Little People, BIG DREAMS Series 2 5 Books Collection Set - Ages 0-5 - Board Book

Titles in This Set
Rosa Parks
Emmeline Pankhurst
Ella Fitzgerald
Audrey Hepburn
Ada Lovelace

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Board Book
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Age Range: Ages 0-5 (Baby to Pre-K)

Overview
This charming 5-book board book collection from the internationally celebrated Little People, BIG DREAMS series introduces the youngest readers to five extraordinary women who changed history. Sized and built for little hands, these sturdy board books present Rosa Parks, Emmeline Pankhurst, Ella Fitzgerald, Audrey Hepburn, and Ada Lovelace through simple sentences and bright, stylized illustrations. Perfect for babies and toddlers beginning their reading journey, this set turns real-life courage, creativity, and achievement into gentle bedtime stories. Parents and gift-givers love introducing empowering role models early, making this collection a meaningful addition to any nursery shelf or first home library.

About the Books
Each board book in this collection distills a real woman's remarkable life into simple, rhythmic language and bold, playful illustrations designed for babies and toddlers. Rosa Parks shares how a quiet act of courage on a segregated Alabama bus in 1955 sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped change the course of American civil rights. Emmeline Pankhurst introduces the youngest dreamers to a pioneering activist who, inspired as a child by stories of heroes, went on to lead the fight for women's voting rights in Britain. Ella Fitzgerald celebrates the singer who won her first prize at Harlem's Apollo Theater and went on to tour the world with one of the most beloved voices in music history. Audrey Hepburn follows a girl who grew up amid the hardships of World War Two in the Netherlands, later studying ballet in London before becoming one of the most iconic actresses of all time. Ada Lovelace introduces little ones to a woman with a gift for mathematics and imagination who worked alongside inventor Charles Babbage, earning recognition as the world's first computer programmer. Told in short, soothing sentences perfect for reading aloud, each title builds early vocabulary and listening skills while modeling resilience, curiosity, and kindness. The stylish art keeps babies and toddlers visually engaged, while caregivers appreciate books tough enough to withstand little hands and repeated story time. Together, these five board books form a gentle introduction to real history, showing that big dreams can start small.

Key Benefits

• Sturdy board book format built to survive babies, toddlers, and repeated reading sessions
• Introduces five real, inspiring women through simple, rhythmic, read-aloud language
• Bright, stylish illustrations keep little ones visually engaged from cover to cover
• Builds early vocabulary, listening skills, and a lifelong love of reading
• Makes a thoughtful gift for baby showers, birthdays, holidays, or a first home library
• Part of the internationally celebrated Little People, BIG DREAMS series

Book-by-Book Guide
Rosa Parks — Shares how Rosa's brave refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955 sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Emmeline Pankhurst — Introduces the suffragette leader who was inspired as a child and grew up to fight for women's right to vote.
Ella Fitzgerald — Celebrates the singer who won first prize at the Apollo Theater and became one of music's most beloved voices.
Audrey Hepburn — Follows a girl who survived World War Two in the Netherlands and became a legendary Hollywood actress.
Ada Lovelace — Introduces the mathematician who worked with Charles Babbage and became the world's first computer programmer.

About the Author
Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara is the Barcelona-born writer and creative director behind the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series. After studying advertising and working for years as a copywriter and creative director, she self-published a children's book that led publishers to approach her with more ideas. That project grew into this beloved series, which began as a birthday gift for her nieces. Vegara now collaborates with illustrators around the world to bring the life stories of artists, scientists, activists, and other trailblazers to young readers everywhere, inspiring the next generation of dreamers one board book at a time.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Perfect for a baby shower gift, nursery bookshelf, or first birthday present, this five-book collection makes empowering role models part of story time from day one. Sturdy board book pages stand up to little hands, chewing, and repeat readings, while five inspiring true stories offer a gentle head start on history, confidence, and big dreams.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.