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Little People, BIG DREAMS
Jane Austen
Jane Austen fue una novelista inglesa nacida en la época georgiana. Sus novelas, llenas de encanto, retratan el ambiente de la clase alta rural del sur de Inglaterra y están consideradas obras esenciales de la literatura universal. Una autora que abogó por la educación de la mujer con aguda y sutil ironía, y cuyo talento hoy sigue conquistando a generaciones de lectores.
El undécimo título de una colección de cuentos con la que niños y niñas descubrirán quiénes eran y qué lograron las más grandes mujeres de la historia contemporánea. Diseñadoras, pintoras, aventureras, científicas… Mujeres únicas y maravillosas de las que aprender y con las que identificarse. Mujeres que, como Jane, convirtieron un pequeño sueño en una gran historia.
El undécimo título de una colección de cuentos con la que niños y niñas descubrirán quiénes eran y qué lograron las más grandes mujeres de la historia contemporánea. Diseñadoras, pintoras, aventureras, científicas… Mujeres únicas y maravillosas de las que aprender y con las que identificarse. Mujeres que, como Jane, convirtieron un pequeño sueño en una gran historia.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 31, 2018
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About the author
Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara
201 books447 followersMaria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director perhaps best known as the author of much of the Little People, Big Dreams series. Each book tells the childhood story of one of the world's female icons in an entertaining, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers, allowing them to identify with the characters in each story.
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July 30, 2020
So cute! 💚
August 1, 2018
This is a wonderful children's book about the life of Jane Austen.
I was immediately drawn to this story, it's a great way to learn a little bit about her background. The book is very short and contains beautiful illustrations and concise descriptions, this title would make a great addition to any bookshelf.
At the end of the book there's a section with Jane Austen's short biography and timeline. Overall, I enjoyed it and recommend it to children and those young at heart.
Received ARC from the publisher via Netgalley
I was immediately drawn to this story, it's a great way to learn a little bit about her background. The book is very short and contains beautiful illustrations and concise descriptions, this title would make a great addition to any bookshelf.
At the end of the book there's a section with Jane Austen's short biography and timeline. Overall, I enjoyed it and recommend it to children and those young at heart.
Received ARC from the publisher via Netgalley
January 3, 2019
Book lovers would definitely know who
Jane Austen
is, may they have read one or several of her works or not. All of her novels have movie adaptations already, therefore people are more aware of her and her writings. In this
Little People, Big Dreams'
installment, those who are not familiar with
Jane Austen's
life story will now have a brief chance to read about her. I didn't know that her own love story didn't prosper and this gave her an idea to write a similar story.
One of the notable lessons that young readers will get from this children's book is if you set your heart into something, you will achieve it as long as you have the dedication to do it just like Jane Austen's hope to be a writer someday. Another great message is that turn the negative into positive or try to make something good from a setback.
One of the notable lessons that young readers will get from this children's book is if you set your heart into something, you will achieve it as long as you have the dedication to do it just like Jane Austen's hope to be a writer someday. Another great message is that turn the negative into positive or try to make something good from a setback.
September 7, 2018
The second book I have read in the Little People, Big Dreams Children's biography series produced by Lincoln Children's books, all written by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara. This one is illustrated in a fashion similar to the Agatha Christie I just read, with larger, cartoony-style heads and lovely pastel colors.
I read this early on from the series because I am a Jane Austen fan. I like this one better than the Christie because it hooks Austen's life more intimately and specifically with a particular work, Pride and Prejudice, which in part came about from her experience of being passed over for another woman by a man she loved. As Sanchez Vegara has it, Austen used this story from her life and changed it to a happier ending. I like, too, how we see she was educated by her father and encouraged to read and write and create imaginative stories, which she surely did.
I like the purpose of the Frances Lincoln Children's Book series focused on women kids need to know. They are very short, they lack much substance, and very young readers won't read Austen yet, probably, but I like introducing people to Austen at an early age. I guess it's a 3.5 rating, but I round up because: Austen, and it's pretty.
