Ben Lerwill, Author
Marina Ruiz, Illustrator
Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books
Publication date: February 16, 2023
Category: Football / soccer (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781803380384
Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books
Publication date: February 16, 2023
Category: Football / soccer (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781803380360
This lyrical non-fiction picture book celebrates the simple joys of football, whatever your background or ability. Rather than focusing on rules, skills, superstars, big clubs and record-breaking feats, this uplifting book for young children celebrates the planet’s best-loved sport and shows how the world’s most accessible game – where the only equipment needed is something that rolls – has evolved into a force for unity, and a sport for absolutely everyone. Spreads cover how football can be played by all ages, genders, and abilities, whatever your racial, cultural or economic background, and whether you’re in a state-of-the-art stadium or just a simple patch of scrubland.
Ben Lerwill lives with his family in Oxford and is an experienced children’s author and award-winning travel writer with publications and articles for publishers, websites, newspapers and magazines, including Rough Guides and National Geographic Traveller.
After studying Fine Arts in Madrid and working as a freelance illustrator for some time, Marina moved to the UK. She studied at the Cambridge School of Art and graduated with a Distinction in an MA in Children’s Book Illustration. Marina takes inspiration from the little moments that happen in everyday life and loves creating small narratives around them. She enjoys working with lyrical, more abstract narratives, combining images and text to express personal thoughts and emotions.