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Luna Roo the Kangaroo Baller

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Cheer for Luna Roo as she finds her inner strength on the field in this energetic underdog story. Rookie captain Luna Roo leaves nothing on the pitch as she leads FC Outback in a thrilling face-off against Bush United. Faced with a spider goalkeeper, snakes in... Read More
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Cheer for Luna Roo as she finds her inner strength on the field in this energetic underdog story.

Rookie captain Luna Roo leaves nothing on the pitch as she leads FC Outback in a thrilling face-off against Bush United. Faced with a spider goalkeeper, snakes in attack, and bubbling nerves, Luna must trust her skills and her teammates to soar to victory.

Written by football veterans Adam Jackson and Adrian Lloyd, Luna Roo the Kangaroo Baller captures all the intense excitement of the game, with a heartwarming message that courage and determination are a winning combination.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781923141315

Publisher: Little Book Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 August 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: Little Book Press

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Jake Minton

DIMENSIONS

Width: 244.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Adam Jackson has worked in football for nearly 20 years, starting his career at Manchester United then moving to Australia to work in sports publishing, most notably leading the sales and marketing for football magazine FourFourTwo. He is currently the Head of Marketing at global sports broadcaster beIN SPORTS, who broadcast European football in Australia and New Zealand.ย 

Adrian Lloyd has played football for over 40 years and is a FA qualified coach, having coached at Fulham FC in London and both adult and children's teams in Australia. Adrian has also spent the last 20 years working in publishing, marketing and digital advertising for major global publishers and brands .ย 

Jake A. Minton is an illustrator and graphic novelist living in Melbourne with his cat. After being shortlisted for the Little Hare Illustration Prize in 2020, he has gone on to create CBCA recognised picture books There's No Such Book and Two Turtles. Jake is also the illustrator of the bestselling graphic novel Inked and the popular junior-fiction series Zombie Diaries.In 2025, he was awarded first prize in the Established Illustrator category of the SCBWI Australian Picture Book Illustrator Award.

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