The email popped up on Wesley King's screen out of nowhere. Kobe Bryant wanted to write a book. The drive of the main character reminds some readers of Kobe's drive when he played for the NBA.
Others may think of Serena Williams when they read Legacy and the Queen. While Williams served as inspiration for the storyline, Kobe Bryant was motivated to write children's fiction by his kids. NBA legend Kobe Bryant releases the second book in The Wizenard Series, offering kids basketball, magic and fantasy.
Kobe talks about the book, its characters, storytelling and his daughters. SAO PAULO (AP) - Kobe Bryant and Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho were working together on a children's book, but the author of "The Alchemist" said he deleted the draft after Bryant's death in a helicopter crash. Visit Kobe Bryant's page at Barnes & Noble® and shop all Kobe Bryant books.
Explore books by author, series, or genre today. Wesley King was in a fishing boat off the coast of rural Nova Scotia when he got the email that would change his life: basketball icon Kobe Bryant wanted to talk about writing a children's book. The children's books Kobe Bryant started writing and producing after his retirement have skyrocketed in popularity following his death.
In fact, three books created by Bryant's publishing company. Brazilian author Paulo Coelho has reportedly deleted a children's book he and Kobe Bryant were co-writing. Coelho announced plans to destroy the book's draft shortly after news broke that the.
Every book Kobe Bryant has helped create Kobe Bryant books are now all the rage. The former Los Angeles Lakers superstar began to write and help create books before he. Kobe Bryant.
Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for BN The new children's book from late basketball legend Kobe Bryant is a No. 1 bestseller. The Wizenard Series: Season One, conceived by Bryant and written by Wesley King, is officially the New York Times' No.
1 bestselling hardcover middle-grade book, the Associated Press reports.