Marilyn Monroe is the newest to be spotlighted in this latest edition of the Little People, BIG DREAMS series by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. This series is such a delight and the perfect way to educate not just kids but everyone about historic and cultural icons.

Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s and was emblematic of the era's sexual revolution.. This book portrays Monroe as she was raised in orphanages and foster families to her being one of the most famous actresses in the world and one of the first women to own a production company.

Ana Albero illustrates this installment and does an amazing job. Albero's art style was so captivating and her art definitely further helped tell Monroe's story. This installment did a great job of educating me about a historical figure who I adore. I love collecting these books and am so thrilled to add this one to the rest of my collection.

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

OK, where to begin? Let's discuss the art first, as we approach this through the front cover. At no point does the character here look anything like Marilyn Monroe – even her Nofukpops would look more lifelike. So, will the text redeem itself? Barely. In mentioning the fact she did a nuddy calendar, and then stating that she "knew she had done nothing wrong", the book kind of comes down rather liberally on the matter. Yay, let's all encourage primary school children into stripping – that'll work! It's quite remarkable the book dares mention it, for her multiple failed marriages are absent, her drug-addled death is nowhere here, and the fact she needed idiot boards in every sightline while she was trying to perform is counter to the message of her being some fabulous film star. Indeed, if you know anything about this woman, you probably know she really isn't a subject for a series that is supposed to inspire the very young with superlative examples. Obviously she had a kind of kind and warm spirit (she didn't come back to haunt the world of Elton John for crimes against music, as far as we know) but it's a little hard to be too kind about this book.