Can We Have Our Ball Back, Please?

Gareth Owen's lifelong love of football blazes through this stunning book of beautifully-crafted poems. All the joy, sorrow, and sheer fun of being a player and a fan can be found in this wonderfully funny and heartwarming collection.

Can We Have Our Ball Back, Please?

England gave football to the world

Who, now they've got the knack

Play it better than we do

And won't let us have it back.

Publication Date
05 May 2006

Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books

Book Type
Paperback / softback

ISBN
9780330440486