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Simon Mugford, Author
Dan Green, Illustrator
Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books
Publication date: October 22, 2026
Category: Football / soccer (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781804539828
In Football Stories: Yamal, young readers can discover the complete journey of Lamine Yamal – from a little baby who had his picture taken with Messi to his big break at Barcelona, following in his hero’s footsteps. With simple text and engaging art, this fully illustrated picture book is the ideal first read for little football fans. They’ll love Yamal’a story, especially when they learn that once he was just a football-loving kid just like them.
Simon once worked at the Science Museum in London, where he flew paper aeroplanes and made giant bubbles for children. Now he writes and edits books about things like dinosaurs, ice hockey, thunderstorms and llamas. He lives in Kent with his wife and daughter, a cat and two tortoises.
Dan Green has drawn silly pictures since he could hold a crayon. Then he grew up and started making books about stuff like trucks, space, people’s jobs, Doctor Who and Star Wars. Dan lives in Suffolk with his wife, son, daughter and dog that takes him for very long walks.