Funny Kid Seriously Soccer (Funny Kid, #14)

Name: Funny Kid Seriously Soccer (Funny Kid, #14)
Brand: HarperCollins New Zealand
SKU: 9780733342028
Price: 17.99 NZD
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The new book in the hilarious, laugh-out-loud children's series for 2025 from million-copy mega-bestselling author Matt Stanton

By Matt Stanton

Series: Funny Kid

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Dribble and laugh your head off with the super-popular Funny Kid series! Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. When Max discovers that everyone is more interested in watching soccer than his stand-up routine, he needs to come... Read More

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Description

Dribble and laugh your head off with the super-popular Funny Kid series!

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen.

When Max discovers that everyone is more interested in watching soccer than his stand-up routine, he needs to come up with a plan fast. How can he compete with the world's favourite game?

Max is the funny kid, but can he score his comedy goal?

Half-time shows, terrible coaches, and little kids who pee on the goal posts are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure.

Funny Kid is the mega-bestselling series from author-illustrator Matt Stanton that has everyone laughing!

Series Awards

Funny Kid Prank Wars — Winner of the 2023 YABBA Award for Fiction for Older Readers

Funny Kid Catastrophe — Shortlisted for the 2023 Russell Prize for Humour Writing for Young People

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780733342028

Publisher: ABC Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 September 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: ABC Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 216g

Pages: 240

Collections

Best Sellers at Book Hero Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational FIFA and Soccer Football Humour In Stock Books In stock Children's Books In Stock Kid's Books Matt Stanton Series: Funny Kid Young Adult

About the Author

Matt Stanton is a bestselling children's author and illustrator who has sold more than one million books in Australia. His middle-grade series Funny Kid debuted as the #1 Australian kids' book and has fans all around the world. He has twenty picture books to his name, including the award-winning Books That Drive Kids Crazy! and Fart Monster series, and is the creator of the immensely popular graphic novel series, The Odds, and the Bored novels. Fluff is his latest series. Matt lives on the south coast of New South Wales with his wife, bestselling author Beck Stanton, their four children and a giant dog. mattstanton.net

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