A magnificent exploring adventure

This is the perfect book for younger readers who are mad about soccer . . . Life with the Greats is never dull!

An entertaining collection . . . Just the thing for proving to the young footie fan that books are cool

The stories are fun, sharp and snappy and with plenty of action

Great value, great fun

So what makes these different to any other set of classics? In a moment of inspiration Random House had the bright idea of actually asking Key stage 2 children what extra ingredients they could add to make children want to read. And does it work? Well, put it this way...my 13-year-old daughter announced that she had to read a book over the summer holiday and, without any prompting, spotted The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas...and proceeded to read it! Now, if you knew my 13-year-old daughter, you would realise that this is quite remarkable. She reads texts, blogs and tags by the thousand - but this is the first book she has read since going to high school, so all hail Vintage Classics!

There is plenty of excitement, a little danger, a quality of thinking, planning and fun which is delightful and stimulating