Goodnight Soccer - (Sports Illustrated Kids Bedtime Books) by Michael Dahl

About the Book

From the opening kickoff to the final goal, a young girl says goodnight to her most beloved sport: soccer. With delightful, rhyming text and energetic art, this book captures the thrill and excitement of the world's most popular sport. Full color.

Book Synopsis

The perfect bedtime book for young soccer fans. From the opening kickoff to the final goal, a young girl says goodnight to her most beloved sport: soccer. With delightful, rhyming text and energetic art, acclaimed author Michael Dahl (Goodnight Baseball, Goodnight Football, Goodnight Hockey), along with illustrator Christina E. Forshay, captures the thrill and excitement of the world's most popular sport. This Sports Illustrated Kids picture book will have soccer fans young and old cheering for bedtime!

Review Quotes

From nets to cleats to fouls, there's so much here for your little kicker to focus on...before they happily drift off to dreamland to score a few goals. Be sure to share this playful story at your next bedtime!-- "Barnes & Noble Kids blog"

The text, written in rhymed couplets, reads aloud smoothly, and the digital artwork captures sports action and bedtimes with equal facility. In 2018, it's not surprising that the picture-book illustrations feature an apparently Hispanic family and include racially diverse crowds and athletes. But while in Dahl and Forshay's Goodnight Baseball (2013), Goodnight Football (2014), and Goodnight Hockey (2015) the athletes are men, the current book shows two women's teams competing in a packed stadium. Nicely played.-- "Booklist Online"

This is an excellent bedtime story and a great way to celebrate female sports heroes.-- "Columbus Parent"