We Play Soccer / Jugamos al futbol

Two boys, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker, play soccer together.

About the author

René Colato Laínez is the author of bilingual picture books, including Senor Pancho Had a Rancho, Vamonos! Let’s Go!, and Playing Lotería, which was nominated for the Texas Star Book Award – the K-6 bilingual counterpart to the Texas Bluebonnet Award. He is also author of Let’s Be Friends, Seamos Amigos, a companion book to Let’s Play Soccer, Juguemos al Fútbol. He lives in California, where he teaches a bilingual kindergarten class. Through his work as both an author and an educator, he hopes to help all children develop positive self-images.

Nomar Perez grew up in Ponce, Puerto Rico, where “an amazing array of colors, sounds, and flavors” influenced his artistic life.  He is the illustrator of two 2017 Amazon Best Sellers: All Day Long, God Loves Me and Everywhere I Go, God is With Me. He is a staff artist at American Greetings. He is also illustrator of Let’s Be Friends, Seamos Amigos, a companion book to Let’s Play Soccer, Juguemos al Fútbol. Nomar currently lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

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"The bilingual sentence repetition . . . creates a realistic and seamless narrative that young children can easily follow while developing both English and Spanish skills. The illustrations are vibrant. . . . A bright, sweet story about friendship, teamwork, and the joy of soccer."—Kirkus Reviews

Product details

• Authors: Rene Colato Lainez, René Colato Laínez, Rene Colato Lainez, Nomar Perez
• Assisted by: Nomar Perez (Illustration)
• Publisher: Holiday house publishing
• Languages: English, Spanish
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 7
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9780823445066
• ISBN: 978-0-8234-4506-6
• No. of pages: 40
• Dimensions: 223 mm x 287 mm x 9 mm
• Series: My Friend, Mi Amigo
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous