We wrote this for the Guardian Children’s Books Family Reviews

Little People,Big Dreams:Frida Kahlo written by Isabel Sanchez Vegara illustrated by Gee Fan Eng.

  
This is a really interesting book to share with Freya. It is perfectly suited to engage Freya with its brightly coloured illustrations (by Gee Fan Eng). She happily listened to the story and asked question as together we found out about Frida Kahlo’s life & her art. I loved how this book celebrated Frida’s strength & determination and I was pleased to be able to introduce Freya to such an inspiring character.

I also liked the illustrations and how many of the spreads included depictions of Frida’s art. After reading the book we went online to see images of the original artwork & hopefully one day we will get to see then in real life.

A stylish book which not only introduced Freya to some beautiful art but as a neatly packaged biography of Frida Kahlo she also discovered more about the artist too. This is one in a series of biographies of outstanding people from artists to scientists suitable for young children. I think its a great stepping stone into non-fiction and we are looking forward to discovering other such inspiring characters as Frida Khalo.