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Jamie and Callum with an arm around each otherTWO BEST
MATES.

BOOK 2 · A BRAND NEW CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE

It’s snowin’!
Grab yer sledge!

The Christmas Team Photo is out now! One snowy hill. One Christmas card photo. Two dads who just can’t behave.

Book 1 is out now! The Boys Against the Dads · £8.99 paperback

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The Christmas Team Photo: Jamie and Callum sledge down a snowy hill while their dads tumble behind on a second sledge.
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MERRY CHRISTMASSLEDGES AT THE READYVERY SILLY DADSSAY CHEESE!BEST PALS

BOOK 2 OUT NOW · A SNOWY NEW ADVENTURE

The Christmas
Team Photo

Jamie and Callum have a brilliant idea for their Christmas card: a real photo of the two of them sledging together.

There’s just one wee problem. Their football-daft dads.

“Get my good side,” says Jamie’s dad.“You’ve no got one!” says Callum’s dad.

By Ewan Bramble
A Two Best Mates picture book · For ages 4–7 · £8.99 paperback

Jamie and Callum in bobble hats and team scarves, grinning on their red sledge in the snow.
Say cheese!
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Watch the mates

Santa has a wee word wi’ the grown-ups. Then there’s Santa in the sideways rain, and the boys against the dads.

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The Wee Christmas Activity Pack

Santa’s zooming over Glasgow, the dads are squashed on one sledge and a snowman has sneaked into the team photo. Colour it, spot it, make it and race to the camera!

  • 4 story pages from Book 1
  • Pictures to colour
  • Spot the difference
  • Scots word search
  • Two sledge mazes
  • Finger puppets
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  • Pack cover, like the front of a sticker album: The Wee Christmas Activity Pack, Bumper Edition, 24 pages for ages 3–7, with stickers of Jamie, Callum, the two dads and a shiny Santa, and a space for your name.
  • Colouring page: Santa’s sleigh flying over the Glasgow skyline, past the big crane and the Armadillo.
  • Spot the difference: Jamie and Callum on their sledge, with six things changed in the second picture.
  • Sledge maze: help Jamie and Callum sledge to Mum’s camera, with a follow-the-tracks warm-up.

PICK A GAME. HAVE A GO!

Ready, steady… play!

Can you beat Dad in goal?
Pick your favourite. Play again and again!

01 Garden Goals · the big one

Can you beat the goalkeeper?

Dad’s in goal and he says nothing gets past him. Drag the ball, pick your spot and give it a BOOT! Score five to win the Garden Cup.

  • 5 shots
  • Hit the star for a bonus
  • Freeze Dad for wee ones

More games

  • Matchday Pairs

    Turn over the cards. Can you find two Jamies, two Callums and all the other pairs?

  • Kit Bag Shuffle

    Boots? Check! Ball? Check! Blue for Jamie, green for Callum. Help the mates pack the right bags.

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BOOK 1
OUT NOW!
The Boys Against the Dads, Book 1 of Two Best Mates, by Ewan Bramble.

Two best pals. One big match!

BOOK 1 · THEIR FIRST ADVENTURE

The Boys
Against the Dads

Jamie and Callum fancy a game of football. Their dads reckon they’re the stars of the show. The boys have other ideas…

Expect fancy footwork, very silly slippers and a match that doesn’t quite go to plan. A funny picture book to read aloud together.

By Ewan Bramble
A Two Best Mates picture book · For ages 4–7

Paperback£8.9934 full-colour pages
21.6cm square
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NEXT DOOR. ALWAYS TOGETHER.

Different teams.
Best mates.

Jamie lives here. Callum lives next door.
If there’s a ball and a bit of grass, they’re sorted.

Jamie

First out the door. First to make the rules. Usually before anyone’s asked.

Callum

Always has a plan. And something in his pocket that might come in handy.

Jamie in blue and Callum in green and white, sitting arm in arm with their football, both in Santa hats.Merry Christmas fae Jamie & Callum!

OFF-SCREEN. STILL ON THE BALL.

Rain stopped play?
Not a chance.

Something’s changed in the garden… can you spot it? Then dribble through the maze, dodge the dads and dream up your own football adventure.

Colour the mates, design your dream kit and draw your own comic. There’s even a Garden Cup to play at the table! Grown-ups: the answers are included.

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10-page PDF · A4 · Free, no sign-up

  • Spot the difference, picture A: Jamie, Callum and the dads in the garden from the book, ready for a match.
  • Dribble maze: help the boys take the ball from start to goal, collecting gold stars and dodging the dads.
  • Race for the Garden Cup: a 25-square board game for two players, with Super Pass and Dad Block squares.
  • Colouring page: Jamie and Callum sitting arm-in-arm with their football.

Book 2’s on its way. Book 1’s ready to wrap!

One more wee adventure?

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A PEEK INSIDE

The Boys Against the Dads

A sample from The Boys Against the Dads. Out now in paperback →

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