Little People, BIG DREAMS is still one marvellous picture book series focused on non-fiction, biographical tales.

I had not heard of Louise Bourgeois before, so yet again this series proves to be one I learn from! She's quite the artist and has a wonderful tale to learn about. She got her anger and fear out through painting, which is a great way to let emotions out. Eventually, she ventured into sculptures.

These people are just like us and they strive to reach their big dreams. The theme? On point!

The illustrations are colourful, bright and fun. I think this style works well to add in a lot of fun with the educational theme of this series. Who doesn't want a fun educational book?

Four out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review. ( )

'To be an artist, you need to exist in a world of silence.'

You are born on a beautiful, snowy Christmas day. You are a wonderful child, bright and curious and loving, but your father prefers sons. Your refuge -and the refuge of every one of us- is your mother. Your beloved mother who wants you to help her finish parts of her beautiful tapestries. It is here where you realize that Art is full of endless possibilities. It is here where you know that colours, textures, material are on the ready for you. Waiting.

And then, tragedy strikes. You have lost your support, the one you loved the most. You are desperately angry, and your escape is painting, giving an image to your fears so that they stop haunting you. Your father ignores your existence. It doesn’t matter. Your mother has taught you to be strong. Nothing can beat you. You are determined to answer the call of your extraordinary gift. Fernand Léger, whose unique form of Cubism left its mark on Modern Art, believes in you. And you focus on sculpture. And the world is here.

New York. The Big Apple becomes a unique source of inspiration. The skyscrapers, the towers made of steel began their siren’s song. Your work depicts a strange, beautiful darkness. The loss, the fears, the nightmares. You shock and disturb and magnetize. You create a means to give voice to our primal terrors, to the feeling of entrapment and disorientation. Your spiders weave a web around us, protecting and terrifying us. You are unique. You paved the way for female artists to express themselves in ways deemed ‘’unconventional’’ by the society with its tiny brains and closed hearts.

Your name? Louise Bourgeois

“My knives are like a tongue - I love, I do not love, I hate. If you don’t love me, I am ready to attack. I am a double-edged knife.”

Many thanks to Frances Lincoln Children’s Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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