I enjoy reading these kids books with my son.

Since he is into football (soccer); I thought that this story would be a good one for him to read.

Maria Vegara always breaks a biography in such a way that kids will enjoy reading, while learning lots of information on the person. My son commented on loving the illustrations, which are very colorful and enhance the story.

This was another great Little People Big Dreams book, which I think will help young children's dreams seem achievable and relatable. At the same time, it's good to see such an iconic figure seem so relatable and really humanised through a book like this.

These little books are always so fun to read. This one follows the very famous soccer player David Beckham, and while I knew most of the things written in this one, I think it was nice to see more about David's career. I always think these books are so fun to read to little children, or maybe they could read it for themselves if they're a bit older. Always lovely.

Growing up, David Beckham was an icon and a hero for me, but I didn’t know much about his upbringing, so to get to share his story with my kids as I also learned more about my childhood heroes was an absolute delight. The illustrations were so colorful and fun and absolutely captured the essence of the story! I cannot wait to add this installment of the Little People Big Dreams to our home library.

I knew more about Victoria than David Beckham, so I appreciated this book. It was good for kids and adults alike, I'd say. David had a brilliant career and is certainly one of the greater players of all time. The graphics were very nice and this was a light, easy read.

Another wonderful addition to the Little People, Big Dreams series! The charming illustrations brought David Beckham’s story to life, and I enjoyed learning more about his journey. I also love the mini timeline and biography with real photos at the end—it’s such a great touch! Well done!

I love reading more and more of this series and the illustrations are always up to the mark. Unfortunately, I didn't love the writing on this one because i felt it wasn't very relevant. I admit it must be hard to select a precise few events from a person's life for such a short book but I don't think kids need to know about how he met his wife and other such bits of information. This does confuse me because sometimes Vegara is brilliant at choosing the most precise details in her writing but other times it isn't so great.

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara are one of the best books by Little People, BIG DREAMS and they are the best-selling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists.

This book is about David Beckham, when was a young lad he always dreamt being a football player, and maybe be famous when he gets older!!! he may even play for British team Manchester United. But, every one can dream!
He spent years playing for local clubs and when he was a teenager, he joined Manchester United’s youth academy. After entering the first team under the leadership of Sir Alex Ferguson, it soon became clear that David was a star on the field. See Dream do come true!

With Manchester United, he won the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League all in one season, a pioneering feat! He went on to become captain of the England team and a hero to people across his country. Away from the pitch, David had fallen in love with Victoria, a successful singer of the Spice Girls. They got married and everyone became obsessed with their love story!

When he left Manchester United, David, Victoria and their children moved to Spain, and he played for Real Madrid as part of a superstar squad. Soccer continued to take him around the world, then to LA in California, and back again to Europe. When it came to retire from playing, David couldn’t keep away from the beautiful game. He helped to start a new team, Inter Miami CF, in Florida, elevating the sport in the U.S.

A soccer legend who is loved by all, David’s achievements are the culmination of a lifetime of hard work and talent.

This book is beautifully illustrated and sweet that any small child will just adore.

With thanks to the author, publishers Quarto Publishing Group, and NetGalley for providing me with a DRC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Lifelong Liverpool fan here, but I always begrudgingly admired David Beckham’s qualities as a footballer! In the past year I had watched a Netflix documentary about him so I was already familiar with his personal history, but I can safely say that this instalment of the Little People BIG DREAMS series gives a good overview of his life story in a few short pages.

As always in this series, the message for young readers is a positive one: if you believe in yourself and your abilities and you work hard, then you can achieve your dreams. I was happy to see that the book referenced one of the big controversies of his career in his sending off at the 1998 World Cup and the difficult period he went through afterwards. But again, the book showed through hard work he was able to achieve great things with his team in the year that followed.

It would have been good to see some of his charitable work mentioned in the story also, although it is referenced in the timeline near the end of the book.

The graphics once again were bright and engaging, and no doubt will help to bring the story to life for younger readers.

This was a great learning resource on the soccer player, for little one. Illustrations were also adorable!

I love the Little People, Big Dreams series. This latest installment on David Beckham proved informative as I don't follow football/soccer and don't know much about him. As always I like the focus on their childhood dreams and how they came to fruition, so juvenile readers can learn to reach for their dreams too. Cute illustrations, though I'm not sure they really captured his essence.

Another fantastic little people Big Dreams.
David Beckham football star, proving if you can put the effort in you can do anything 👏
8 year old son loved it and said he wants to take the ball to the park tomorrow to play football.

Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. These opinions are completely my own.

Wonderful book that focuses more on David Beckham's professional verse personal live which is what kids should care about. Great book by a great series

My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My Overall Thoughts/Impressions: I love this series by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. She does a great job distilling people's lives into messages easily digestible by young readers while making them interesting for older readers, too. I also love the breadth of who she covers in her series.

This one on David Beckham has particularly good illustrations. That was a definite high point of this one. Additionally, it is a great primer for those who may not know about him or for those who are fans. It mostly focuses on his athletic accomplishments; however, it also touches briefly on some other aspects of his life. For fans of the series, they will enjoy this one. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Pages: 32

Reading age: 4-7 years of age.

Another great book in this fantastic series. Very informative. The perfect combination of pictures accompanied by a detailed overview of the life of David Beckham. This book would appeal to football fans of any age.

Maria has done it again. Sports fans can rejoice at this marvelous creation. Allowing a well known sports star for adults be turned into something that will engage with younger readers all over the world. It's already on my 'to buy' list!

My four-year-old and ten-year-old both love the Little People, Big Dreams series. This latest book focuses on the life of footballer David Beckham. We found this book less exciting than others in the series, as we're not huge sports fans, but still enjoyed the illustrations and style of storytelling. It's worth noting for UK readers that the word "soccer" is used throughout instead of "football".

A recommended read for fans of football and fun educational reads for children.

Thank you to Netgalley and Quarto Books for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

Inspirational, lovely and legendary.
Very good Illustrations and well covered bio of David Beckham.
As always, the author nails it with Little People Big Dreams series!
This is probably my 30 or 40th book in the series. Still loving it.

This was another great book from Quarto publishing about well known figures. Like the other books in this series I enjoyed the illustrations. I also enjoyed learning more about David Beckham
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy

David loved to play soccer and kept getting better at it the more he practiced and played. Most things went very well for him and he won awards and worked with other soccer stars to globalize the game.
The illustrations by Fernando Marti are simple, colorful, and expressive.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to everyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
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