our brand

Hoop Kid is a multifaceted kids brand and publishing company that produces books, programs and events that support positive youth development by using basketball as a vehicle to teach important values and life skills needed to succeed in life. Our mission is to help build strong well-rounded kids, create awareness about the importance of reading, and inspire kids to feel more confident and excited about reading and playing basketball for fun and to stay active and fit.

our BOOKS

We produce fun and inspiring middle-grade, sports-fiction chapter books with uplifting stories and diverse characters to empower and enrich young lives. Aside from being entertaining Hoop Kid books also illustrate and reinforce many important themes and values such as teamwork, friendship, courage, family, faith, responsibility, and community. We're also developing our books into animated movies in order to bring these same values to the screen, one day!

our FOUNDER

Hoop Kid founder, Teko Bernard is a imaginative author, designer, USA Basketball Gold certified coach, and lifelong basketball fan. It was Teko's love for basketball, books and powerful stories which ultimately led him to create and launch the Hoop Kid, LLC publishing company and begin developing, writing, and producing children's books. He lives in Overland Park, KS and is currently working on his next Hoop Kid book and championing the values and benefits of reading.