BIG DREAMS (hardcover): Challenging Gender Norms

Author: Alexandra Hoffman

Illustrator: Beatriz Mello

Book Blurb: Football tryouts have started and Gabby is ready. There’s only one problem: she’s never seen a girl play on the local football team. Despite obstacles, she never gives up. An empowering story of triumph, BIG DREAMS is for all the dreamers who refuse to sit on the sidelines!

Words of Inspiration from Women in Football: Inside the book are words of inspiration from women coaching professional football, including:

• Tanya Henderson - Defensive Assistant Coach, BC Lions, 1st woman to coach full-time in CFL history

• Nadia Doucoure - Offensive Quality Control Coach, Ottawa Redblacks, 2nd woman to coach full-time in CFL history

• Taylor MacIntyre - Receivers Coach, McMaster University

• Emily Todd - Director of Development & Administration, Football Ontario

Awards & Recognition: earned an early rating of 5 stars from the Readers' Favorite Awards and was reviewed as "an inspiring tale about inclusion and empowering girls, BIG DREAMS is sweet, heartwarming, and profound. This is the kind of book all parents should introduce to their kids.”