Ada Lovelace

This storybook is another great addition to the Little People, Big Dreams series of the Frances Lincoln Children's Book. The story was written by Ma. Isabel Sanchez Vegara and illustrated by Zafouku Yamamoto. This book narrates the life story of one of the brilliant and important women who changed the world, Augusta Ada Byron or more famously known as Ada Lovelace. She is considered as the world's first computer programmer because of her idea that everything could be turned into a number and programmed into a machine. Through her concept, she wrote a new code or algorithm hence she heralded the title given to her.

Ada Lovelace's story is about the power of imagination and perseverance that must be instilled to the mind of young kids. A lovely children's book that will definitely love young kids and even adult readers who are fond of this kind of books.

Ada Lovelace's life told for children. Wonderful pictures and it shows her most important accomplishments. Another wonderful edition to the Little People library.

This series of books, "Little People, Big Dreams" is so wonderful. In introduces children, with very simple pictures and stories, to people they might never have heard of otherwise. In this case, Ada Lovelace is, as the book says, the first computer programmer, before their were even computers.

She is someone who is cool to know about, and this book makes her easy to understand.

And the illustrations are a delight. Here is one where she is trying to write the programming language.

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Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

I am so glad this book series exists. The illustrations are gorgeous and they are such an easy and fun way to get very young children interested in history early on while inspiring them with stories of little people who have changed the world in their own ways. Ada Lovelace shows how women can do anything they put their minds to.

This is my second book from the “Little People, Big Dreams” series. In this edition, we learn about Ada Lovelace and her passion for mathematics and invention. Learners will love the cute cat found throughout the book, and can begin to appreciate how Lovelace’s work inspired all of the tech we use today. The art is attractive and kid-friendly. I’d recommend for any unit or program on science, invention, tech, and women’s history.
Thanks to Netgalley for the e-ARC.

This is the first board book version that I've read from the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. As usual, the illustrations are quite nice and sweet. The text is quite short, which is to be expected of most board books, but I found it too simple.

I was really excited to see the Ada Lovelace book. As a computer scientist myself, I'm a fan of Lovelace, but it's a bit of a stretch to say she created the language that computers use today. I wanted to buy the longer version of this book, but I'll have to check first if such a claim is in there as well. Proper fact-checking should be a priority for this kind of books.

I received an eARC of this book from Quarto Publishing Group via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks!

I love lite Ada Lovelace I want every child to get access to this short one!
Very inspirational, and the illustrations beautiful!
It's a nice tribute to great minds!

What an absolutely charming book. The illustrations are beautiful and will definitely appeal to babies, young children, early readers and the adult reader alike. Just enough information given in the simple text to be interesting and informative for everyone. An absolute delight……”When you use your imagination, your dreams can take flight”

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As with the other titles in this series, this is a beautifully illustrated account of the life of Ada Lovelace. It would be suitable to use with primary age children and would be a good starting point for discussion.

Working with upper primary, I would have liked more information but this would be a good place to start by getting the children interested before we find out more ourselves. I can see this inspiring some of the girls who enjoy maths but also it could be useful for challenging the stereotypical notion that a career in a mathematical field is 'for boys'.

Another to add to the class library!

This is quite possible one of the most important figures within the whole of history. I am ashamed to say that up until reading this Little People, Big Dreams I didn’t have a clue who Ada was.
This My first... edition gave me, an adult, such a wonderful feeling of inspiration and awe. I can only begin to imagine what power it could have in the hands of a child.
It’s certainly made me want to know more and I already know i’ll be trying to find a copy of the older and expanded edition first.

Age-appropriate ~ Detailed ~ Sweet

tl:dr: Smart lady uses machines and math.

This book is written at a lower level than some of the other Sanchez Vegara books, like for a younger audience. As a parent, finding good non-fiction for young children can be challenging. This would be a great book to read out loud to young kids or for a kid learning to read. As always for this series, the images are wonderful. Yamamoto uses a multi-media style, with abstracted forms, that is at once appealing and easy to access. I love the little details like a white cat running through a computer-like machines.

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This series is always a joy to read, it’s a really nice introduction to well known people for little children. Of course the plot is always a little bit fast but that’s to be expected and it’s totally understandable.
I've always been fascinated by Ada Lovelace, someone who we must be truly thankful for. She basically was the first computer programmer in history and her works were useful to create what we today call a computer. What an interesting mind and inspiring person that she was. This is a great introduction for children so that they can learn about the early stages of the computer.

I love this series! My 4 year old daughter and I have been studying strong women as part of our homeschool curriculum and these books are the perfect introduction before digging deeper. I LOVE the illustrations and simple story lines. Great message as well.