I read this early on from the series because I am a Jane Austen fan. I like this one better than the Christie because it hooks Austen's life more intimately and specifically with a particular work, Pride and Prejudice, which in part came about from her experience of being passed over for another woman by a man she loved. As Sanchez Vegara has it, Austen used this story from her life and changed it to a happier ending. I like, too, how we see she was educated by her father and encouraged to read and write and create imaginative stories, which she surely did.
I like the purpose of the Frances Lincoln Children's Book series focused on women kids need to know. They are very short, they lack much substance, and very young readers won't read Austen yet, probably, but I like introducing people to Austen at an early age. I guess it's a 3.5 rating, but I round up because: Austen, and it's pretty.
June 4, 2019
3.5 stars. A good introduction to Jane Austen for young children. The illustrations are nice and a line or two of text on each page covers Jane's life. Unlike many from this series the illustrations are accurate for the time period. Unlike many in this series, that had to leave out information about distressing aspects as they are aimed at the very young, this book was able to cover the subject, without as far as I know missing anything important out. I would have liked these books to have gone more in depth into each subject though.
December 5, 2018
With simplicity of textual presentation (and accompanying illustrations by Katie Wilson that are bright, descriptive and from where I stand also generally historically accurate enough regarding period specific clothing and depicted manners), Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara's Jane Austen features a very short but concisely approachable, readable biographical introduction to British Regency novellist Jane Austen. Suitable for even five or six year olds, and obviously both style and content wise primarily conceptualised for younger children, the author's presented narrative nevertheless does well manage to cover most if not all of the important instances of Austen's life and times (including how and why she became a writer and that she chose to not have her name published), not instensely of course, not indepth in any manner of speaking, but in my opinion still with more than sufficient necessary details for readers (or if Jane Austen were being read aloud) for listeners to obtain an engagingly penned and above all balanaced and not too choppy and abridged biographical sketch (and with no, with scant important details deliberately left out).
And the latter, the fact that Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara manages to keep her text simple enough for the intended audience but without ever really sacrificing what I would consider relevant information, this is indeed why I have decided to grant four and not just three stars to Jane Austen, as precisely that has actually not always, has even not all that often been the case with regard to this here series, as in my opinion, with far far too many of the featured writers, artists, scientists etc. the authors of the Little People, Big Dreams, of the Pequeña & GRANDE series (Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Lisbeth Kaiser to date) do often have the annoying and frustrating tendency to leave out, to skip or gloss over so much necessary biographical details that they do not even provide a reasonable and acceptable introduction and assessment (something that fortunately been avoided here, as Jane Austen is indeed simply but always with sufficient biographical details shown and presented).
And the latter, the fact that Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara manages to keep her text simple enough for the intended audience but without ever really sacrificing what I would consider relevant information, this is indeed why I have decided to grant four and not just three stars to Jane Austen, as precisely that has actually not always, has even not all that often been the case with regard to this here series, as in my opinion, with far far too many of the featured writers, artists, scientists etc. the authors of the Little People, Big Dreams, of the Pequeña & GRANDE series (Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Lisbeth Kaiser to date) do often have the annoying and frustrating tendency to leave out, to skip or gloss over so much necessary biographical details that they do not even provide a reasonable and acceptable introduction and assessment (something that fortunately been avoided here, as Jane Austen is indeed simply but always with sufficient biographical details shown and presented).
September 24, 2018
This series from Frances Lincoln Children's Books is absolutely wonderful! Featuring famous women from history we are treated to the life, challenges and successes of one woman per book. This edition is #11 in the series and it features Jane Austen. How perfect for a book to be about Jane; given that she gave us some of the most beloved stories ever.
I like how the drawings and words are sophisticated enough without being too difficult for even a 4-year-old to enjoy when read to. It's particularly great that the book points out how Austen was not allowed to do the things her brothers did and did not put her name on her books. I think the average little girl will ask why to the reader, so be prepared to answer why Jane didn't use her real name.
