Football books for kids

Hardback

The Football Book

DK

A revised and updated edition of the ultimate guide to football

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Sammy Striker and the Football Cup

Catherine Emmett, Joe Berger (illus)

Shoot for the stars with Sammy Striker!

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Hardback

Football

DK

Eyewitness Football/Soccer is the perfect guide for any football fan who wants to know everything about the beautiful game.

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Paperback

Encyclopedia of Matildas World Cup Edition 2023

Andrew Howe, Greg Werner

Make sure you know about the history and heroes of women's football in Australia in time for the World Cup in 2023!

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Hardback

We Are Matildas

Shelley Ware

From Shelley Ware and Serena Geddes comes an energetic picture book celebrating football and the team spirit of the CommBank Matildas, which will have you cheering from the sidelines.

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Girls Change the Game: A Choose Your Own Football Adventure

Gabrielle Gloury,Michael Hyde

The Girls Scorpions are up against the in-form team of the comp, the Eastvale Ravens. You can steer the Scorpions to victory by choosing what happens in the game.

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She Shoots, She Scores!: A Celebration of Women’s Football

Catriona Clarke

A celebration of women’s football around the world.

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Sayonara, Football 1

Naoshi Arakawa

High-octane girls’ soccer action mixes with the drama of high school in this cleats-out manga from the creator of Your Lie in April!

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Football Fantastic Activity Book

MUNDIAL

Play your very own Beautiful Game with the Football Fantastic Activity Book, featuring puzzles, colouring, trivia and more from on and off the pitch.

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Lionesses: European Champions (Ultimate Football Heroes - The No.1 football series)

Emily Stead

The story of the Lionesses from the No.1 football series - over 1 million copies sold.

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Look Inside Football

Rob Lloyd Jones

A fun flap book that shows young children what goes on in the world of football.

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Neymar Rules

Simon Mugford, Football Superstars

Records, stats and little-known facts keep the fun factor high.

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Mbappe Rules

Simon Mugford, Football Superstars

Quizzes, stats and little-known facts keep the fun factor high!

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Kane Rules

Simon Mugford, Football Superstars

Quizzes, stats and little-known facts keep the fun factor high!

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Ronaldo Rules

Simon Mugford, Football Superstars

Everything the young fan wants to know about Cristiano Ronaldo, from his childhood to the present day, including lots of quizzes and facts.

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Football Superstars: Football Rules the World

Simon Mugford

Everything the young fan wants to know about their favourite sport!

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Messi Rules

Simon Mugford, Football Superstars

Everything the young fan wants to know about Lionel Messi, from his childhood to the present day, including lots of quizzes and facts.

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Football Sticker and Colouring Book

Sam Taplin

An action-packed colouring and sticker book with hours of, stickering, colouring and doodling fun.

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Maisy Plays Soccer: A Maisy First Experiences Book

Lucy Cousins

Maisy and her friends can’t wait to play soccer!

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Play Like a Girl: A Celebration of Girls and Women in Soccer

Kate T. Parker

Life lessons from the soccer field, from the bestselling author of Strong is the New Pretty.

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Jasper Zammit Soccer Legend 1: The Game Of Life

Johnny Warren,Deborah Abela

Jasper Zammit is going to be a soccer legend. The only problem is that he needs to learn how to play first.

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Soccer Baby

Diane Adams

The youngest of readers and the sports-loving grown-ups in their lives can now enjoy the world’s most popular sports–soccer–before going to bed a winner.

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Grug Plays Soccer

Ted Prior

A brand-new goal for Cara and Grug!

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Soccer Show-Off

Margaret Gurevich

Gina has to learn that teamwork is more important than winning before she can get back on the soccer field.

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Soccer Time! (Hotdog, Book 13)

Anh Do

Hotdog and his friends are training for the Kicker Cup!

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Soccer Superstars

David Bedford

The Team are on a high. They have just won the Superstars Record for the most unbeaten matches.

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Sporty Kids: Soccer!

Felice Arena

Get sporty with these great new books for beginner readers!

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Busy Football

Campbell Books

A first novelty board book about football for toddlers, with push, pull and turning mechanisms.

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The Soccer Star

Sally Rippin

Celebrating 10 Years of Billie B Brown in 2020!

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The New Coach! (Tiny Timmy #10)

Tim Cahill

Coach Roach is off on holidays, and the Lions have someone different in charge!

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Soccer Superstar! (Tiny Timmy #1)

Tim Cahill

This is book 1 of the bestselling series from Socceroos legend, Tim Cahill!

