The latest entry in the Little People, BIG Dreams series focuses on Malala Yousafzai with characteristically wonderful images and text. The book helpfully concludes with a timeline to trace Malala's life.

According to the publisher description: "This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games, and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children."

It is this sense of empowerment and storytelling in relatively simple text, but in an appealing combination of word and artwork, that makes this book series such a welcome range of books to include in a classroom library (for all ages) or on a shelf at home.

Highly recommended reading.

4.5 stars

Malala is an important figure in recent history, and children of all ages should learn about her experiences. This book is a great addition to a series that highlights a diverse range of stories in interesting ways. The text addresses Malala’s story in an age-appropriate way; I was impressed with how the writer handled sensitive content by including mention of violence without either glossing over it or fixating on it. In addition, the illustrations are beautiful pieces of art that add something meaningful to the story. I will definitely be buying copies of this book for friends’ children once it’s released.

I absolutely love this series. The picture books are fantastic and are informative in an age appropriate way. It hit on all the information about Malala, but left just enough out so the reader would want to do more research.

Thank you Frances Lincoln Children's Books and NetGalley for the digital advance reading copy of this book.

I love the Little People, BIG DREAMS series written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and this book is no different. Malala's story is so important and I am glad it is being told to a young audience. Malala's courage and tenacity are impressive, I hope that this book inspires a whole new generation of strong and courageous children.

All these times, what are considered important to us include gadget, money and family. Not so many people think how important education is, until the story of this courageous girl. I learned that having education is one of your asset. How much you are willing to fight for it is an indicator of how your future will be. Living in a peaceful country and able to get good education should be profited, not seeing it as a hindrance to play more games.

We love the Little People, Big Dreams series of picture books. Each one focuses on a real life person who has done something inspirational in their life. This new book in the series focuses on Malala Yousafzai. Malala grew up in Pakistan and loved attending her all girls school. Then the Taliban took over the region and shuttered all of the girls' schools and implemented other rules that seriously restricted what people could do. Malala spoke up about the rights of girls to attend school. This angered some in the Taliban and Malala ended up getting shot but she survived and continued to fight for access to education.

This is truly an inspirational story and we especially loved it because my boys are half Pakistani so they liked learning about someone from Pakistan. As always, the books if overflowing with colorful illustrations and has additional learning resources at the end of the book. Highly recommend!

Malala Yousafzai is possibly my favorite in the Little People Big Dreams series! This is such an inspirational story accompanied by gorgeous illustrations. I would recommend this book for early to middle elementary school aged children because of the violence Yousafzai suffered. This book will surely inspire children and adults alike to speak out when they encounter injustice.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC.

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The ‘My First Little People, Big Dreams’ series provides informative and inspirational biographies about people who left a mark on this earth, no matter what difficulties they have encountered.
These stories are very short, but that’s because they’re books for children, so it’s totally understandable.
I think they are a very smart and wonderful way to introduce little children to such important figures.
This little one here is about Malala Yousafzai and I completely loved it! The illustrations and the colours are so beautiful and her life is of great inspiration.

Adults would know Malala from her works. They might have even read her autobiography "I am Malala" that details out her entire life from birth in Pakistan to almost-death under the Taliban to rebirth in the Western world. However, to young children, the perfect starting point to know the brave young girl would be this book.

I loved how the authors took Malala's complicated life story and simplified it to essential basics in this little gem. The illustrations are gorgeous. I was a bit apprehensive of how Malala's shooting at gunpoint would be depicted, but there's nothing scary or gory at all. This is a perfect book for young readers to know the importance of education, of bravery, and of standing up to what is right.

Thank you to Netgalley for this ARC. It was a delight to read.

This books gives a great simple guide to Malala and goes through a few of the main events of things that happened to her. It’s a great starting point to the subject and allows children to be able see another strong girl fighting for what is right. It has simple facts to tell what happened.

