Little People, BIG DREAMS | Leo Messi

The boy from Rosario who played football in the street and grew up to captain Argentina to a World Cup.

Leo learned the game with his brothers and cousins on the streets of Rosario before joining the local youth team. At nine he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency and had to inject himself every day, which is the part of the story children tend to remember — it did not stop him.

The book takes him through 17 years at FC Barcelona, seven Golden Balls, the 2022 World Cup, and his work as a UNICEF ambassador and founder of his own children's charity. A hero on the pitch and off it.

• Part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS biography series
• Simple text for reading aloud, with stylish illustrations throughout
• Extra facts, a timeline and photographs at the back
• A good one for young football fans

32 pages | 240 x 195 mm