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Training Camp! (Tiny Timmy #12)

Tim Cahill

Will Timmy be transformed at training camp? Find out in Book 12 of the best-selling series from Socceroos legend, Tim Cahill!

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Playing Up! (Tiny Timmy #11)

Tim Cahill

Timmy, Kyah and Shae’s teams are all in the hunt for the finals, but look out … Kyah’s team is suddenly short of players!

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On Tour! (Tiny Timmy #5)

Tim Cahill

This is book 5 of the bestselling series from Socceroos legend, Tim Cahill!

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New Kid! (Tiny Timmy, Book 7)

Tim Cahill

This is book 7 of the bestselling series from Socceroos legend, Tim Cahill!

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Sports Carnival! (Tiny Timmy #13)

Tim Cahill

This is book 13 of the bestselling series from Socceroos legend, Tim Cahill!

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Time to Celebrate! (Tiny Timmy #14)

Tim Cahill

This is book 5 of the bestselling series from Socceroos legend, Tim Cahill!

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The Breakaways

Cathy G. Johnson

A powerful graphic novel about a soccer team full of misfits and the unlikely friendships forged on and off the field.

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Booked

Kwame Alexander

Twelve-year-old Nick is a football-mad boy who absolutely hates books.

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The Ultimate Football Heroes Joke Book

Saaleh Patel (Editor)

From the No.1 bestselling football series comes the Ultimate Football Heroes Joke Book - just in time for the summer!

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Let’s Play Football!

Ben Lerwill

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.

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The Unofficial Guide to the World Cup

Paul Mason

Get inside the life and history of this great, globally popular sporting event.

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Think You Know It All? Manchester United: The Quiz Book for Football Fans

John D. T. White

A challenging and entertaining quiz book for Manchester United fans, designed to test your knowledge of one of the world’s most beloved and popular sports teams.

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The Football Book

DK

A revised and updated edition of the ultimate guide to football, featuring the results of the 2020 European Cup.

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Think You Know It All? Liverpool FC: The Quiz Book for Football Fans

Max Wadsworth

A challenging and entertaining quiz book for Liverpool fans, designed to test your knowledge of one of the world’s most beloved and popular sports teams.

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Busy Day: Footballer: An action play book

Dan Green

Join in to help the footballer bring the trophy home in this playful, interactive flap book!

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Cup Countdown!

Sam Kerr, Fiona Harris

Australian Matildas and World Cup superstar Sam Kerr teams up with Aki Fukuoka to bring young readers this fun and inspiring illustrated series about soccer.

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Finals Fever: Sam Kerr: Kicking Goals #4

Sam Kerr, Fiona Harris

Matildas superstar Sam Kerr’s incredible story!

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Football books for kids

The Football Book

Sammy Striker and the Football Cup

Football

Encyclopedia of Matildas World Cup Edition 2023

We Are Matildas

Girls Change the Game: A Choose Your Own Football Adventure

She Shoots, She Scores!: A Celebration of Women’s Football

Sayonara, Football 1

Football Fantastic Activity Book

Lionesses: European Champions (Ultimate Football Heroes - The No.1 football series)

Look Inside Football

Neymar Rules

Mbappe Rules

Kane Rules

Ronaldo Rules

Football Superstars: Football Rules the World

Messi Rules

Football Sticker and Colouring Book

Maisy Plays Soccer: A Maisy First Experiences Book

Play Like a Girl: A Celebration of Girls and Women in Soccer

Jasper Zammit Soccer Legend 1: The Game Of Life

Soccer Baby

Grug Plays Soccer

Soccer Show-Off

Soccer Time! (Hotdog, Book 13)

Soccer Superstars

Sporty Kids: Soccer!

Busy Football

The Soccer Star

The New Coach! (Tiny Timmy #10)

Soccer Superstar! (Tiny Timmy #1)

Training Camp! (Tiny Timmy #12)

Playing Up! (Tiny Timmy #11)

On Tour! (Tiny Timmy #5)

New Kid! (Tiny Timmy, Book 7)

Sports Carnival! (Tiny Timmy #13)

Time to Celebrate! (Tiny Timmy #14)

The Breakaways

Booked

The Ultimate Football Heroes Joke Book

Let’s Play Football!

The Unofficial Guide to the World Cup

Think You Know It All? Manchester United: The Quiz Book for Football Fans

The Football Book

Think You Know It All? Liverpool FC: The Quiz Book for Football Fans

Busy Day: Footballer: An action play book

Cup Countdown!

Finals Fever: Sam Kerr: Kicking Goals #4