Alex is always being left on the bench - in fact, he's sure he's only in the team at all because his dad helps out at his team's weekend matches. His teammates think he's just a useless jelly belly - but they get a shock when they see Alex has a hidden talent. That belly - and all the rest of him - turns out to be spectacularly good at stopping goals. Jelly Belly has found his place in the team! A sparkling football story about a determined underdog.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 5-7 years.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Rob Childs is the author of five separate football series for Transworld for a wide range of junior readers. Including the successful Big Match series and Soccer Mad series. Kate Sheppard went to the same art college as David Hockney. She has illustrated well over 100 volumes. The quirkier the book, the more fun Kate has with the drawings.