Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara Books In Order

Publication Order of Little People, Big Dreams Books

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara was born in Barcelona, Spain. She is a creative director and writer constantly in search of new concepts for kids’ books.

Working for over fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, and aim to establish a fresh and new relationship between kids and pop culture.

Her “Little People, BIG DREAMS” series first came to life because Maria had an idea, one that blossomed into a dream which came to life in a book series.

The series has sold millions of copies. It is a biography series for kids which explores the lives of outstanding people, from artists, designers, authors, activists, and scientists. Each one of them achieved incredible things, but each one of them still started life as a kid with a dream.

Each book is told in different formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to toddlers and babies. Whereas the hardcover and paperback versions present an expanded story for beginning readers.

She grew up in Barcelona during the 70s, and her heroines were Tinkerbell, Pippi Longstocking, and Momo, and felt great admiration for the Spanish poet named Gloria Fuertes. Maria dreamt of becoming a poet just like her one day. It took Maria close to 40 years and much of her savings in order to make her dream come true. In the year 2012, after Maria worked in advertising for twenty years, she self-published her first book. Two years later, she released what was supposed to be a birth present for Claudia and Alba, her twin nieces, the very first book of her “Little People, BIG DREAMS” series.

The series is translated into over twenty languages. Maria likes to believe that the success of the series relies on the fact that kids love to read real stories about other kids achieving great things. It gives them the courage and strength to believe in themselves and dream BIG.

“Coco Chanel” is the first novel in the “Little People, BIG DREAMS” series and was released in 2016. After the death of Coco’s mom, she spent her early life in an orphanage, where she was taught how to use a needle and thread. From there, she became a seamstress, a cabaret singer, hat maker, and eventually became the world’s most famous fashion designer.

In this moving book, there are quirky and stylish illustrations with extra facts at the back, which includes a biographical timeline with historical pictures and this detailed profile about the designer’s life.

“Frida Kahlo” is the second novel in the “Little People, BIG DREAMS” series and was released in 2016. Discover the life of Frida Kahlo, the world renowned painter.

When Frida was just a teen, this horrible road accident changed her entire life forever. Unable to walk, she started painting from her bed. Her self-portraits, which show her grief and pain, but her passion for life and her instinct for survival as well, have made her one of the most famous artists of the whole twentieth century.

In this moving book, there are quirky and stylish illustrations with extra facts at the back, which includes a biographical timeline with historical pictures and this detailed profile about the artist’s life.

“Amelia Earhart” is the third novel in the “Little People, BIG DREAMS” series and was released in 2016. Amelia Earhart, the American aviation pioneer.

While Amelia was young, she liked imagining she could stretch her wings and fly away just like she was a bird. While a grown woman, she set this new female world record for flying up to 14,000 feet. She also flew across the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, and would eventually undertake the most dangerous mission of all: fly all the way around the world.

In this moving book, there are quirky and stylish illustrations with extra facts at the back, which includes a biographical timeline with historical pictures and this detailed profile about the aviator’s life.

“Maya Angelou” is the fourth novel in the “Little People, BIG DREAMS” series and was released in 2016. Discover the incredible life of Maya Angelou: the powerful writer, speaker, and civil rights activist.

Maya Angelou spent much of her childhood living in Stamps, Arkansas. After this one traumatic event at the age of eight, she quit speaking for five years. But Maya was able to rediscover her voice through some wonderful books, and would go onto become one of the most beloved speakers and writers the world had ever seen.

This stirring book features quirky and stylish illustrations and extra facts in the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and this detailed profile about the Maya’s life.

“Agatha Christie” is the fifth novel in the “Little People, BIG DREAMS” series and was released in 2016. Discover the life of Agatha Christie, the most famous crime writer of all time.

When Agatha Christie was young, she read books every single night, however had ideas of her own about how they should end. While an adult, her crime novels, with their turns and twists and their peculiar detectives, challenged the minds of millions of her readers, making her the queen of mystery and the best selling novelist of all time.

This stirring book features quirky and stylish illustrations and extra facts in the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and this detailed profile about the author’s life.

“Marie Curie” is the sixth novel in the “Little People, BIG DREAMS” series and was released in 2016. Discover the life of Marie Curie, the Nobel Prize winning scientist.

When Marie was young, she wasn’t able to go to college due to the fact that she was a woman. However once she was older, her scientific work was respected all around the world. Her discoveries of polonium and radium dramatically helped in the fight against cancer, and she would go onto win the Nobel Prize for Physics.

In this moving book, there are quirky and stylish illustrations with extra facts at the back, which includes a biographical timeline with historical pictures and this detailed profile about the scientist’s life.