The Wild Soccer Bunch book series - updated new editions, with coloured illustrations throughout The Wild Soccer Bunch was created by a father who coached his sons’ football team and was inspired to write a book about his experience. Joachim Masannek blended true stories with his own childhood memories. His storytelling is fast paced and cinematic, and the stories are told from a child’s point of view, as if the writer’s voice morphed into the hero’s in each book. The series has 13 books to date, and each book is narrated by a different kid on the team. The sensational international success of the books has translated into a full-fledged brand including six live action motion pictures together with Buena Vista (Disney) and SAM-Film and in an animation TV- series together with German TV ZDF und ZDFE, KiKa and Wunderwerk. Masannek’s emotional and captivating writing style has captured the imagination of kids in 32 countries. Jan Birck’s imaginative illustrations are filled with action and humour.