Caitlin Clark is spending part of her offseason promoting a children’s book. The Indiana Fever guard’s picture book, “EXTRAordinary! A Little EXTRA to Reach BIG Dreams,” came out Tuesday from Random House Books for Young Readers.
On Friday’s episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Clark brought along a list she made in third grade, titled “Future Dreams,” and host Jimmy Fallon read from it on air. The first entry was to be in the WNBA, and fans have since praised Clark both for getting there and as an example for kids.
What Caitlin Clark Wrote on Her Third-Grade Future Dreams List
The sheet numbered Clark’s goals and mixed basketball with life away from the court. Fallon read several of them, starting at the top.
“Number one was be in the WNBA. We did it, Caitlin … Number nine was get a basketball scholarship. Well, you did that as well. I like this. Number 12 was you want to have two Bernese mountain dogs.” On that last one, Clark said, “Yeah, hasn’t happened yet.”
Clark tied the book to her own career during the interview, saying, “As a young person, I hope you watch me play and you feel inspired to just want to achieve whatever it was … So I hope people read this book and feel like they can dream and they can imagine.”
One fan responded after the episode by writing, “She’s amazing, on and off the court! Great role model for kids!!”
The book itself is a 32-page story told in rhyme for readers ages 4 to 8, illustrated by Adriana Predoi. Its title comes from a line written above the mirror in Clark’s childhood bedroom. Fallon showed the camera a page from the book with a photo of that mirror.
Another fan made a similar point about her reach, writing, “That’s our girl … the kids and ppl globally love her.”
Clark used that scholarship at Iowa, where she reached the national championship game in 2023 and 2024 and broke the NCAA Division I career scoring record for men and women alike. The Fever drafted her first overall on April 15, 2024, putting her in the league she had ranked first as a third grader.
One fan addressed Clark directly about that top entry. “You wrote being in the WNBA as your number one dream, and there’s something extraordinary about the fact that third-grade Caitlin, who once put the league at the top of her dreams, would grow up to become the very face of it and the biggest star in women’s basketball.”
Another fan put the same thought in fewer words, writing, “Little Caitlin would be so proud.”
Two more fans kept their praise simpler. One wrote, “She’s so goated.”
The other wrote, “Caitlin Clark is really the one.”
The appearance came less than two weeks after Clark made the All-WNBA First Team for the second time, joining Fever teammate Kelsey Mitchell on the team announced October 24. Her first selection came as a rookie in 2024.
Clark played 40 games in 2026 after injuries limited her to 13 in 2025, averaging 22.3 points and 8.3 assists for a Fever team that finished 28-16.
Two of the entries Fallon read on air, the WNBA and the scholarship, have been checked off. The third, two Bernese mountain dogs, has not, and neither has No. 5 on the list. Clark still wants to own a restaurant.
This article originally appeared on Pro Football Network.