Florence Nightingale's story was shared in a way, by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, where you can talk about values, education, health, and so much more. That is why I love the series Little People, Big Dreams. You aren't just reading a good book to a child, you are opening the channels of communication to take what you've read and expanded on it with examples of values and lessons.

This is a great picture book!! The pictures are beautiful and fun. There is plenty of information and I learned something from the book! It is a great length that you can read in one sitting, but still full of content! This was a perfect book for my nonfiction reader and my fiction reader alike!!!

Review to come April 8th to blog/goodreads.

I received this book from Netgalley/publisher in exchange of an honest review.

A shiny new Little People, Big Dreams! I just love this series so much and reading about my favourite people from history! This time it is Florence Nightingale, a fantastic woman who did so many fantastic things in her life!

While I already knew quite a bit about her life and all she did, there were a few new bits for me! And I love that! It was fantastic to read about her youth, about her finding her calling, and her fully going for it! Even going to scary parts of the war. Not many people would have done that, so I just was so proud of her! And I loved how she took charge when she got at the war site. How she didn't let anything deter her from giving the best care there can be given. I also loved that the soldiers/army peeps listened to her. Especially in that time!

BTW, I just absolutely loved Florence's father at the start! This is around 1800-1900 and he decided that his daughter needed education and so she got it! Well, OK, he did get a bit old-fashioned when she wanted to be a nurse, haha. I guess that was a bit too far for him.

I really enjoyed the illustrations by Kelsey Garrity-Riley! She has a great style and I love how well it fits with Florence's story!

All in all, this is one book I would highly recommend! I cannot wait to see who is next in the series~

I just Love this little books by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, must be one of the best little books to purchase for children, these are the best-selling series of books and educational games that explore 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.

So, this latest book is about Florence Nightingale is one of the latest of her books and this is so beautifully illustrated from start to end. Growing up in an upper-class family, it was expected that Florence would find a husband and live a life of luxury—but that kind of life wasn’t for her. Her calling was caring for the sick and the poor, so she followed her passion with her whole heart and trained to be a nurse. When war broke out, Florence traveled to nurse wounded soldiers but found that the hospitals were so dirty that they were making people ill! This experience inspired her to lead a healthcare revolution, and she became the mother of modern nursing, introducing care practices still followed today. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the social reformer’s life.

This is one book, you should definitely buy for your little readers so they can learn about Florence Nightingale.
What a wonderful lady what was and never to forget her.

I am so glad these books are being published and I highly recommend all of these books

Many thanks to Quarto’s Frances Lincoln Children’s Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest reviewRuth Bader Ginsburg by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Wow, Florence Nightingale was a fantastic Nurse. Yet, she was not encouraged to be one. Nursing was considered a very low job to have. Florence had always been very well educated. She can not be persuaded though and continues to study for her nursing license. She becomes a nurse and dedicates her time to helping the sick and needy. She manages nurses and she always does her very best and expects the same the same from all the nurses she manages. They prove to be very competent.

There is a war that breaks out on the Black Sea and Florence decides she will volunteer to help the injured soldiers. She gets a group of 38 Nurses to sail to Constantinople with her. When they arrive, the conditions are awful, and this is actually making the soldiers sicker. Florence immediately changes course and makes sure there are sanity conditions at the hospital. She also gives great care to the soldiers, stresses a healthy diet, fresh air, and clean linens. Her efforts saved thousands of soldiers. Florence was held in very high regard when she returns home. She uses any money she gets to start a Training School for New Nurses. This way each new Nurse will know the procedures she learned. That was a wonderful way to pay it forward and know that many generations to come would learn from Florence Nightingale. So, it was decided that on her birthday, the Whole World would celebrate International Nurses Day. Nurses do so much to help others and this was a great idea.

This is a great book for children. These days boys and girls enter the nursing field and receive much better training. Florence Nightingale deserves much credit for changing her profession to better help sick people. She was extremely dedicated and taught the same to others. For all our future children who like science, medicine, and have a desire to help people, this book would be wonderful for them to read. The more children read about the possibilities open to them, the more their dreams can come true.

Thank you NetGalley, Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, and Francis Lincoln Children’s Books for an ARC of this book. I enjoyed it very much.

Florence Nightingale is a very famous British nurse who helped revolutionize military nursing during the Crimean War. This is another great installment for the Little People Big Dreams series and I will never stop loving them and raving about them. The illustration style is amazing and they are perfect for children's libraries.

Thank you to netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review!

Florence Nightingale, the woman who is usually held as the first nurse who did it as her full job - not to nurse relatives, not because she's a nun and has be ordered to do it, but because she fought for her right to help others.

Considering how many girls want to grow up and become a nurse, this installment of the little people BIG DREAMS series was long overdue.

The colours in this one are more muted to reflect Florence's surroundings, and it fits.
It is remarkable how the author achieves to write about horrible events in a positive manner, showing how the people got active and worked on it instead of despairing.