Overall this is a lovely little book. And I look forward to more of the books in this series including those on Lucy Maud Montgomery, Marie Curie or Amelia Earhart. There are so few women in history that our little girls can truly look up to, and it can be difficult for children to understand how different the world was before, or even is now depending on the ethnicity, race, class, etc. that the child is born into. These books are an excellent way to inspire children to be anything they want to be; even if someone tries to tell them they can't.
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Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.
I like how the drawings and words are sophisticated enough without being too difficult for even a 4-year-old to enjoy when read to. It's particularly great that the book points out how Austen was not allowed to do the things her brothers did and did not put her name on her books. I think the average little girl will ask why to the reader, so be prepared to answer why Jane didn't use her real name.
Overall this is a lovely little book. And I look forward to more of the books in this series including those on Lucy Maud Montgomery, Marie Curie or Amelia Earhart. There are so few women in history that our little girls can truly look up to, and it can be difficult for children to understand how different the world was before, or even is now depending on the ethnicity, race, class, etc. that the child is born into. These books are an excellent way to inspire children to be anything they want to be; even if someone tries to tell them they can't.
For this and more of my reviews please visit my blog at: Epic Reading
Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.
October 25, 2022
Author: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Illustrator: Katie Wilson
Age Recommendation: Early Primary
Topic/ Theme: Writing, Biographic
Setting: England
Series: Little People, Big Dreams
This is one book in the LPBD series that I had to work a little bit to get on my hand on, but I was really looking forward to reading. I'm glad I went to the effort. This is just lovely it feels fun. The final scene of Jane gives me joy. But OMG the illustrations in this book. Even the endpages are so pretty. Those flowers and leaves are so lovely and suit the time period, the requirements for courting at the time, so well. Little Jane is super cute. Tom is in an outfit highly reminicent of the one James McAvoy's Tom was wearing was wearing in Becoming Jane, a very good choice. Most people reading this as an adult will have seen that, it makes him recognisable and I think that was researched. The portraits of Jane's six heroines was a great choice, they look good. The illustration for the lines Jane always liked to read. She always chose a book instead of her dolls and spent endless hours in her parents' library. is particularly good. Jane sitting in the booklover dream, a room full of hardbacks. This colouring and the styling of the covers are fantastic, they are varies. Cleverly the book blocks are clean, they wouldn't necessarily be covered in dust like we expect those sort of hardbacks to be now. I appreciate the dolls abandoned in a poorly lit part of the page, clearly identifying their discarded status. Jane's face is partially hidden by her chosen reading material but what is visible is so happy and hungry for knowledge.
I do like Sánchez Vegara's way of writing tells Austen's story. But the illustrations bowled me over. Wilson's watercolours and pencil suit the time period and the place.
August 4, 2018
Another board book in the series of Little People Big Dreams. Very brief look at the life of Jane Austen, as a taste of what she was like.
The drawings are pleasant enough, and it follows her life fairly closely.
Good way, as always, to get kids interested in historic figures. Not all are women, but a great deal of them are.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
The drawings are pleasant enough, and it follows her life fairly closely.
Good way, as always, to get kids interested in historic figures. Not all are women, but a great deal of them are.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
July 24, 2019
The artwork was pretty good and the story of Jane Austen’s life was explained well, if simply, since it is geared towards younger readers. Definitely for the reader you want to get into Jane Austen. 4 solid stars.
PS-my thanks to Quarto books. I won this on their spinning wheel and when I indicated this was the book I was most interested in since green cover and Jane Austen, I won it! I love the books they put out and their employees are amazing!
PS-my thanks to Quarto books. I won this on their spinning wheel and when I indicated this was the book I was most interested in since green cover and Jane Austen, I won it! I love the books they put out and their employees are amazing!
May 24, 2023
sehr schön und wirklich kindgerecht gemacht, ein toller erster Eindruck zu Jane Austen und eine Zierde im Bücherregal
Sicherlich auch schön zum verschenken
Sicherlich auch schön zum verschenken
October 16, 2020
Rilettura, questa volta in italiano.
