Publisher Description

Celebrate the joy of soccer in this rhyming journey of a playing season! Your special soccer player will share in the rewards and challenges of the game as they become the star in this book. MY SOCCER SEASON will inspire young soccer players to follow their dreams and develop a love of the game. With bonus pages to personalize, it's a book they will want to read over and over. MY SOCCER SEASON will help young soccer enthusiasts to discover and learn the basics of:

• Being part of a team
• Practicing and perseverance
• How to handle mishaps and nerves
• Soccer vocabulary
• Preparing for and playing in the year end tournament
• Most importantly*** playing to have fun***

The title page and pages at the end are for personalizing and recording special memories. Players will love:

Creating a full-page soccer card with stats from the year.

Collecting autographs from teammates, coaches, and maybe even a few soccer stars.

Recording highlights from the season including:

• funniest moment and best thing that happened during the year
• names of coaches, teammates
• favorite pro team and player
• favorite soccer tricks, and more

MY SOCCER SEASON is a gift book that is sure to become a keepsake to treasure. Order your copy today, to delight and encourage your favorite soccer player for many years to come.

Author Biography

Dianne is a former elementary school teacher and reading specialist. She is grateful to have been able to share her love of literature throughout her career and continues to foster a love of reading through her writing and website. She wrote My Soccer Season to to share the joy of the game and encourage children to explore and pursue their interests. Seeing children do what they love and love what they do makes her heart sing. Her favorite soccer memory is from high school and playing in lunchtime intramurals. Dianne wasn't an all-star player, but she had fun, a lot of laughs, and a few gaffes. Sarah has been professionally designing and illustrating for children since 2007, after completing a BA (hons) in Illustration in 2006 from Camberwell College of Arts. She has worked mainly in design, including as an in-house children's designer at companies including Pearson Education, John Brown Media and Redan Publishing. She completes children's design work for many companies, including leading publishers such as Dorling Kindersley and Arcturus. Her business is called Fountain Creative.

Review

"Our kids loved this book! Great for a budding young soccer player. Lots of topical terms and exciting twists. Space at the back to record special personal moments. Would make a great gift. 5/5 stars!""This is a beautiful book. I bought 2 of these for my twin grandchildren. They will each be able to personalize their book with their own statistics and memories.""This is the perfect gift for my grandchildren.The rhyming text, fun facts and inclusive illustrations are a wonderful way to help them learn the game of soccer.The book is also a keepsake with a section at the back to record their own stats and memories.""What an amazing keepsake for my nieces!! Love the story and the personalization that goes with it. This author amazes me with her creativity. Love the bright colors and illustrations. This book would be great for boys or girls and such a great gift idea."

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