Try: The number 1 bestselling book about friendship by rugby legends and best friends Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield
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Try: The number 1 bestselling book about friendship by rugby legends and best friends Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield
By (Author) Rob Burrow
By (author) Kevin Sinfield
Illustrated by Ben Whitehouse
With Emma Adams
Pan Macmillan
Macmillan Children's Books
29th July 2025
10th April 2025
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: School stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Physical and mental health condi
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and be
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 251mm, Height 252mm, Spine 3mm
182g
Description
Try, by fundraising heroes, rugby legends and best friends Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield, is a big-hearted picture book about a friendship between two young boys. Written with Emma Adams and illustrated by Ben Whitehouse. What makes someone a hero That's what best friends Rob and Kevin are trying to find out. But the answer isn't quite what they expect! This joyful story about friendship, kindness and what heroes are really made of comes from the creators of the number one bestselling book With You Every Step. 'Rugby mates illustrate the power of friendship.' - The Times *Try debuted at #1 in the Overall Children's UK TCM w/c 02/09/24
Reviews
the powerful message of bravery and friendship rings through -- Prudence Wade * PA Media *
Rugby mates illustrate the power of friendship. * The Times *
"We were both so proud of Try . . . When I got the first physical copy, my eyes were full . . . I hope children across the UK get to share in a friendship like the one Rob and I had." * Kevin Sinfield in the Observer *
Author Bio
Rob Burrow is a former professional rugby league footballer who spent sixteen years playing for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, before retiring in 2017. An England and Great Britain representative, he spent his entire professional career with Leeds. At five foot five, and weighing less than eleven stone, Burrow was known for many years as 'the smallest player in Super League'. Despite this, he was one of the most successful players in the competition's history, winning a total of eight Super League championships and two Challenge Cups, being named on the Super League Dream Team on three occasions, and winning the Harry Sunderland Trophy twice. On 19 December 2019 it was publicly revealed Burrow had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). The BBC followed Rob for a year for their documentary My Year with MND. It was watched by over two million people. Too Many Reasons to Live is his first book.
