On 11th June the men’s World Cup begins and we have award-winning children’s football author, Tom Palmer, to help kick everything off. Tom will talk about how he got into reading through football. He will recommend some great football reads for children engaged with the tournament. And then he will host his famous Football Reading Game.

Tom Palmer is the author of more than 30 football books, including the Football Academy, Foul Play, Roy of the Rovers and Soccer Diaries series. www.tompalmer.co.uk