Lallana inspires youngsters to read
Adam Lallana is set to inspire thousands of children in disadvantaged areas of the United Kingdom to enjoy reading and improve their reading levels over the next year.
The midfielder is Liverpool's 'Reading Star' in the Premier League Reading Stars programme, run in partnership with the National Literacy Trust.
And the 26-year-old, who switched to the Reds last summer, has joined a host of fellow professionals from the division in revealing his favourite books.
His favourite children's book is 'The Gruffalo' by Julia Donaldson, while the adult read he prefers the most is Tom Palmer's 'Over The Line'.
Lallana has now set reading challenges for participants of Premier League Reading Stars in an online video that can be watched by clicking here.
The Premier League Reading Stars programme uses children's passion for football to motivate them to enjoy reading and to improve their reading levels.
In the programme, each club selects one of its players to become a 'Reading Star' to talk about their favourite books and set reading challenges via online videos.
These challenges are used to support more than 30,000 children in 1,000 schools and libraries, who are taking part in a 10-week reading intervention.
Jim Sells, manager of the programme at the National Literacy Trust, said: "Parents have a huge impact on their child's motivation and ability to read.
"It's great to see so many of our 'Reading Stars' who are also dads share their love of reading and books.
"As shown by the proven success of our Premier League Reading Stars programme, now entering its 12th year, using football as a hook to get children to enjoy reading enriches their lives, helps them to succeed at school and gain vital skills for the future."