The arc was provided by the publisher.

This children's book outlining the heroic story of Florence Nightingale is a excellent read. She represents a strong, smart, compassionate young women who followed her dreams and made an impact on modern nursing. Engaging and relevant, especially during these times when there is such a focus on Healthcare during the pandemic. The pictures are wonderful and the story flows well. I learned quite a bit myself. A definite recommend read for children.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ebook of this title, received in exchange for an honest review.

Florence Nightingale is a wonderful addition to the Little People Big Dreams series! I loved learning how her passion, courage, and intellectual curiosity innovated the field of nursing and medicine. Children and adults will love this inspiring book!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Florence Nightingale has always been one of my favorite historical characters to read about. So I am absolutely excited about this book getting into the hands of not only little girls but also little boys to know the power a woman has to inspire, heal and care for people. I love that in this day when nursing seems to be controversial and influencers/fame are what so many kids are aspiring to that we are rejuvenating the message to our young generation of how inspiring and important nurses are. Also though I have studied and read about Florence Nightingale before, I did not realize nursing day was because of her.

This is another good installment in the Little People, Big Dreams series. Florence Nightingale definitely deserves her own installment, and I'm glad it's finally come! This is another good book in the series that highlights some of the key principles that led to Nightingale's success. I will stay, it was 'good;' I don't think I learned anything new, and the art in this one, while solid, wasn't my favorite either. It's another great addition to the series, but it's not the best in the series.

Thank you NetGalley and Quarto for an ARC of this book. The books from Little People, Big Dreams are favorites in our home and this one is on par with the rest. I only wish the book mentioned that Florence Nightingale was already working on ways hygiene can improve outcome in medical settings and that this wasn't a readily known thing at the time and that it mentioned the diseases deplorable conditions can cause. Without this background and since kids now know hygiene is important, it paints a very bleak picture of the hospital in Constantinople. Other than that it's another solid mini biography from the author, and i'm sure will get lots of love and interest from the kids!

Thank you to the author, illustrator, the publisher, and NG for a copy of this book in exchange for honest feedback. Right off the bat, I think that the cover is very cute, eye-catching and appealing. I would def check it out on my own at a store or library. I know that these are intended for young readers, but I always love the illustrators and quick facts you can learn from them. I think this brief overview of Florence Nightingale was very well done and was exemplified by excellent graphic depictions of the story.

The general gist of this story is that FN greatly impacted the nursing field and improved health conditions with her discoveries and work. The graphics are really nice, I really think they were my favorite part of the story. I really liked the queen victoria graphic!! I also liked the modern connection to International Nurses Day with a diverse group of nurses and medical staff, plus the IRL timeline. I think that overall this was a really cute and informative book.

I fell in love with the Little People Big Dreams series of books & I've been collecting both hard & digital copies to share with my grands. I have to admit, I always learn something new when I read these books😅 With its beautiful illustrations & interesting information it will appeal to a range of children's ages & still be interesting to the adults that read with them 😊 I loved this story!

I love these biographies. This one does a great job of not only telling about Florence Nightingale’s accomplishments, but contextualizing them in a way that young readers can understand. I also love that the book gives recommendations for further research at the back of the book. So helpful those working on some of their first research projects!

A great bedtime story or individual reading exercise for children 8 and under. I love this series for it’s unfailing motivation and feminism for the new generation.

The Florence Nightingale addition to the Little People, Big Dreams series could not come at a better or more relevant time. It’s so important for young people to explore their passions and find wholesome idols to look up to, and this story could provide a budding medical professional with the love of helping others from now, through this worldwide pandemic, and into their adulthood.

Little People, Big Dreams can do no wrong. I hope this series never ends.

Florence Nightingale is the newest lead 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.

Florence Nightingale was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. The book follows Nightingale as she traveled to Germany to study nursing from Pastor Theodor to her work serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War for wounded soldiers at Constantinople,

Kelsey Garrity-Riley illustrates this installment and does a fantastic job. Garrity-Riley's art style was so captivating and her art definitely further helped tell Nightingale's story. 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

My kids and I really love this series! The artwork is simple, but visually pleasing and the text is direct and easy to understand. I think Florence Nightengale is a lovely addition! She has always been one of my favorite women in history and my daughter adores her too, so this was a fun read for us! I think this is a nice, succinct account of her life.

Another great addition to the Little People, Big Dreams collection, and especially poignant given the ongoing pandemic.

Florence Nightingale is a welcome addition to the Little People, Big Dreams series. It tells the story of how one young girls dream to help those in need has secured her a place in history.
Florence - named after the city she was born in, was unusually educated (her parents believed education was for all - not just for males.) Her drive to become a nurse took her to help soldiers in the Crimean War and it's this selfless act that earned her the title of the founder of modern-day nursing.
The book is delightfully illustrated by Kelsey Garrity-Riley and the pictures fit well with the text.