Here are 10 inspiring books for young minds from the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. These books all feature amazing women and are written and illustrated by women too! These books are a great way to introduce children to a range of heroic, inspiring and tenacious women.
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Harriet Tubman – Little People, BIG DREAMS
Harriet Tubman – Little People, BIG DREAMS tells the incredible story of Harriet Tubman who lead hundreds of slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad, a secret network of safe houses and escape routes. Tubman became a leading abolitionist and devoted her life to helping former slaves.
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Anne Frank – Little People, BIG DREAMS
Anne Frank – Little People, BIG DREAMS tells the story of Anne Frank who wanted to become an author. She and her family had to hide from the Nazi’s during world war II. Whilst in hiding Anne created several stories and wrote her famous diary, which has since been read by people all over the world.
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Maya Angelou – Little People, BIG DREAMS
Maya Angelou – Little People, BIG DREAMS is a fantastic book which will inspire young readers to show strength in the face of adversity.
The book tells the empowering story of Maya Angelou’s life, her courage and passion and inspiring resilience in the face of prejudice and discrimination.
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Georgia O’Keeffe – Little People, BIG DREAMS
Georgia O’Keeffe – Little People, BIG DREAMS is a fantastic book to inspire young readers to follow their dreams.
The book takes us through Georgia O’Keeffe’s life and her dedication to art, how she followed her passion as an artist to become the mother of American modernism.
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Rosa Parks – Little People, BIG DREAMS
Rosa Parks – Little People, BIG DREAMS tells the story of Rosa Parks and how she took a stand against inequality by taking a seat on a bus and refusing to move when a white man got on. This pivotal act inspired Martin Luther King Jr. to lead a bus boycott which in turn, triggered the US civil rights movement.
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Emmeline Pankhurst – Little People, BIG DREAMS
Emmeline Pankhurst – Little People, BIG DREAMS tells the story of how Emmeline Pankhust led a movement to fight for women’s right to vote. Taking her daughter’s with her, Pankhurst led a group of suffragettes who protested for women’s rights until they gained the vote in 1918.
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Frida Kahlo – Little People, BIG DREAMS
Frida Kahlo – Little People, BIG DREAMS tells the story of how Frida Kahlo’s art flourished from her tragedy, how she used her art to escape her pain and how she became the amazing artist and icon that we know today.
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Ada Lovelace – Little People, BIG DREAMS
Ada Lovelace – Little People, BIG DREAMS tells of Ada Lovelace’s interest in maths and poetry and how she went on to develop the first computer program.
Lovelace combined her scientific thinking with her creativity to develop computer code that revolutionised computing.
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Mary Shelley – Little People, BIG DREAMS
Mary Shelley – Little People, BIG DREAMS tells the inspiring story of Mary Shelley who wrote the science-fiction novel Frankenstein, when she was just 18.
Shelley created a new genre of fiction, inspiring thousands after her with her incredible story of loneliness and despair.
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Marie Curie – Little People, BIG DREAMS
Marie Curie – Little People, BIG DREAMS is a wonderful and inspiring book that would make a great gift for any budding young scientist.
The book introduces the legend that is Marie Curie and tells of her achievements as well as her struggles and challenges.
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