Maria Montessori | Little People, BIG DREAMS | Hardcover | Children’s Book on Biographies

Written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara (Author), Raquel Martín (Illustrator)

Reading age: 6 years or older

Ideal For: Perfect for 4-7 year olds who learn best by doing, and a fitting tribute for Montessori homes and classrooms.

Details: Hardcover | 32 pages | 24.0 × 19.5 cm

About the Creators: 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. ​ Raquel Martín and is a freelance illustrator from Barcelona living in the beautiful island of Minorca. Her work has appeared in different publications and she also makes illustrations for her own shop catalogue.