Another wonderful children’s book that informs parents as well as their young ones.
Now I am sure some grown ups will have heard about Ada, the world’s ignorance is a reflection on my own lack of knowledge. However, I have heard about Charles Babbage and his work.
Surely, Ada Lovelace has not just passed me by ‘cos she is a women?
We should read these mini biographies to our children and redress our own lack of scientific talent and women of merit. I can not champion this book highly enough. It is short, interesting, funny and intelligent. The drawings are delightful and contain element of humour and interest beyond the story.
The words used are clear, not overcomplicated but in the process a story that needs telling is told.

"Baby Ada's mother liked maths and her father liked poetry."

Welllllll, that's a great way to sum it up? You should have seen my face when I discovered there's a "Little People, Big Dreams" book about Ada Lovelace! This one's language is definitely targeted at a younger audience than the other volumes I've read, as reflected by the illustration style that intentionally looks a lot like a child's drawings. That doesn't make it less goth. Another neat installment, although the topic itself would have been more suited and easily adapted for older kids.

My First Ada Lovelace is a delightful entry in the empowering Little People, BIG DREAMS series from Francis Lincoln Children's Books, showcasing the world's first computer programmer. The text is sweet and exciting, showing the magical, imaginative side of Ada's unlimited intellect. Zafouko Yamamoto's art matches the story perfectly. The illustrations are rendered like children's drawings, but their sly, sophisticated execution underscores the narrative that — no matter how young you are or how male-dominated your field may be — imagination and talent will ultimately shine through. This beautiful board book is an inspirational gem.

Ada Lovelace is a board book addition to the Little People, Big Dreams series designed to be read aloud to babies and toddlers. Although Ada Lovelace is an important historical figure, critical in the development of the calculator, so few people know of her, it’s wonderful she has this introduction to a new generation (as well as to the people who read to them).

Vegara does a good job distilling Lovelace’s story, and the vocabulary involved in her inventions, to a beginning level, and Yamamoto’s illustrations are delightful. Ada’s cat, Mrs. Puff, appears on every spread, and it’s fun to find her in the background. There are also nice details like simple mathematical problems and subtle additions like the 0-1 binary language in a background of a portrait of Ada.

Although I very much like the book and think it is a valuable addition to a young reader’s library, I thought the first pages, of Ada’s childhood, were a little vague, and that the narrative really developed once Ada recognized her talent for invention.

Ada faced significant hurdles, including her mother’s skepticism, sexism, and the disbelief of scientists. These are present but played down in the text, though the message that using one’s imagination and being persistent shines through.

Ada Lovelace is a new addition to the Little People, Big Dreams series of historical biographies. Although I've reviewed a number of titles in this series on my blog, I'm amazed each time at the level of detail the authors and artists manage to provide in an age appropriate manner.

Released 1st March 2018 by Quarto on their Frances Lincoln imprint, it's 32 pages and available in boardbook, hardcover, and ebook formats.

These books are aimed at the very youngest readers (or pre-readers) and though many of the subjects lived difficult lives, the difficulties and traumas are handled in a sensitive compassionate manner. This book would make a superlative read-along, library or classroom reading circle selection or gift for a favorite youngster.

Written by Isabel Sánchez Vegara it's well written in clear accessible language. I really got a smile out of the fact that she referred to Ada's parents as "liking maths and poetry". and The art by Zafouko Yamamoto is engaging and supports the text very well. There are a number of details in the illustrations which made me smile like the picture of Ada and her kitty, Mrs. Puff, hiding under the table.

Well written and appealing, I am really enjoying all of these little books. This one is a worthy addition.

Five stars.

The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The ‘My First Little People, Big Dreams’ series provides informative and inspirational biographies about people who left a mark on this earth, no matter what difficulties they have encountered.
These stories are very short, but that’s because they’re books for children, so it’s totally understandable.
I think they are a very smart and wonderful way to introduce little children to such important figures.
This little book tells the story of Ada Lovelace. I have to admit that I knew very little about her, so I was curious to now more. I've been fascinated by her brilliant mind. She is considered the world's first computer programmer because the algorithm she invented is the one our computers still use nowadays!

This is the fourth I have read in this series and I loved this new book. "Ada Lovelace" by Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Zafouko Yamamoto.
Its simple biography book about Ada Lovelace, a brilliant British mathematician and the daughter of Lord Byron.
This book highlights Ada's love of logic and science it has lovely illustrations throughout.
This story is sweet and very good for young readers of various ages to read and learn about a great British mathematician and a great book for the classroom

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I love this book series for young children. I appreciated a pre-k biography about a woman who loved to problem solve and was a pioneer in coding. This book has simple illustrations and sentences. Both child and parent can talk more in depth about the photos and how Ada can inspire young children, specifically girls, in math today.

This is a wonderful introduction into Ada Lovelace's brilliance. Its a great conversation starter and teachers and parents can use this to begin discussing Lovelace's contribution to the math and science world.

