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Children's Books - Age 5-8

The National Literacy Trust does not wish to tell you what is a bad, or a good book. If you have a comment about any of the books below, or would like to recommend any other footie-related reads (magazines included) then please email Jim Sells. So, here are some football related reads that we have discovered. There are lots more out there! You may also want to visit The Book Trust for some recommended titles.

Children's Books 5-8

Children's Books 7-9

Children's Books 9-11

Children's Books 11+

Adults' Books

 

You can also visit the RIF website and win prizes for writing book reviews:
Book reviews for 5 to 11-year-olds
Book reviews for 11 to 19-year-olds


   
 

Two books in one (it's a book of two halves) with a pop-up blow football game in the middle. Fun for all the family.

 

Cinderboy is crazy about football... so when his mean stepdad takes his two lazy stepbrothers to watch Royal Palace Utd in the Cup Final, he is heartbroken... until his TV Godmother appears!

Lovely story about a boy with Down's syndrome who is determined to impress the Queen with his goalkeeping prowess!

Brendan likes playing football. The trouble is, he's not very good at it... can he improve enough to make the team?

Preston the Pig is on the loose again, this time with unequalled world-class football skills.

You've scored the best goal of your life and there was no TV crew, no photographer and no Dad there to see it. Will you get another chance?

Wilbie is a duck who loves football and now he must prove he can play!

A sensitive story about a child with special needs and how he learns to make friends with his classmates in a mainstream school. Louis is autistic. Through imagination, kindness and a special game of football, his classmates find a way to join him in his world.

A story about a boy who stops watching television and finds fun first in building a tree hut with his friends and then in playing football.s

Jake loves football and fishing, but Adam thinks fishing is cruel. Jake also hasn't been playing very well in their team's matches, but is determined to score a hat-trick against their arch rivals. Then Adam makes a deal - he'll help him score his hat-trick, but in return Jake must give up fishing.

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