Charlie has a football mad family -her mother gives a yellow card rather than a ticking off (because you can't argue with the ref. can you?). Her brother Bobby has been chosen to present a bouquet to the Queen, and he is desperate to earn a football strip to wear for the occasion! He even tries busking - singing football anthems, naturally! Luckily in her letter-writing class at school, Charlie sends one off to Bobby's absolute hero, a great goalie (and as big as a mountain!): a much more successful approach.

 

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Andersen Press Ltd .

Sophie Smiley was born in a Dominican monastery near Cambridge - she says she had a very happy childhood surrounded by Fra Angelicos and Ethopian priests. She now teaches English and is also a staff member of Forest School Camps, working with both the able and those with learning difficulties. She is married and has two children. They all live in Cambridge. Michael Foreman has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice. His books are published all over the world.