Dedicata ai più piccoli, questa mini biografia di Jane Austen con le illustrazioni di Katie Wilson è una vera chicca con delle piccole imprecisioni che fanno amare ancora di più questa storia. Perché George cresce insieme ai fratelli con gli Austen, e anche Edward rimane con la famiglia; perché non è vero che Jane scrive Orgoglio e pregiudizio per darsi un lieto fine alla storia con Tom Lefroy (o forse sì?) ma è bella questa motivazione. Sopra tutto, Jane e la sua voglia di scrivere fin da piccola e la gioia di poter godere dei suoi frizzanti scritti.
Dedicata ai più piccoli, questa mini biografia di Jane Austen con le illustrazioni di Katie Wilson è una vera chicca con delle piccole imprecisioni che fanno amare ancora di più questa storia. Perché George cresce insieme ai fratelli con gli Austen, e anche Edward rimane con la famiglia; perché non è vero che Jane scrive Orgoglio e pregiudizio per darsi un lieto fine alla storia con Tom Lefroy (o forse sì?) ma è bella questa motivazione. Sopra tutto, Jane e la sua voglia di scrivere fin da piccola e la gioia di poter godere dei suoi frizzanti scritti.
January 12, 2021
Muy lindo librito. Es hora de releer Persuasión.
August 1, 2018
Disegni deliziosi, pieni di colore e di vitalità; di sicuro molto allettanti per un bambino. La vita di Jane è descritta anche bene, perché, pur ricalcando un po' Becoming Jane non insiste più di tanto sulla storia d'amore con Tom Lefroy, e quindi quello che dice è piuttosto corretto.
Sì, c'è qualcosa di poco preciso: quale sarebbe il settimo romanzo, Lady Susan?
E George, il secondogenito, non abitava con Jane e il resto della famiglia. Poi forse sarebbe stato meglio nominare i fratelli in ordine di età, visto che Charles era più piccolo di Jane, mentre così sembra essere addirittura più grande di Cassandra (che in realtà era più grande anche di Frank).
Ma nulla che non si possa superare, visto l'incanto di questi disegni (ancora saltello come una bambina nel guardarli - con gli occhi a cuoricino).
Mi è piaciuto molto che l'autrice abbia scelto sei eroine e per Ragione e sentimento abbia preferito Marianne a Elinor, che di solito viene considerata la vera protagonista.
Sì, c'è qualcosa di poco preciso: quale sarebbe il settimo romanzo, Lady Susan?
E George, il secondogenito, non abitava con Jane e il resto della famiglia. Poi forse sarebbe stato meglio nominare i fratelli in ordine di età, visto che Charles era più piccolo di Jane, mentre così sembra essere addirittura più grande di Cassandra (che in realtà era più grande anche di Frank).
Ma nulla che non si possa superare, visto l'incanto di questi disegni (ancora saltello come una bambina nel guardarli - con gli occhi a cuoricino).
Mi è piaciuto molto che l'autrice abbia scelto sei eroine e per Ragione e sentimento abbia preferito Marianne a Elinor, che di solito viene considerata la vera protagonista.
August 19, 2018
Questo libricino di poco più di dieci pagine racconta ad un pubblico molto molto giovane di lettori la vita di Jane Austen, mostrando loro come una scrittrice ancora oggi tanto apprezzata sia stata una bambina come loro.
Inoltre illustra un po' dello stile di vita del XIX secolo, sottolineando soprattutto i limiti imposti alle donne e alle bambine, a cui spesso non era consentito studiare o avere una vita al di fuori delle mura domestiche.
Le illustrazioni sono adorabili e la fanno da padrone, occupando tutto lo spazio a disposizione. Si tratta di disegni che richiamano quelli semplici dei bambini nel tratto e nella colorazione, eppure si presentano ricchi di particolari da scoprire.
Di sicuro il volumetto rappresenta un utile, primo passo per i piccoli verso il meraviglioso mondo della lettura.
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Inoltre illustra un po' dello stile di vita del XIX secolo, sottolineando soprattutto i limiti imposti alle donne e alle bambine, a cui spesso non era consentito studiare o avere una vita al di fuori delle mura domestiche.
