Soccer, I Just Love It!

About the Author

Alister Nicholson is one of Australia's best-known radio and TV sports commentators. He is a leading voice on Channel Seven's AFL and cricket coverage and has commentated many of the biggest sporting events in the world, including the Summer and Winter Olympics, the Commonwealth Games, AFL Grand Finals and Test cricket. Alister grew up in Penguin on the north-west coast of Tasmania and began his broadcasting career on ABC Radio. His first children's book, Cricket, I Just Love It!, was published in 2021.

Tom Jellett is a Sydney-based illustrator. For over twenty years he has illustrated a number of books for children including Dirt by Sea by Michael Wagner, and the My Dad Thinks He's Funny series by Katrina Germein. In 2025 he published Meatball Goes To School and The Train at the End of My Street, his first picture books as an author and illustrator. His work can also be seen in a number of magazines and newspapers, including editorial illustrations for The Weekend Australian. Tom was also recently included in the Books category for Illustrators 65, and exhibited at the Society of Illustrators, New York in 2024.