Short but sweet, this little book is perfect for any young Swiftie! My daughter (10) was looking for a bit more detail but still enjoyed reading this and loved the pictures so much that she spent the afternoon copying them into her sketch book!

Thank you Netgalley and Quarto Publishing for this ARC.

My daughter and I have always enjoyed reading these books together so we were both equally excited to see that we had the kind opportunity to read this one on Taylor Swift. Thank you so much, we absolutely loved it!

Little People, Big Dreams - Taylor Swift by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

This picture book biography tells the story of Taylor Swift, the most influential popstars, of recent decades. Including all of the necessary biographical information but told as a children's story, this book describes the events of her childhood and adolescence as well as unique facts about her like her grandmother was an opera singer.

As with all of her amazing biographies, Vegara creates informative and carefully crafted picture books that are perfect for young readers. Each page of her books has beautiful, colour-filled illustrations with about 3-4 lines of text. While they are biographical, they are also written in story form, demonstrating how young people can persevere, break barriers and do great things as they grow! The books end with a timeline and some pictures/biographical information about the subject.

I could definitely see this book in my Grade 2 classroom library and would recommend it to parents and teachers of children in the age 6-12 range. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

Very very sweet book! As a Swiftie I really enjoyed this. The illustrations are bright, colourful and very well drawn. The writing style is extremely accessible, I can imagine this will be on the Christmas list of many young Swifties! Thank you NetGalley for this ARC, loved it! :)

While wandering around NetGalley, I stumbled across this awesome new board book series for babies and toddlers. The vibrant, yet simple, covers displaying historical women that I have grown up learning caught my eye, and it instantly drew me to pick up a few of these books off the shelves. To be totally honest, I was so intrigued by these books that I ended up sitting right down to explore this new nonfiction board book series.

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Through my reading and my post-reading research, I have learned that Little People, Big Dreams is a new series that focuses on introducing the youngest of readers to amazing, wonderful women that have influenced the world. Each book is purposely designed in order to highlight one woman who has made a difference in the world. It tells the story of that women's dream and how she was able to make her dream come true despite the biggest of obstacles.


I loved the simplicity of the design of the series, Little People, Big Dreams. The authors and illustrators who have worked on this project clearly understand their audience, and they have made each of the books reflect exactly what they want their youngest of readers to be exposed to. Designed for babies and toddlers, Little People, Big Dreams uses simple text and engaging pictures to tell the story of each woman in a kid-friendly manner.

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Often times, my biggest complaint with board books is that they lack plots or messages. Even though board books are purposely designed for babies and toddlers, I absolutely believe they still need to be strong examples of books that contain both strong plots and messages. All age levels of children need to have access to great text.


I loved how Little People, Big Dreams designed their biography series for baby and preschool readers. There are not many nonfiction book series out there. This series is absolutely helping to pave the way to push the norm for what we typically think of when we think of baby books. Little People, Big Dreams series is a positive example of how even our youngest readers can read and learn from awesome books!

This book series is such a staple in the teaching community - the books really help to give young people a glimpse into the life work or various figures, icons and celebrities. I was so excited to see that Taylor Swift had been chosen to be a part of this series.

This book had all of the info needed for littles, as well as being an enjoyable read for older fans. It selected Taylor’s main achievements well, whilst retelling her rise to fame, acknowledging some challenges but focusing on the positive. The illustrations made my inner Swiftie squeal with delight. They were perfect and iconic of the different Taylor Swift Eras. I do think that the Eras tour could have gotten a grander section at the end but I appreciate that it was breezing over everything in her life and no trying to hype her up too much.

A great read and a perfect classroom book for little Swifties to enjoy. Maybe even inspire some to pick up a guitar!

Wonderful book for young swifties and parents alike! I really loved how it showcased not only her achievements but how she has remained kind throughout the years

It won’t be a Cruel Summer with this fantastic Little People, Big Dreams book coming out! Taylor Swift is a star, it’s undeniable. This is the story of how she came to be one of the most influential artists of our time. A great story for both young and old to enjoy.

I got an ARC of this book.

That was fun reading about Taylor Swift with illustrations. It is for the children but I couldn’t resist because of the cover!!

I loved this intro into Taylor's life and career! There are so many points that can lead to longer discussions with children, about school friends, about resilience, about following your dreams and so on. Beautifully illustrated too- I only wish there was a longer and more in depth version for older children :-)

This is a another fantastic edition to this wonderful series for young children. Taylor Swift is a mega star so I enjoyed discovering more about her childhood and I loved the illustrations by Borghild Fallberg. The illustrations really made the book for me as the artist has really got Taylor Swift’s likeness perfectly. I didn’t realise that Taylor started off making Country Music, and that she’d already recorded her second album by the time she was 20! This books charts her path to success with some gorgeous illustrations and a short timeline in the back of the book.

This is a children's book about Taylor Swift's life so far including her love of music and determination through childhood, teen years into adulthood. It covers Taylor Swift's dreams, joy and also some of the things she found tricky.

It is, as ever with this series, beautifully illustrated and explained in just the right way. Not too many words per page and plenty to look at and enjoy in terms of illustrations so it is suitable for a range of ages (and also be a fun read for adults too, during story time).

Thank you Frances Lincoln Children's Books for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

A lovely little read. I am obsessed with these books! :) a must read! Ideal for any age! I’m not even obsessed with Taylor Swift but there’s just something about her that is so likeable!

My biography-lover loves this series, and Taylor Swift is such a fun addition! My daughter was inspired to read about Taylor's commitment to her dreams. She also liked learning about her perseverance and resilience to keep going despite many criticisms. This is a lovely book for the young, artsy storytellers to see that their voices also need to be heard.

Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books for providing an ARC for my family to review!

As a Swiftie and a teacher, this was the sweetest read for not only myself, but for the kids I worked with. The illustrations are very lovely. I have thoroughly enjoyed this as a mild read, and enrichment for children.

This is such a cute little book for any Taylor Swift fan it’s so a cute story and children will love this book. The illustrations are so beautiful and so well drawn they bring the book to life. I really enjoyed this short story of Taylor Swift. My only concern is that I wished it was a bit longer as they is so much more that could have been put into the book. Xxx

An adorable book to enjoy with your loved ones - or gift as a special memento for any Taylor Swift fan! A heartwarming addition to any collection. The perfect introduction to spark interest in her work for young readers.

Spawning an army of ferocious Swifites...and I say that with utmost glee!

If there's a Taylor Swift book out there, I am reading it. Simple as that.
I loved this book because it simplified the chronology of Taylor's life and let it shine and spotlight the progress.

I know sharing about the events that weren't too positive would have complicated the prose, but I think I would have loved to see that too!

But overall, great book to keep for your child's bedside and the illustrations were so great and realistic. as a Swiftie who is online a lot, I was pleased to be able to identify the photographs.

I love these books!
Taylor is such a great role model for little girls it was only a matter of time before she got her own Little People Big Dreams book.

This was a super cute children’s book! As a Taylor Swift fan, I loved how it broke down her life and story into a piece easy to read for children (and what a great role model for them early on). I took my digital copy to my 4-year-old niece to get her perspective and she really enjoyed the pretty and colorful illustrations and story. Can’t wait to get a hard copy when this comes out, to keep on my shelf when I read to kids!
Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group and Frances Lincoln Children’s Books for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.