Description
This lyrical non-fiction picture book celebrates the simple joys of football, whatever your background or ability, championing diversity and equality on and off the football pitch.
'Lerwill and Ruiz's ode to the Beautiful Game offers a portrait of the sport as one that unites ... The picture that emerges of soccer's universality sings as it inspires'
Ben Lerwill (Author)
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.
Marina Ruiz (Illustrator)
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.