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By (author) Robinson Michelle; Illustrated by Mould Chris

Jackson LOVES football. He plays it. He watches it. He eats it. He sleeps it!
Jackson lives and breathes football – he knows all the players, the fixtures, the scores. Then, one grey stormy day, Jackson kicks his ball, and it goes up … and up … and UP! All the way to the moon! Overnight, Jackson becomes an international footballing sensation, and before you know it, he”s kicked ALL of the Earth”s footballs into space. The moon-folk – the aliens! – don”t know the rules of the game, but they become football mad all the same. It”s up to Jackson to bring football home…

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This totally bonkers tale is told in Michelle’s rollickingrhyming narrative and Chris Mould’s highly comical, inclusive scenes ofsoccer mania. With the countless young soccer fans out there I have no doubtthis will be a resounding success.

Biographical note:

Michelle Robinson previously wrote copy for some of the world”s biggest brands. Now she is either busy writing or busy being a mum of two. Her picture books include There’s a Lion in My Cornflakes, illustrated by Jim Field, A Beginner”s Guide to Bear Spotting, illustrated by David Roberts, The Pawed Piper, illustrated by Chinlun Lee, and Tooth Fairy in Training and Witch in Training, both illustrated by Briony May Smith. Find Michelle online at michellerobinson.co.uk, and on Twitter and Instagram as @MicheRobinson.