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Fun Rhymes & Big Heart Lessons
🎵Fun RhymesPerfect for beginning readers
💛Character LessonsKids understand & remember
🎨Hand-drawn ArtFull of soccer adventure
This encouraging tale follows Dessi as he learns to manage big emotions, practice self-control, and become a better teammate — one soccer goal at a time.
Perfect for ages 4–7, it helps young readers build strong character through the game they love. A fun read-aloud for classrooms, bedtime, library story time, and author visits!
This fun read-a-loud works well for classrooms, bedtime reading, library story time, and author visits.
Perfect for kids starting their first soccer season. This beautifully written and illustrated story introduces important values like self-esteem, resilience, and respect for the game!
I read it to my entire class! The book is so fun to share, the story is relevant and lovable, and my students absolutely loved it.
A must-have for little players! Amazing for my 4-year-old. The colors are so vibrant and the story so relatable — we read it again and again!
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