Little People, BIG DREAMS
Had enough of fictional stories about firefighters, dinos, pink pigs and princesses? Instead, real stories from real life that give children courage and at the same time convey sometimes complex situations in a simple and child-friendly way? Then the children’s book series Little People, BIG DREAMS from Insel Verlag is just the thing, now translated from Spanish and English for the first time and thus also made accessible to a German-speaking audience.
Each book tells of an impressive life story of great people: Each of these personalities, whether artist, pilot or scientist, has achieved the unimaginable. And it all began when they were still small: with big dreams.
The press release says: “For babies, the perfect gift to welcome them into a world full of dreams! And parents will be encouraged by these books on sleepless nights to make reading aloud a natural part of life. Toddlers will be enchanted by the illustrations—they will discover numerous things. Also, the books are great vocabulary trainers! three- to five-year-olds will just soak it all up, illustrations and text alike! six-, eight-, and ten-year-olds will have a more sophisticated understanding of the illustrations and the meaning of the story—it’s not just about accepting yourself and realizing your dreams for the future, but also about accepting others for who they are. Later books make good gifts for any occasion, because childhood dreams can become realities throughout life.”
I particularly like the fact that the books are drawn by different illustrators, so that they are quite varied in style, but still fit into the series. It is about people who have made history because of their behavior, famous artists, musicians, writers, but also current figures such as Greta Thunberg has already been dedicated a title. Finally, in the back of the book there is a chart of the protagonists’ lives, a nice moment that bridges the gap to reality.
Little People, BIG DREAMS
Publisher: Insel Verlag
Author: María Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Format: 20 × 25 cm
Size: 32 pages each
Version: Hardcover
Price: 13.95 Euro
