Due to a passing in the family a few years ago and my subsequent health issues stemming from that, I was unable to download this book in time to review it before it was archived as I did not visit this site for years after the bereavement. Thank you for the opportunity.

RATING: 4 STARS
2018; Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Childrens
(Review Not on Blog)

(General series review) These are fabulous stories about great women and men in history (for the most part). The illustrations are so amazing, both for kids and adults. There is a brief history on the person that explains how this person contributed to history and matters

***I received an eARC from NETGALLEY***

This Little People, Big World series is outstanding! I have seen a few Littens on Litsy reviewing these books, and I simply knew I had to check them out. Sadly, my library still doesn't have any of the collection... so you can imagine how excited I was to see this collection continue on NetGalley. I have read many others on NetGalley, and I simply adore them. I went into this book knowing nothing of Simone de Beauvoir, but as always, that's the great thing about the collection. The stunning illustrations, and short text make it easy to get intrigued. I stand by my opinion in stating that these books would be a huge asset in classrooms all over the world. Still crossing my fingers that they show up ion my local library soon!

A huge thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I truly appreciate it!

This series is so delightful! This particular title will be added to my collection and will be used as a starting point so that students may research de Beauvoir's life and work.

As always, great book by Isabel Sanchez Vegara. This time she writes about Simone de Beauvoir and she does another wonderful job. This was easy for children to understand and enjoy!

Another in this fantastic series teaching both kids and adults alike about the many amazing women out there, and that you should always be willing to chase your dreams.

Thank you for the review copy, NetGalley. I love this series of books. As the title says, this one tells the story of Simone de Beauvoir. The book has appealing illustrations, and the story is told in a way that's easy for young readers to understand and enjoy. These books by Isabel Sanchez Vegara are an excellent choice for books that show girls they can be anything!

I had heard of de Beauvoir but could in no way have told you what she was famous for. de Beauvior is proof that a person doesn't have to specialize to be interesting. She was a writer and philosopher and feminist and social reformer. She was determined, a great example for young readers.

I have enjoyed the various books I have read from the Little People, Big Dreams series. This particular book taught me about someone that I had not heard of before. Simone de Beauoir was a French philosopher and is often referred to as The Mother of Feminism. Her interest in feminism began when her father sat by and her mother did all the work around the house including preparing all the meals, even when he was not working. As she got older her father told her that "she had the brain of a man" which she couldn't understand why a man's brain was different from a woman's) Just like all the other books in this series, it features stylish and quirky illustrations along with text that describes her background and journey. There are always extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the philosopher's life. This is a child friendly biography that shows a young woman striving to achieve her dream. This book could be used to teach young children how to write a biography, show that it is important to have a dream and strive to achieve it. It would be wonderful to be able to get a boxed set of this series for any school library. The publisher, Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Childrens, generously provided me with a copy of this book upon request. The rating, ideas and opinions shared are my own.

This edition in the Little People, Big Dreams series by Isabel Sanchez Vegara introduces children to the life of Simone de Beauvoir, (known best as the mother of feminism) in the form of a picture book.

If you follow my blog, you already know how much I love this series. Love. Love. Love. And I truly appreciate introducing historical women who have changed the world or left an indelible footprint on it. In particular, I love the introduction of strong, intelligent, independent women like Simone de Beauvoir, who arguably paved some of the foundational pieces of the women’s movement. However, I felt this particular book didn’t go quite deep enough. While I appreciate that the intended audience is children, there has to be enough information to impress upon the reader why this particular woman was important. It does very little good to introduce children to the most important feminist in history if you don’t first explain feminism and why it’s important. I believe this can be accomplished in a manner that is appropriate for children, but that didn’t happen here.

Despite that bit of disappointment, her independent lifestyle, academic pursuits, and social activism are all discussed in the book and she is certainly a worthwhile figure to introduce to children.

Not my favorite in this series, but still worth a read.

Vegara's Simone de Beauvoir is part of the young readers series Little People, Big Dreams. Each book in the series explores the early life of a famous figure, with a focus on what inspired them along their paths when they were children. Simone's father sent both her and her sister to school so they could get an education and not need a man to take care of them. Simone went on to go to college, and become a philosopher and writer. Today, she is considered the mother of feminism.