Le illustrazioni sono adorabili e la fanno da padrone, occupando tutto lo spazio a disposizione. Si tratta di disegni che richiamano quelli semplici dei bambini nel tratto e nella colorazione, eppure si presentano ricchi di particolari da scoprire.
Di sicuro il volumetto rappresenta un utile, primo passo per i piccoli verso il meraviglioso mondo della lettura.
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August 1, 2018
A digital copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This series is always a joy to read, it’s a really nice introduction to well known women for little children. Of course the plot is always a little bit fast but that’s to be expected and it’s totally understandable.
I love Jane Austen, she's one of my favourite authors of all time. That's why I'm really happy this book exists, so that children can get to know her and then read her books when they grow up.
This series is always a joy to read, it’s a really nice introduction to well known women for little children. Of course the plot is always a little bit fast but that’s to be expected and it’s totally understandable.
I love Jane Austen, she's one of my favourite authors of all time. That's why I'm really happy this book exists, so that children can get to know her and then read her books when they grow up.
September 22, 2019
Ojalá haber hecho mis primeras inmersiones infantiles a la literatura con libros como los de esta colección.
November 22, 2019
Imagino que, como libro para niños muy pequeños está bien, pero no dice nada de nada interesante.
July 24, 2020
So officially I bought this to read to my children. Which I did, and yes they enjoyed it. If I didn’t have children I would have bought it anyway. Just too cute.
June 23, 2020
Oh, I liked this one. It felt very Austen-y. Lovely illustrations that Jane would have been pleased with, and this text covers many of the highlights of Jane's life in a kid-friendly way. This series has been hit or miss for me, but this one is a gem.
July 25, 2022
A very brief look at the life of Jane Austen. Because of its briefness not without flaws. (number of novels written is false.) Also I didn't like the drawings that much. For children I would rather recommend: Brave Jane Austen: Reader, Writer, Author, Rebel and also for adults: Jane Austen: An Illustrated Biography.
Jane Austen July 2022: 3. Read a non-fiction work about Jane Austen or her time.
Jane Austen July 2022: 3. Read a non-fiction work about Jane Austen or her time.
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July 21, 2025fabulous 🤩
March 15, 2024
Always Austen 💕 cute!
September 22, 2018
New in the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the incredible life of Jane Austen. The text and illustrations show Jane as a child standing and watching her brothers while she and her sister have to help her mother. The author, Isabel Sanchez Vegara’s makes the point that Jane Austen is lucky that her father educated her with the boys he taught so she was able to read and write. She told and wrote stories which she and her siblings acted out or listened to her read long into the evening. Her first novel, "Pride and Prejudice" was based upon an actual situation in her own life, but with a happier ending. This is a child friendly biography that shows a young woman striving to achieve her dream. It is also important to stress that she wrote about strong and determined women at a time that this trait was looked down on. 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 as well as to introduce one of the greatest authors of our time to a new generation. A good book for a school library. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book to read via netgalley. The rating, opinions and ideas stated are my own. 4.5 stars rounded up to 5 stars.
November 30, 2018
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 Jane Austen.
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.
5 stars from me for this one – a delightful read and one I will be highly recommending!!
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.
5 stars from me for this one – a delightful read and one I will be highly recommending!!
July 3, 2019
I wish I’d had this lovely bio of JANE AUSTEN as a kid. The illustrations are so sweet and the story of Jane’s life so compelling that I would have read her books much earlier on. Highly recommended for children ... and for adults who want a refresher on the writer who has influenced so many others! 5/5
Pub Date 05 Jun 2018
Thanks to Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Childrens and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are fully mine.
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Pub Date 05 Jun 2018
Thanks to Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Childrens and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are fully mine.
#JaneAusten #NetGalley
March 9, 2018
A nice glimpse at Ms. Austen's life.
August 6, 2018
I do love this series, but this book wasn't my favourite. The artwork looked ugly and childish to me, and I didn't really get a sense of Jane Austen.
August 25, 2019
All the stars 🤩
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