Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s books and the author of the multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series of picture books that explore the lives of outstanding people. 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.
Lisbeth Kaiser is a freelance writer and children’s book author. Two of her books in the Little People, Big Dreams series, Maya Angelou and Emmeline Pankhurst, were selected for the ALA’s Amelia Bloomer Book List. Lisbeth lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.
Artists (section opener) (4-5)
Frida Kahlo (6-9)
Coco Chanel (10-13)
Georgia O’Keeffe (14-17)
Vivienne Westwood (18-21)
Zaha Hadid (22-25)
Jean-Michel Basquiat (26-29)
Rudolf Nureyev (30-31)
Activists (32-33)
Rosa Parks (and so on)
Emmeline Pankhurst
Harriet Tubman
Maria Montessori
Mahatma Gandhi
MLK Jr
Greta Thunberg
Corazon Aquino
Malala Yousafzai
Writers
Maya Angelou
Agatha Christie
Jane Austen
Anne Frank
LM Montgomery
Mary Shelley
Astrid Lindgren
Musicians
Ella Fitzgerald
Josephine Baker
David Bowie
Dolly Parton
Bob Dylan
Aretha Franklin
Elton John
John Lennon
Prince
TV and Film
Audrey Hepburn
Bruce Lee
Mindy Kaling
David Attenborough
Scientists
Amelia Earhart
Marie Curie
Ada Lovelace
Jane Goodall
Stephen Hawking
Alan Turing
Ernest Shackleton
Steve Jobs
Sports Stars
Wilma Rudolph
Evonne Goolagong
Muhammad Ali
Billie Jean King
Jesse Owens
Pelé
Ayrton Senna
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