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Matt Oldfield, Author
Daniel Duncan, Illustrator
Series: Unbelievable Football Short Colour Stories
Imprint: Wren & Rook
Publication date: August 28, 2025
Category: Football / soccer (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781526367518
The perfect colour story book for young football lovers aged 5 and up!
Get ready to read three amazing stories about some of the most unbelievable animal antics football has ever seen.
In the first half, meet the naughty puppy who peed on an England player during an important match.
In the second half, celebrate with the animal mascot who became the hero of the team.
In extra time, meet the dog who saved a HUGE club from extinction!
Full of football action and fun facts at half time, Animal Antics is perfect for shared reading or for newly confident readers to enjoy independently. Plus, feel the thrill of the game with vibrant full-colour illustrations.
From bestselling football author of the Unbelievable Football and Ultimate Football Heroes series, Matt Oldfield.
Matt Oldfield writes the Ultimate Football Heroes and Classic Football Heroes series with his brother Tom. Matt also works with schools and organisations such as The National Literacy Trust and The National Football Museum to deliver football-based literacy workshops. To date, the Ultimate Football Heroes series has sold over 300,000 copies in the UK alone.
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