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Little People, BIG DREAMS: Advent Calendar Book Collection
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Series: Little People, BIG DREAMS
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Enjoy the countdown to Christmas like never before with this inspiring collection of 24 mini books! Collected together in a beautiful hardback case with a tie ribbon, each day children can feel the magic of Christmas as they unwrap a new story. Perfect for reading independently...
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Hidden behind every window in the Little People, BIG DREAMS: Advent Calendar Book Collection is a mini book featuring the incredible story of real-life heroes. Perfect for sharing, children will uncover the lives of iconic musicians, bestselling authors, sporting legends and more.
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Enjoy the countdown to Christmas like never before with this inspiring collection of 24 mini books! Collected together in a beautiful hardback case with a tie ribbon, each day children can feel the magic of Christmas as they unwrap a new story. Perfect for reading independently or together, uncover the true stories of musicians, authors, designers and change-makers from throughout history who dared to follow their dreams.
With a mini book from the bestselling biography series hidden behind every door, this unique advent calendar can be returned to all year long. Written by author Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, children will uncover inspiring stories of kindness, resilience, determination and courage.
Discover the incredible lives of bold little dreamers across a host of professions:
Singers and performers, such as Rihanna, Freddie Mercury and Beyoncé.
Changemakers and activists such as Michelle Obama, Harriet Tubman and Louis Braille.
Athletes such as Chris Hoy, David Beckham and Pelé.
Writers such as William Shakespeare, Agatha Christie and J.R.R. Tolkien.
. . . and many more!
This ultimate advent calendar collection introduces children to the lives of dreamers. From music to inventions and sport to art, each mini book holds a story waiting to be uncovered that will inspire and delight this festive season.
Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.
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David Attenborough
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781805704669
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 24 September 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Edition: New Edition
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 62.0mm
Width: 297.0mm
Height: 445.0mm
Weight: 6920g
Pages: 768
About the Author
Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books. In 2014, she created a book for her two twin nieces for their birthday, which shortly thereafter became the first book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. This multimillion-copy bestselling series of picture books explores the lives of outstanding people. From Mahatma Gandhi to Aretha Franklin, to Prince, Sánchez Vegara researches complex careers and makes them accessible to young children, with her unique and mindful style of writing. She works with a diverse team of illustrators to make each book lively, eye-catching and motivating. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture.
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Dive deeper into the world of Little People, BIG DREAMS with this keepsake treasury featuring 50 dreamers from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling series. Learn more about each of your favourite dreamers with new in-depth stories, facts, and figures. Each story is rewritten to be appropriate for an older audience. Revisit best-loved figures from the series and some new ones,...Hardback$5500Elsewhere:$6500Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid August -
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