This hilarious, tongue-in-cheek guide from kid-expert Max reveals everything you need to know about the game of soccer.Max knows a lot about soccer. After all, he's been playing it for almost three weeks! So he's pretty much an expert. Here Max shares his one-of-a-kind helpful tips including how to warm up (stretch, twirl, somersault), who's who on the field (the ref is in yellow and wears a whistle--you should not bring your own whistle), and what to do with your hands since you can't touch the ball (wave at fans, hide them in your shirt, play itsy-bitsy spider). But could Max possibly be forgetting something very important? Full of humor, energy, and warmth,
Max Explains Everything: Soccer Expert is the perfect read aloud for novice players as well as for fellow "kid experts" on the game.
Want more fun with Max? Don't miss Max Explains Everything: Grocery Store Expert.
On sale: February 19, 2019
Age: 3-7 years
Grade: Preschool - 2
Page count: 32 Pages
ISBN: 9781101996409
Reading level: Lexile: 470L
Stacy McAnulty is the author of many children's books, including
Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years, Beautiful,
Excellent Ed (an Ezra Jack Keats Honor Book)
, and
101 Reasons Why I'm Not Taking a Bath. She also writes chapter books and middle-grade novels. She lives in North Carolina with three kids, three dogs, and one husband. You can visit her at stacymcanulty.com or on Twitter @stacymcanulty.
Deborah Hocking is the illustrator of
The Great Henry Hopendower and the nonfiction picture book
Build, Beaver, Build! Life at the Longest Beaver Dam. She lives in Portland, Oregon, in a hundred-year-old cottage that she fixed up with her husband, Jay. Learn more at deborahhockingillustration.com.
A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book of the Year"A simple, funny, and exciting story. McAnulty and Hocking score again." —
Kirkus Reviews
"Very funny. Kids who remember—and parents who are new to experience—that first season . . . will laugh and slap their foreheads over Max’s misplaced enthusiasm, cleverly chronicled by Hocking’s mixed-media artwork and McAnulty’s wry text in the speech bubbles." —
BCCB
"Sports fans and lovers of a good silly picture book will have much to cheer for here." —
School Library Journal
"Max is a relatable hero for readers who like being on the field but whose minds might not be entirely in the game." —
Publishers Weekly
