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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2018 | Picture Books
POPK-Gr 3—An open field in a lush Caribbean setting calls to a group of children. They chase away grazing animals, bring out the soccer ball and goals, and begin a spirited game of soccer. Rain and a muddy, slippery field cannot stop their game; only the repeated calls from the mamas and a setting sun can. Dirty but satisfied, the children return home for baths and b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2018
The place: a verdant Caribbean islandscape. The day's activity for the community's children: a pickup game of futbol (soccer). Does it matter that the futbol field is a converted cow pasture? Does it matter that some of the players aren't wearing shoes? Does it matter that, mid-game, it starts to pour? "No way," as the text emphatically answers. Children everywhere will relate to the participants' devotion to and love of the world's most popular sport, as they "play on" despit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
