“The idea for World At Your Feet came to me one night towards the end of 2017. They are also mad about books and stories, so those two fledgeling interests were obviously percolating in my mind. They are now aged two and continue to enjoy watching football with me. I suspect it was probably the sounds, colour and movement of the game that grabbed their interest. “I have identical twin daughters, Carmen and Iris, who were born just before the start of Euro 2016 and, even as newborns, they were quite attracted to watching football on the TV. When and how did you first conceive the idea for a football picture book aimed at children? Would you say publishing, poetry or children’s books fall comfortably into your preexisting areas of expertise or did this project represent something of a departure from your usual line of work? Rob Parker, the brains behind the book, recently spoke to These Football Times to chat about how his life as a father inspired his first delve into children’s literature, the pained process of whittling a wealth of stunning international strikes from decades of football down to just 16, and his hopes for the book and what creative ventures may follow it. It aims to capture all the unforgettable colour, drama and outright magic of a major football tournament and present them in a most charming poetic narration. Īdorned from cover to cover with vivid depictions of famous footballers, courtesy of Spanish artist Lawerta, World At Your Feet is a children’s picture book, destined to spend more time in the laps of football-loving parents than in those of the children it was supposedly bought for. Rarely has Dennis Bergkamp’s stunning strike against Argentina, or any goal for that matter, garnered such eloquent recollection as the rhyming verse with which it is remembered by copywriter-turned-author Rob Parker in his ode to some of the beautiful game’s greatest international goals: World At Your Feet. A sneaky second touch beats the defender as well. Some magical control brings the ball under your spell. Tiptoe the line between shadow and light. “A cannonball launched, it’s barely in sight.
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