The Big Soccer Game for Girls

• Book Description

  The Big Soccer Game is a wonderful storybook, which is personalized with both text and images, so that the entire cast of characters truly looks like your lil’ cutie pie her loved ones. This fully-illustrated, 32-page picture book is currently available in hardcover.

  The book is available in bilingual and single-language versions in any of the following languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian.

• The Story

  Big Soccer Game is an uplifting story about a girl who, after receiving her first soccer ball, falls in love with the sport. The girl practices hard and becomes the star of her soccer team but doubts her abilities when faced with a playoff game against a team of older kids. She consults family members, and with their advice, the girl regains her confidence and helps her team win the big soccer game.

• About the Author

  Jill Barletti earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Latin American Studies from Washington University in St. Louis and a master’s degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A self-described “grammar queen,” Jill has always enjoyed writing, and decided to pursue a career in writing after working in marketing and later in translation.

  Jill is a single mother of two and resides in New England with her children. She founded Snowflake Stories in 2013, to publish her books, which she hopes will touch lives by providing children with the encouragement and motivation necessary to handle difficult situations.

  The Big Soccer Game is Jill's second book.

• About the Illustrator

  Jelena Brezovec was born in Varaždin, Croatia. She holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and Croatology from the University of Zagreb. For many years, drawing was just a hobby for Jelena, but that all changed in 2008, when she co-founded Evenio, a Croatian company specializing in online, print, and digital publishing for children.

  Jelena currently lives in Varaždin, Croatia and works as a creative editor and illustrator at Evenio. Additionally, Jelena completes freelance illustration and graphic design projects for Croatian and international clients as time permits.

  Jelena's work has been awarded by and/or showcased at the Fifth Croatian Illustration Biennial, “200 Years of Grimm Fairy Tales” at the International Children’s Fair in Zagreb, and the Fifth International Illustrator’s Competition organized by an Italian consortia.

• Awards & Praise

  2016 International Latino Book Award (5)

  2016 National Indie Excellence Award

  2016 Foreword Review’s IndieFab Book of the Year Award