collections.
- Title: Little Shaq
- Authors: Shaquille O'Neal, T. N. Taylor
- Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 64
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781619638136, 9781619637221, 1619637227, 1619638134
- Resource ID: LLS:9781619638136
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T15:32:53Z
Shaquille O'Neal is a retired basketball legend, businessman and current analyst on the Emmy award winning show, Inside the NBA on TNT. During his 19-year NBA career, O'Neal was a four-time NBA champion, a three-time Finals MVP, a 15-time All-Star and was named the 1993 Rookie of the Year. Since his rookie year, O'Neal has been an ambassador for the Boy's and Girl's Clubs of America, a group with whom his relationship goes back to his youth in New Jersey. Passionate about education, he has earned his Undergraduate degree from LSU, MBA from University of Phoenix and his PhD from Barry University in 2012.
www.shaq.com
@shaq
Theodore Taylor III was awarded the 2014 Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Award for his first picture book When the Beat Was Born. An artist, designer, and photographer, Theodore lives in Washington, D.C.
www.theodore3.com