Hunter and Stripe and the Soccer Showdown

by Laura Malone Elliott

Laura Elliott and Lynn Munsinger's adorable raccoon pair test their friendship once again -- this time amidst the pressure of a soccer competition.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Soccer

32 pages, Hardcover

First published August 2, 2005

About the author

also published under the name L.M. Elliot

Reviews

[Mya]

I am giving this book 5 stars. It illustrated a very important messages to kids and I loved it.

[Rose Rosetree]

Raccoon besties, Hunger and Stripe, land on competing soccer teams. Oboy!

Can their friendship survive it?

This book is recommended for picture book readers who can understand emotional nuance. For example, this passage:

Being mad at Stripe only made Hunter want to beat the Sharks [Stripe's team] more.
But he also was embarrassed that he hoped Stripe would mess up.
He picked at his breakfast.

FIVE STARS. Everybody wins!

[The Brothers]

A fun little story about good sportsmanship and maintaining friendships - with bonus examples of bad sportsmanship by parents!

Illustrations are pretty standard.

[Danette]

6/26/19 Read with Julia

[Jennifer]

Hunter and Stripe are back and this time they're learning to be good sports. A great one-on-one or group read aloud!

[Diane]

Teaches about competitiveness and friendship.

[Mandy J. Hoffman]

A cute story of competition between friends. It was a good way to explain and then follow up with a conversation on how sports are for fun and exercise not for winning only.

[Jessica]

Descriptive vocabulary. Competition challenges two raccoon friends. Colorful, animated illustrations. Good message.