Celebrate teamwork, play, and trying your best with soccer-centered titles that will make kiddos want to read, kick, and repeat.


“Where’s the Soccer Player?”
Written by Nosy Crow
Illustrated by Ingela P. Arrhenius
Suitable for birth and up
“Let’s Play!: Let’s Have Fun!”
Written by Scholastic
Suitable for birth and up
“Play! Play! Play!”
Written by Douglas Florian
Illustrated by Christiane Engel
Suitable for 2+

“¡GOOOOL!: A Soccer Book for Kids”
Written by Mike Alfaro and Gerardo Guillén
Illustrated by Blue Star Press
Suitable for 2+
“Hello, World! Soccer”
Written and illustrated
by Jill McDonald
Suitable for 2+

“Spot Plays Soccer”
Written and illustrated
by Eric Hill
Suitable for 2+
“Tiny T. Rex Tries Soccer”
Written by Jonathan Stutzman
Illustrated by Jay Fleck
Suitable for 3+
“Maisy Plays Soccer”
Written and illustrated
by Lucy Cousins
Suitable for 3+
“Froggy Plays Soccer”
Written by Jonathan London
Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz
Suitable for 3+
“The Field”
Written by Baptiste Paul
Illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara
Suitable for 4+
“Winners Never Quit”
Written by Mia Hamm
Illustrated by Carol Thompson
Suitable for 4+
“From My Window”
Written by Otávio Júnior
Illustrated by Vanina Starkoff
Suitable for 4+
“We Play Soccer /
Jugamos al fútbol”

Written by René Colato Laínez
Illustrated by Nomar Perez
Suitable for 3+
“Ready, Set, Go!: Sports of All Sorts”
Written by Celeste Cortright
Illustrated by Christine Engel
Suitable for 3+
“Mina vs. the Monsoon”
Written by Rukhsanna Guidroz
Illustrated by Debasmita Dasgupta
Suitable for 5+
“Happy Like Soccer”
Written by Maribeth Boelts
Illustrated by Lauren Castillo
Suitable for 5+

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