LOVE this series! This is such a beautiful way to learn about historical figures. Especially love the simple language and stunning photos in this one.

Today, I am reading Anne Frank by Isabel Sanchez Vegara. This book was recently published on July 31st, I received a Digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

The following was shared by the publisher, Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's: New in the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the life of Anne Frank, the writer whose diary captured the hearts of the public, in this true story of her life. Little Anne was born in Germany to a liberal Jewish family. But when the Nazis came into power she was forced to go into hiding with her family.

With innovative illustrations and extra facts at the back, this empowering series celebrates the important life stories of wonderful women of the world. From designers and artists to scientists, all of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. These books make the lives of these role models accessible for children, providing a powerful message to inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world!

World War II is one of my favorite historical fiction and biographical books to read. I have always felt a connection to Anne Frank and her story, I believe it was made during junior high when I first read A Diary of a Young Girl. Knowing that we were of similar age at the time, had a love of writing, and a yearning to make a difference in the world; I assumed that if given the opportunity the two of us would have been BFF's.

I love this biography of Anne Frank, because it makes her story accessible to young readers. The story begins with some background to who Anne was (an ordinary girl) when she received her diary, and the historical events that led up to Anne and her family having to hide in the secret annex of a warehouse.

The focus of the book thereafter remained heavily on the diary and how Anne dreamed of becoming a writer. Due to her early death at the Bergen-Belsen camp in 1945, it was her father Otto (the only secret annex survivor) had her diary published so her story may be shared with readers forever. This fact, alongside others are shared in the books end pages which also includes a timeline of Anne's life and where to find more information about her.

'Little People, Big Dreams #13: Anne Frank' by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara with
illustrations by Sveta Dorosheva seemed like a difficult task. Tell the story of Anne Frank in a picture book for young readers without traumatizing them.

For those unfamiliar, Anne Frank lived in Germany during the worst time for a young Jewish girl to live there. She is famous for keeping a diary which has gone on to be world famous. She was forced to hide with her family, but they were discovered, and all we have left of Anne is her diary.

The story makes this accessible to young readers. I can say that about all the books I've read so far in the series. Each book has a different illustrator, and Sveta Dorosheva's illustrations in this volume are my favorite by far. Her illustrations are starkly black and white. Anne is drawn with eyes that pull you in. A series of bird illustrations are used to convey themes of life and death. I found this to be a very moving version of this story.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group-Frances Lincoln Childrens, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

I was lucky to get an e-arc of this title from netgalley.com.
Anne Frank is the second book in this series I read, and I already know I’ll get my hands on the rest of them.
The book beautifully describes Anne Franks life with an easy to read text. There’s not a lot of words on each page, which leads you to pay extra attention to the beautiful drawings.
The drawings in Anne Frank are darker and there is not a lot of colours. The fewer colours make the colours stand out more. While I understand the symbolism, I feel like a lot of younger people would miss colours on the drawings, even if the black and white drawings are beautiful.
Another thing Iove about this book series is the pages at the end with a timeline and a brief description of history and real pictures.

The art just keeps getting prettier! Loved how simple the story was written especially since it's aimed at a younger audience.

The 'Little People, Big Dreams' series is a fantastic idea. I love that it showcases women from around the world and I wish I had had these books when I was growing up. Isabel Sanchez Vegara did a fantastic job of making the story of Anne Frank understandable for children and the illustrations are beautiful and really well done. I also liked that the book had a short timeline of her life in the back to provide kids with more context and information.

Anne Frank is such an important story and Isabel Sanchez Vegara writes it in a way that children can understand. The subject matter is still a little too difficult for my kids but not for much longer and I will be reading this to them at that point.

What an incredible book. The artwork is gorgeous (the repeated bird motif works beautifully), and seeing Anne Frank's hopeful face gazing out at the reader is heart-wrenching. A vital book for all children.

I love Quarto Publishing Group’s Little People, Big Dreams series and this title on ANNE FRANK is a perfect example of why. The illustrations are beautiful, the story inspirational of little Anne hiding from the Nazis in Germany. The series and this wonderful book show children how to live courageous lives, impacted by others who have gone before. 5/5

Pub Date 31 Jul 2018

Thanks to Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Childrens and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are fully mine.

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Anne Frank is one of the saddest stories to come out of the Holocaust.  A young girl who wanted a better world, and who lived in secret. After her family was discovered and sent to the concentration camps, her father was the only one who came out alive after the war. The rest of the family was lost. Her father published the diary so that the rest of the world could read her story.

This book has a great timeline at the back. This is perfect for beginning readers! 

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This is a gorgeous children's book about one of history's most famous diarists. The story is simple but powerful and accompanied by beautiful illustrations. There is also a fact-filled two page of text at the end to wrap it all up and explain the timeline of the story that accompanies the simple picture book. This is part of a series of book which I would recommend for all children so they can see that there have been some amazing women in history.

