Reading for pleasure with Venessa Taylor
Tuesday 6th April at 11:00am
Streamed live on both Kirklees Libraries YouTube channel, Twitter and Facebook page
Venessa Taylor is the author behind new junior reader series, All Cultures United: Baller Boys. Aimed at encouraging young boys to find pleasure in reading, the football themed stories are written with young readers in mind.
Schools:
This session is ideal for KS1 and KS2 perfect for encouraging reading for pleasure. If you’re a teacher who’d like to get involved with your class, drop us an email so we can give you a shout out! lal@kirklees.gov.uk



About Baller Boys
Baller Boys tells the stories of the players of the fictional under-nines football team at All Cultures United Football Club.
The book All Cultures United, addresses issues inner-city children face both in and outside of school as well as overcoming their individual personal challenges.
The culturally diverse team are brought together and united by their love of football, their club, and how the boys live in the hope of being developed by Coach Joe and spotted by the local football legend who is Coach Reece, all to receive the accolade of being a ‘Baller Boy’. Baller Boys Books

Watch introduction here:
Watch this adventure on catch up here:
Easter Challenge
Why not have a go at creating your own player for the AC United football team (see the image on the right for more details)! Venessa would love to see your work so please feel free to send your creations to our email address – lal@kirklees.gov.uk and we can forward them to her or you can send them to Venessa’s Instagram – @ballerboysbooks.
