Trailblazer: Lily Parr, the Unstoppable Star of Women's Football.

Buy this book for your son, your daughter, your school or your library. It is nice and big and the story is well set out as a simple picture book with plenty of additional material including a football timeline and Lily Facts. It works amazingly well as a book to study in school (Y2-Y6) and draws together many strands in an easy to understand way, eg the way the First World War impacted on womens sport. My only gripe is the lack of a photo of Lily Parr. Highly recommend this book.

My 6yo son loves this book! He has asked for it 3 nights in a row at bedtime and then chose to read it himself to us on the 4th night. He finds all the facts really interesting, and is amazed that people treated women footballers so differently in the past. This story is told in a really child-friendly way with colourful illustrations and just the right amount of facts scattered throughout. I’d highly recommend.

I love that this title tells Lily’s story in such an engaging way. The pages feature fantastic illustrations which will help younger readers follow the text which tells us about Lily’s life. The story itself is fascinating but the fact boxes on each page add extra interest.It’s important that children know the difficulties people faced when wanting to do things which the children themselves might take for granted. The historical context of the First World War and the impact this had on women’s rights is brought to life in this fabulous narrative non-fiction title.I can’t wait to see which other inspirational people will be introduced to young readers in this brilliant series!

Hi Lilly Parr was my dads auntie