This series is a huge hit with patrons at our library. The text is simple yet informative and the illustrations are beautiful. It is a great introduction to important figures in history for children.

I don't know if I would have used the words hate and ugly. I think the author could have been a bit more sophisticated in their word choices even if it is a book for young kids, it would be a great way to open of dialogue.

Another great board book, early picture book biography int he Series of Little People, Big Dreams, series. This time, a veery simplified version of the diary of Anne Frank.

The pictures are cartoony, yet match the photos we have of her.

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Tragic story, well told. Great way to get kids interested in the book, and history.

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Thanks to Netgalley for giving me this book for an honest review.

This book is filled with gorgeous black and white illustrations depicting the tragic story of Anne Frank and the lives destroyed by the Holocaust. This book covers the sadness and tragedy of her death without being too graphic for small children.

Highly recommend.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is from an advance review copy for which I thank the publisher.

This tells a story everyone should know. Like Jane Austen, Anne Frank was a writer from a young age and she also died tragically young, thereby robbing the world of yet another worthy voice, but other than that, her story was radically different from that of Jane Austen.

Escaping Nazi Germany to live in Holland, the Franks thought they were safe, but they were not. They spent endless months in the middle of the war living hidden in a factory, but they were betrayed and split-up, and taken to concentration camps. Anne died just a few weeks before the camp was liberated. Her father was the only one of the family who survived those horrors. Her diary, mercifully, had not been destroyed and her father saw to it that it was published so that everyone might know her story. This book tells that story admirably, and I commend it.

What a wonderfully written book about Anne Frank for young readers! Having heard recently that young people know little about the Holocaust, this book is a perfect way to keep the history alive, so that we can not forget the horror of the Nazi era.

The illustrations are appropriate for the topic, done in black and white, with the exception of the diary. The text explains, without getting into the horror inappropriately for the age of the reader, why and how this story came to be. This is a perfect book for young readers that can be a springboard for further discussion and reading of more difficult text and ideas. Given the political climate of 2018, this is an important topic to explore with young people. I highly recommend parents and teachers investing in this book for a discussion with children to be aware of authoritarian figures that aren't inclusive.

Thanks to the publisher and #NetGalley for the opportunity to read this great children's book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to the publisher for sending me a NetGalley link for this title.

Another incredible addition to the series. The story of Anne Frank is important for all to know and the author does a fantastic job of summarizing the hardships faced by Anne's family as well as her hopes and dreams. But the real star in this edition are the hauntingly stunning black and white illustrations which convey the beauty and tragedy of Anne's story. Young students would be mesmerized by this book.

Young people would feel inspired from this insight as it shows how brave Anne was while such horrible things were happening around her and how she dreamed of being an author. This book does not centre on the concentration camps but on the hiding in the attic.

The illustrations are perfect for Anne's life as they are black and white highlighting how horrible that period of time was.

I highly recommend this book as an introduction to Anne Frank's life for young readers.

*ARC received from publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

This is one of the newest additions to the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. It is very brief, and could even be considered a watered-down version of the Anne Frank story. With young children, I understand not going into depth, but having a few more sentences might have helped the story. As an example, the word "Nazis" is used with no explanation. The book's first sentence

"Anne was a little Jewish girl who was born in Germany."

might have benefited from a simple definition of Jewish. Concentration Camp is a word also used in the book without definition. I would guess because of the delicate nature of this story, the author and publisher were hoping to zero in on Anne Frank and not the war. I would suggest that parents use a bit of caution if they are reading to a worry-wart or a curious child.

Unlike most of my reviews, I moved right into the What Concerned Me section, since I feel most people reading this review will be very aware of Anne Frank and her story.

What I Liked Most: I do love this series and hope Lincoln Children's Books begins including boys and not just girls in a series (maybe they have and I'm just not aware of it). This particular book's illustrations are very different from most of the preceding ones in this series. I am definitely a fan of this artwork and the way the artist has chosen to have most of the book in black and white with only the diary being in color. In my opinion, this type of artwork would greatly enhance an already good series.

I do appreciate the added information at the back of the book so an adult reader can quickly familiarize themselves with Anne Frank before reading to a child.

Thanks to Frances Lincoln Children's Books and NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I am a huge fan of the little people big dreams series. Each one that I have read is as good as the next one.

Aimed at young readers they tackle huge events in history in a delicate way.

Anne Frank's diary is the most famous diary of all time and it's gently introduced to a young audience. Not losing the context in which it was written her life has touched so many people in so many ways.

The illustrations depict so elegantly how Anne's diary must be received. One of a beautiful soul.

The story will bring up many questions in young minds, ones that as adults we should be sensitive enough to answer.