Nadeen Payne releases first Children's book

NBL1 North superstar Nadeen Payne is releasing her first children’s book called ‘Kenzie and Her Curls’. The book is written by Nadeen and illustrated by Sveta Sadykova. 

Nadeen plays for the Southern Districts Spartans in the NBL1 North and is averaging 20 points at 57% from the field along with 6.7 rebounds per game.

The book is based around ‘Kenzie’ who is based on a young Nadeen. Kenzie struggles with her curly hair but later falls in love with it.

After recognizing that there was a lack of representation in children’s books Nadeen wanted to create a story that could inspire children from all backgrounds to love and embrace the features that make them different.

You can follow the story and characters via the dedicated Instagram and Facebook pages.

Born and raised in Townsville, Nadeen grew up playing basketball for Townsville Basketball and represented Queensland and Australia as a Junior.

Nadeen also plays in the WNBL for the Townsville Fire after a few stints with the Adelaide Lightning, Bendigo Spirit, and Perth Lynx.

The book is being released on Friday 1st of July at 9:30 am. You can purchase the book online or in-person at Southern Districts Spartan's home games at Rowland Cowan Stadium.