Another great book in the Little People, Big Dreams series for children. This is a series that takes famous people and tells their biography in a simple way for kids to start learning about them. Louise Bourgeois was such an amazing artist that made great sculptures and used her art to show the pain she had as a child when her mother died and how even though her father did not like the idea of her being an artist she still made it her mission. She married, had kids, but her husband still supported her art and she continued during it through out her lifetime.

Louise Bourgeois // by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara // illustrated by Helena Perez Garcia

While I love seeing people I know in the Little People, Big Dreams series, I often get even more excited about the names that I have not previously heard of. Louise Bourgeois is one of those! It was fascinating to read about her life and successes! While I am personally very scared of spiders, I still appreciate her different kind of art and how she arrived at her end projects. This was a very educational little read, accompanied by great illustrations by Helena Perez Garcia. Her use of colors and style fit the topic very well.

This latest Little People, Big Dreams story is about artist Louise Bourgeois, Louise worked in her family's tapestry studio from a young age. She grew up in Paris and immigrated to America where she got married and had several children. Louise made unusual sculptures to express herself during her dark times. She became known as the Grandmother of Modern Art. Her artwork is still exhibited today and consists of many creepy pieces! Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my digital copy.

This book was kindly gifted to me by NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an honest review. As are the rest of the books in this series, this book was lovely. It is detailed enough for children to get to know about the life of Louise Bourgeois but not too complicated for them to understand. The lovely illustrations add to the reading experience and help to make the book an all round enjoyable experience. Would Highly recommend this book to people of all ages.

The life of Louise Bourgeoise, simplified. So interesting! From not knowing this lady, till searching who she was actually. Wowzy!

This is a must read book. Someone who became known in her advanced age, give me hope that there might be a surprise someday. And she was famous by being herself, not being a fake one. Really inspiring!

Once again the Little People, BIG DREAMS series has introduced me to another person I knew nothing about. I love that this series is teaching kids (and adults) about people that had an impact on the world around them. I love that Louise never gave up on her art and her dreams and was finally recognized for her talents.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

I received an advanced copy of Louise Bourgeois, by Maria Ysabel Sanchez Vegara. The pictures in this book are amazing, so bright and colorful, beautifully done. Growing up in Paris, Louise helped out in her family's' tapestry studio. This is a great story of Louise Bourgeois, the sculptor.

Children can learn about the godmother of modern art, Louise Bourgeois, in a very approachable way. Her life is presented simply with beautiful illustrations. I especially loved how her art, though sometimes disturbing, provided a way for her to express her pain and negative feelings. Depictions of her larger than life art really brought the story to life. What a beautiful addition to this series!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC.

trigger warning
<spoiler> death of a parent, grief </spoiler>

Before diving into this, I didn't know about Louise Bourgeois who is considered the grandmother of modern art - but well, I am not into modern art. It was nice to expand my horizons.

There was one blip in the writing. Suddenly, Lousie had children, and I think that sentence could have been phrased differently to not put you out of the reading flow. On the other hand, I liked how people's reactions to Louise's work were shown while not depicting the works as such till the end, which drew me in and made me really, really curious about what they might look like.

The arc was provided by the publisher.

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.

I adore the illustrations in this latest entry in the inspiring Little People, Big Dreams series. In this title, young readers get to meet Louise Bourgeois.

Young Louise learned the importance of art to her sense of well-being. It helped her in coping after her mother died and with her fears throughout her life.

As a student, Louise showed her work to Fernand Leger who encouraged her to become a sculptor. Readers find out that another art lover, an art history painter was interested in her…and they married.

It took many years for Louise’s talent to be recognized; she was 70 when the Museum of Modern Art showcased her works. So, readers will discover that it is important to persist and to keep to their vision of what they hope to achieve.

This is another excellent entry in this long running series. Get to know the “grandmother of modern art.”

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.

Another absolutely lovely Little People, Big Dreams picture book! This one is about artist & sculptor Louise Bourgeois. Louise grew up in France where she discovered a love of art. Despite her father not supporting her pursuit of a career in art, Louise worked hard to fund her own education. She wound up becoming famous for her bizarre dark art/sculpture installations.

This is an inspiring story for kids looking to follow their own dreams and making their mark doing what they love. As always the illustrations are colorful and fun to look at. There are additional factoids in the back of the book including a timeline of Louise's life.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

Another lovely book in this collection, and as always, the illustrations are beautiful.

I had never heard of Louise, so this was an interesting read, which has lead me to research some of her work.

I’m sure children will love this book.

This is a great addition to the 'Little people, big dreams' collection. This is my first time learning about Louise, and this book is a great introduction to a wonderful artist. As always there is a brief timeline & real life pictures in the back. I enjoyed seeing what she was like in real life.

A sweet and charming story based on a real life artist! I absolutely loved the charming way it brought the life of Louise Bourgeois to life. The story was very sweet and the artwork was amazing! I think this would be a great story for kids to learn about an amazing artist who never gave up her dream.

*Thank you Netgalley for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

Thank you to NetGalley and The Quarto Group, Frances Lincoln Children’s books for kindly providing me with a digital copy of this book for review.
I completely unashamedly admit that I adore these Little People, Big Dreams books. I started purchasing and reading them with the aim of using them as a starting point to educate and discuss with my children influential people of history. These are great little tools to do precisely that on a very diverse selection of people. However, I have often found, as with this little gem on Louise Bourgeois, I’m discovering new people and learning a lot about their histories. I’m often prompted into a rabbit hole of researching more after I pick up one of these books. I love the bite sized snippets of information and the art work really appeals to me as well. My Jane Austen Little People book sits proudly amongst my Jane Austen collection, and I’d highly recommend that one as well.
Of course these are not a full history, and they tend to leave out any problematic areas of that person’s life (Coco Channel comes to mind), but as I said above, these are great little starting points and when the child is older, they may just be inspired by one of these books to investigate further into history.

I liked the illustrations in this book (minus the fact that the only example of Bourgeois's artwork we saw was the spiders), but I felt like this had less information than some of the other books in the series? It didn't do the best job expressing why she was such an important artist. Still cute though!

Louise Bourgeois by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara is another stunning addition to the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. This time around, the spotlight is on the installation artist who became known as the 'grandmother of modern art'. Louise was once a little girl in Paris who found comfort and solace in her art during a very frightening time, and went on to produce world renowned and critically acclaimed exhibitions.

This is another inspiring story of the greatness that can be achieved when children are allowed to dream without limits. This latest entry to the series will be a treasured addition to any bookshelf.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's Books for the opportunity to read this ARC.

I just can't get enough of these books. They way the story is written is perfect for a young reader. I also love how they have a little quip at the bottom and show the real person along with other books so you can dig a little deeper into the subject. I had never heard of Louise Bourgeois I now want to know more about this very interesting lady. Fantastic book!

Having had too many hits in consecutive order, this series doesn't quite have a failure here, but something in between. It gives us the potted history of Louise Bourgeois the artist/sculptor, and an explanation perhaps for her later concentration on spooky, jumbo spider things. But the main flaw with the book, as I saw it, was that so often it showed her, or her audience – and never once the art. Sure, there are artworks in the background, and I guess someone has checked and made them look relevant, if not a Bourgeois type of image, but the later, dynamic pieces beyond one mahoosive arachnid are left to the photos in the teacher's note-styled bit at the end the kids won't read. I know this series is more about the collective lesson, that even people born the wrong gender for their father, and having to self-fund their art education, can get to the top of their particular world, but I would have liked the simple, easy bit of constructive education that showing off some of her works would have been.