At the back of the book is a section with photographs, and a more in-depth life history. Perfect for young readers interested in history and philosophy. Just one random thing- either Sartre had a lazy eye that moved from one eye to the other or he had a prosthetic eye that was never straight. In every picture, one of his eyes is looking toward the ceiling and the other not. Just sayin…

***Many thanks to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing for providing an ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This is a really great little biography of Simone de Beauvoir for early readers - some of the concepts might be a little difficult for them to immediately grasp, but it's an excellent introduction to pique their interest and start establishing some sense of history. The art, too, is just fantastic.

This is another brilliant addition to this series – even as an adult I look out for the next book in the series being released. I love the images in this series and this is a delightful introduction to Simone de Beauvoir.

They are excellent introductions to some of the well-known, and less well-known, characters that have had a great impact in our lives through a variety of subjects such as literature, women’s rights and science.

4 stars from me for this one – a delightful read and one I will be highly recommending!!

The variety of historical role models represented in this children's book series continues to surprise me --- Simone de Beauvoir! Once again an exciting choice of topic, and as always the cutest illustrations (Sartre's face, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah), although I'm not sure that the importance of Beauvoir's work is transported to the target audience through the text. A little more elaboration for the young readers would be great!

I know I never say this, but this book was too short. I wanted to know more about De Beauvoir’s life and the people she met. Or why she was never married or lived with her life partner. This book is a great first look at her life, but I want more.

Simone de Beauvoir (Little People, Big Dreams)by Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Christine Roussey is a book I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary. This is a wonderful book especially for girls to be a role model. Simone grew up when girls were thought of as not as smart as men. Simone was smart and her dad said she must have a boy's brain. She was smart enough to get into a school that no other women had ever went to. She was the first to publish a book. All of these things shocked people because she was a women and they thought women weren't smart. But women read her book and and liked what it said. She was the start of feminism. This tells a lot more and has real pictures of her in the end. Nice book!

I strongly recommend this picture book about Simone de Beauvoir's life. It's accessible, well written, well illustrated and it makes you want to turn the pages to learn more about her. I feel like this short biography gives just the right amount of informations for kids to understand her life and her personality, but also enough of her childhood and life's important moments to understand why she dedicated so much of her time to women's equality. I don't see anything that I disliked about this book. Well done!

My full review appears on Weekend Notes. Thanks to the publishers for sharing this title. I've been enjoying the Little People Big Dreams series so far.

Simone de Beauvoir certainly is an interesting choice to be featured in the Little People Big Dreams series. The content and illustrations, as usual, are beautifully written and rendered. By focusing on the positive elements of Simone de Beauvoir, the book teaches children about the importance of education, never be afraid to be critical thinkers and be courageous to change our society a fairer, better place. By all means, de Beauvoir was such an innovative figure on feminism development.

But that's only as far I could go about loving the book.

As an adult, I could embrace and appreciate how Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre "lived their love story in their own unique way," but I am not all sure how I want to explain to my child about their uniqueness of courtship if he ever asks at his age. And don't forget de Beauvoir's controversial sex scandal with one of her students that eventually got her teaching licence revoked permanently. I have no reservation about de Beauvoir's contributions as a philosopher, a writer, a feminism advocate. Her name, I concur, should be introduced to younger generations, but probably not to children under age of 10. True, her personal past, though, had nothing to with de Beauvoir's accomplishments, but I strongly believe role models to young children in particular should be someone with positive images. To simply put, Simone de Beauvoir was too complex a person to be featured in a picture book for young children.

I enjoyed the book myself, but I probably won't include this addition to my child's personal library for at least few extra years.

'Simone de Beauvoir (Little People, Big Dreams)' by Ma Isabel Sanchez with art by Christine Roussey is about a very independent woman and famous feminist.

Simone was born into a wealthy family in Paris. Her father encouraged her to read. When the family's fortunes changed, and she saw how her mother worked more than her father, she started to have the ideas that would make her an early feminist. She became a philosopher and writer, and we learn that she had some interesting friends.

I've liked this series for the simplified biographies and different artists for each book. This time around I was really not fond of the art. The story is less interesting it seems like too.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group-Frances Lincoln Childrens, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.