Pub Date: March 6, 2018
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2018028245
Lexile Code: 0230
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.40" H x 8.60" L x 11.30" W ( 0.80 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Sports and Recreation | Soccer | Places | Caribbean and Latin America | Family | Siblings | Social Themes | Friendship
Description: The world's most popular and inclusive sport has found its spirited, poetic, and authentic voice in Paul's debut picture book, highlighting its universal themes: teamwork, leadership, diversity, and acceptance. Creole words (as spoken in St. Lucia, the author's birthplace island in the Caribbean) add spice to the story. Full color.
Brief description: Jacqueline Alcántara is the award-winning and critically acclaimed illustrator of The Field by Baptiste Paul which received 3 starred reviews and won the Sonia Lynn Sadler Award, was a Junior Library Guild selection, and also appeared on the Horn Book Fanfare Best of 2018, the School Library Journal Best of 2018, and the CCBC 2018 Choices lists. Her other books include Freedom Soup by Tami Charles, Jump at the Sun by Alicia D. Williams, and Jam, Too? by JaNay Brown-Wood. You can find her online at www.jacquelinealcantara.com, or follow her on Instagram @_jacqueline_alcantara
Review Quotes: *STARRED REVIEW. Gather around for a boisterous game of futbol in Paul and Alcántara's excellent picture-book debut...Irresistible fun. --Vicky Smith "Kirkus Reviews"