First Bounce: Little Isaac Footy Fever 1 by Isaac Heeney & Nicole Hayes

First Bounce is the first book in Little Isaac Footy Fever, a junior fiction footy series from Sydney Swans star Isaac Heeney and award-winning author Nicole Hayes, with black and white illustrations by Dan McGuiness (who draws Anh Do's Hot Dog books).

Little Isaac has energy to burn. He loves his soccer and league, but he wants a game where he can run, jump and tackle all over the ground. When Pop hands him an old faded footy, Isaac and his big brother Beau start practising Aussie Rules every day, and set out to round up enough mates to make a team and play a real game.

Short chapters, lots of pictures and plenty of footy, for readers around 7 to 10. A good one for sporty kids who need a nudge to pick up a book.