Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Book for the early read!

Was excited to see a Japanese artist featured in this children’s book. The art work in this was great and engaging. I do understand this book was geared towards children, but I did find the some of the phrasing odd in the text.

I learn something new with each of these engaging and informative short biography picture books, that we share with our young children. The whimsical illustrations in this book are delightful and reflective of Yayoi Kusama’s artwork. This book mentions mental health challenges in an accessible way and has sparked further conversations.
The timeline and extra facts at the end of the book is wonderful for further discussion and exploration.

Another wonderful addition to the Little People, Big Dreams series!

Many thanks to Quarto Publishing Group for the digital review copy via NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own.

I really enjoy reading this series with my son especially when it's someone we don't know about prior to reading the book. I had never heard of Yayoi Kusama before and enjoyed finding out about her life.

Fascinating introduction to the intriguing artist. As always, this series gives you brief, concise introductions with facts, timeline, and a well paced biography. I did not know much about this artist, but her life and work is fascinating and it is an enjoyable introduction.

I love the books in this series and always find something new in them.

This was a book that focused on Yayoi Kusama, an Artist.

This series is often focused on people that are well known but I have to admit that I had not heard of Yayoi Kusama before so the book was one that intrigued me.

In this book we get to read a little about her early life and her passion for painting despite the influences from her parents who did not wish for her to follow this, in fact the book does tell you that her mother actually destroyed her work when she was young - that was how much they didn't support her.

Yayoi suffered from mental health issues and hallucinations and she said it was these hallucinations that inspired her to see the world in a different way, dots. The book and Yayoi's story shows us that even the tiniest dot is not too small to make an impact.

Lovely images and another great addition to the series - it is 4 stars from me for this one - highly recommended!

I think this book may be one of my favourites that I have read in this series which is high praise as I love the Little People, Big Dreams series. The illustrations in this book made it really stand out to me and I loved her vibrant and colourful they were whilst also reflecting Yayoi Kusama's art style. I hadn't heard of Kusama before reading this and found it a clear, concise and interesting summary of her life and art work. As always I love that there is a biography, photo gallery and book recommendations at the back which makes this book interesting for an older reader as well as its younger target audience.

Overall this is definitely a contender for my favourite book in this series and I especially loved the illustrations!

I hadn’t heard of Yayoi Kusama before this book, but I’m sure I have seen her distinctive art and her influence on others, and although this is a book aimed at children, I learnt a bit about her life and ended up looking up more details, so it certainly sparked curiosity in me!

The wonderful art in this book means that it’s perfect and mesmerising for young children, and as they get slightly older, the messages and lessons shine through - I liked the emphasis on following your dreams and the statement that “everything, big and small, is connected”.

There are certainly dark aspects to her life story, which I think the book deals with well - not glossing over her poor treatment by her parents or spells in hospital, but not losing the joy and inspiration of the tale. Definitely recommend this one!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

As a huge fan of both the Little People, Big Dreams series as well as Yayoi Kusama, I was thrilled to see a book in the series dedicated to her.
As always, María Isabel Sánchez Vegara did a wonderful job connecting all the dots (ha!) in Yayoi Kusama's life and explain it in a way that caters to children and adults alike. The illustrations are equally lovely.

One thing I love these books is often times you are learning about people in history right along with your kids! I hate to say that I didn’t know much about Yayoi Kusama before reading this but I’m so glad my daughter and I had the chance to read this together. She is very interested in art and loves to read about how people became known for their talent. Hearing Kusamas struggle as a child and adult led to a great conversation. The illustrations were beautiful as always.