Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s books. In 2014, she created a book for her two twin nieces for their birthday, which shortly thereafter became the first book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. This multimillion-copy bestselling series of picture books explores the lives of outstanding people. From Mahatma Gandhi to Aretha Franklin, to Prince, Sánchez Vegara researches complex careers and makes them accessible to young children, with her unique and mindful style of writing. She works with a diverse team of illustrators to make each book lively, eye-catching and motivating. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture.
“packs an emotional punch”
*Entertainment Weekly*
“We're obsessed with the ‘Little People, Big Dreams’
series”
*MotherMag*
“Stirring encouragement for all 'little people' with 'big
dreams.'”
*Kirkus Reviews*
“Informative text…smartly illustrated… Another batch of
successful instalments in the series”
*School Library Journal*
“One children’s books series trying to fight back… by telling the
inspiring stories of women who overcame adversity and made history
by pursuing their childhood dreams.”
*Toronto Star*
“The kind of books that adults will covet and collect as well… The
language and structure is simple enough for young readers, while a
biographical timeline at the end of each book offers greater
historical complexity”
*Irish Times*
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