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I Love Football

Name: I Love Football
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781035074532
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A Push, Pull, Slide Book

By Campbell Books

Series: Campbell Busy Books

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Push, pull, and slide the tabs to play an exciting match in I Love Football! Block the ball from entering the net, pass to your teammate, and score the winning goal. Meet 16 famous football heroes too, including Kylian Mbappé, Hannah Hampton, and Lionel Messi. Perfect... Read More

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

A first novelty board book about football for toddlers, publishing to coincide with 2026 FIFA World Cup taking place across USA, Canada and Mexico (beginning 11th June).

Description

Push, pull, and slide the tabs to play an exciting match in I Love Football! Block the ball from entering the net, pass to your teammate, and score the winning goal. Meet 16 famous football heroes too, including Kylian Mbappé, Hannah Hampton, and Lionel Messi.

Perfect for football-mad toddlers who like to play as they read, they will love this colourful board book with easy-to-handle mechanisms, a sweet rhyme, and wonderful illustrations by Jayri Gómez.

Listen along to an audio recording of this story by scanning the QR code on the back cover.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035074532

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Board book

Date Published: 12 May 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Campbell Books Ltd

Contributors:

Illustrated by Jayri Gómez

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 180.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 100g

Pages: 10

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About the Author

Jayri Gómez is an illustrator from the Dominican Republic. She began a course in Advertising before moving to a degree in Graphic Arts. This led to her passion for illustration. Her work is influenced by children's books, fantasy and magic. Jayri has illustrated several titles in the My First Heroes series for Campbell, including Black History and Space as well as Little Superstars: Beyoncé and I Love Football.

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