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Littlejohn, James

G Is for Golazo: The Ultimate Soccer Alphabet

32 pp. | Triumph | May, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-62937-671-4 $17.95

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Matthew Shipley. This lively alphabet book features common soccer terms ("J is for Juggling") and famous superstars ("K is for King"--Pelé, of course) as well as less familiar jargon and players: "D is for Derby" (rivalry match); "M is for Maestro" (Italy's Andrea Pirlo). Littlejohn's writing is expressive and dynamic, and Shipley's illustrations pop with playful details (Holland's Johan Cruyff plays soccer amid bright-orange tulips).

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger