From the publisher:
Kick off the 2026 World Cup with this high-energy picture book!
Irish sports legend Gordon D'Arcy and bestselling author Paul Howard have teamed up with children's illustrator Ashwin Chacko on this heart-pumping interactive picture book that puts young readers in the boots of a footballer competing for the championship cup, while teaching them the basic skills of the game along the way!
It’s match day. Are you ready?
Swing your legs high in the air! Do some high knees! Then face off against your opponents in the game for the ages. Slide on the floor to tackle, run into the box and weave past defenders to score that all important goal.
This team are good, so it’s going to take everything you have to win the cup…
The Author:
Gordon D'Arcy is a rugby player who won two Six Nations medals with Ireland, three Heineken Cups with Leinster and toured with the British and Irish Lions. Post-retirement, he teamed up with author Paul Howard to write children’s books: the rugby-themed 'Gordon’s Game' trilogy and the 'Let’s Play!' series.
Paul Howard is a writer most noted for the bestselling Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series, which has sold over a million copies. His previous children’s books include the 'Gordon’s Game' and 'Aldrin Adams' series.
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32 pages