I really love learning about Malala, and have read one of the books she wrote herself. This book is a good starting point and introduction, the series is so important, as well as Malala’s story and I’m glad she has been included in this series. My only negative point is that I felt it lacked a bit of personality. However, the illustrations are beautiful, and it does allow some insight for beginners to why Malala is such a great strong woman. Great for young readers and to start a discussion on this wonderful woman!

Whenever I get the chance to read another instalment of the Little People, Big Dreams series, I try to look at the content from a child's point of view, and no matter how much I want to convince myself of my youthfulness, each time I realize how hard it is to put one's self into the shoes of a past, more naive self. With the story of Malala Yousafzai, I was especially curious to see how the grim facts of a contemporary reality might be delivered to young readers, when most of the public figures usually covered by the author are rather historical - but as always, it's an uplifting, inspiring little book, that keeps its colourful cheer despite the bitter truth of inequality that is explained in simple words on these vibrantly illustrated pages.

I am a huge fan of the Little People, Big Dreams series and this book is a beautiful addition to the collection! Malala is such an inspiration for children and adults, and this book tells her story in an honest but age-appropriate way for elementary school children. I can't wait to share this book with my students!

I got this on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!

I love the story of Malala, so I am already a bit biased but this one was really good! I wish maybe it focused a little bit more on the shooting tho, but understand how that would not be that appropriate in a children's book.
I also love how this series has such a diverse selection of characters that are featured, in terms of gender, nationality and what they are famous for.

That's what i was waiting for my local hero Malala in this series. Thank you for doing this. The illustrations are very colorful which is AMAZING. A must read and a must have to inspire young girls of the world.

I really like this series. The books have subjects who aren't the usual run of the mill subjects, but have made a contribution. Malala Yousafzai is a little more mainstream at the moment, but this is an excellent beginning biography.

— thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher Frances Lincoln Children’s Books for providing me with the e-ARC for #MalalaYousafzai in exchange for an honest review.

actual rating: 4.5 stars.

this was the perfect short story introduction for young children to malala yousafzai, one of the most important figures that deserve recognition and admiration. i really loved the colorful art style and the simplicity of the text, but my only complaint is that it’s too short. even for children, this could’ve been stretched out a little bit more. nevertheless, i’d buy this if i found it in the bookstore for sure because it’s so pretty!

One in a series of Little People Big Dreams published by Frances Lincoln Children Books highlighting the lives of persons who grew up to make a difference.
This delightfully illustrated mini biography is of a young woman who was determined to get an education. She had a learned father who encouraged her and she loved school and learning. After being shot at 14 on the way home from school by hostile forces she was airlifted to a foreign country. Despite the loss of sight in one eye she learned a new language and eventually graduated from Oxford and even became the youngest to be awarded a Nobel Prize. The book is simply written and can be read by children, ESL, and those with other language issues, even grandmothers with no reading problems.
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. THANK YOU.

This series is always a joy to read, it’s a really nice introduction to well known people for little children. Of course the plot is always a little bit fast but that’s to be expected and it’s totally understandable.
This book here is about Malala Yousafzai, a girl we should all look up to. She fought so much in her life and she's still fighting for what she believes in: the importance of education. She's such a good example for everyone and seeing her graduate from Oxford just a few months back really made me smile. She's already accomplished so much and I'm sure that what we've seen is just the beginning.

Malala Yousafzai is the newest lead in this latest edition of the Little People, BIG DREAMS series by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. This series is such a delight and the perfect way to educate not just kids but everyone about historic and cultural icons.

Malala is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureat. This book follows Malala as she speaks out against the Taliban's prevention of young women's education to getting shot and being the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Manal Mirza illustrates this installment and does an amazing job. Mirza's art style was so captivating and her art definitely further helped tell Malalas story. I love collecting these books and am so thrilled to add this one to the rest of my collection.

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

This told Malala's story in a way that was really clear and concise. It didn't sugarcoat anything, but it also wasn't graphic in a way that would upset young kids. I thought the art was wonderful as well.