There are beautiful pictures to go along with this great story.

Little People, Big Dreams is a wonderful series of short informative books for very young children introducing them to people who have influenced our lives with their inventions, achievements and brilliant ideas.
The book is written in very simple sentences that even a toddler can understand. The pictures are beautifully quirky and go really well with the text. Having recently read another well-researched biography of Ada Lovelace, I do appreciate the way the author condensed the information and presented it in an age-appropriate way. We learn about Ada’s famous family, her love of maths and problem-solving, meeting Charles Babbage, and the significance of Ada’s creation of a code language to program machines.
A great addition to any pre-school or home library.
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing group for the ARC provided in exchange for an honest opinion.

Ada Lovelace grew up dreaming, with a vivid imagination and excellent mathematical skills. She loved to invent imaginary machines that her mother did not approve of. Despite this disapproval, she went on to work with the famous inventor Charles Babbage who was building a calculator. Ada invented the code that went on to become the first computer programming. It is insightful book that teaches children to dream big and let their imagination run. It is educational, interesting, and empowering especially for women. The illustrations are quite child-like which accompanies the story well as it is simple and easy to read. I think children would enjoy trying to draw similar pictures. It carries important messages for children and adults alike. I also learnt something from this book having never heard of Ada Lovelace and is it a book/series I will definitely read with my child in the future.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The illustrations are beautiful and have a bit of whimsy to them sometimes that matches really well with Ada Lovelace’s wonderful imagination and out of the box thinking. I think the page that illustrates her big break-through with regards to coding is very well done and is a great way to visualize a really complicated matter so that it is understandable for young children. A lot of the colors used are rather dark or muted, though, giving the book a bit of a foreboding, somber atmosphere.
Purely on a content level, I’d have liked to have seen a bit more about Ada as a person, something about losing her father (“who liked poetry”…), becoming a mother, her attempts to study in a day and age when women weren’t allowed yet and viewed as less than men. She died really young and in a lot of pain, so I can understand that being glossed over or left out, but a little extra information about her life would have been nice. The focus is on her accomplishment, which is absolutely amazing! But we lose her a bit as a person.
I think Ada Lovelace very much deserves her place in this line-up of wonderful children’s books and I hope more girls, and boys, will be inspired by her story.

'Ada Lovelace' by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara with illustrations by Zafouko Yamamoto is a picture book about the life and times of Ada Lovelace.

Ada Lovelace had a mother who loved mathematics and a father who loved poetry. When her father left when Ada was little, Ada spent time with her grandparents and their cat. Ada had a good imagination, which she later learned with Charles Babbage working on a Difference Engine. What Ada did on the machine led to what we do with computers today.

There is a little more detail given in the back of the book along with some portraits of Ada. The illustrations are really good as is the text. Not too dense and of interest to young readers. I don't know if this will spark interest in young readers, but I enjoyed this book.

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

This is another charming entry in the board book version of the Little People, Big Dreams series. It tells the story of Ada Lovelace, a mathematician who programmed an early computer-like invention. The story is simply told with appealing illustrations. Young children can find Ada's white cat throughout the story.

This series received kudos from me. It inspires children to explore, be curious and know that a world of discovery awaits them.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Quarto publishing for another entry in a favorite series.

A fantastic and cute story about the life of Ada Lovelace. The illustrations are fantastic and really bring her story to life. This would definitely be a great read for young people to learn more about important historical figures and, in particular, important female figures. The books does a great job in ensuring its young audience will be able to understand the more difficult aspects of Lovelace's legacy by simplifying it. My only question would be "is it too simple?" but that's a minor quibble.

This is the kind of story that inspires young people to follow their dreams and do what they love. Ada was discouraged from using her imagination to invent machines. Her story shows us how powerful your imagination can be. This is an utterly charming read.

for Ada:
I was reading another biography of Ada Lovelace, which left me a little underwhelmed and sad. But this 12-paged book introduces us to Ada exactly how she should be remembered. A brilliant woman without whose efforts the modern computer might have taken some more time to come into effect, a true STEM pioneer and champion! And that is wonderful.


In Summary: for a few of the LPBD books featured together on my blog post at LadyInReadWrites
These books are adorable, admirable, and works of art all rolled together with a dose of inspiration for the youngest audiences! Buy the whole set for that little one you know 🙂

I know I am going use these as gifts in the future. And work on reading the others in the series as well soon.

Rating: A; and the board books are for up to 5 years of age while the picture books are for 5 to 8 year olds.

Disclaimer: Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group (Frances Lincoln Children’s Books) for the eARCs of the above books All reviews include my honest opinions of the books.

I love this book, it was very informative and the color scheme fit with Ada Lovelace lifestyle & time period.
I recommend to any old or new parent!

A small history, intended for kids, of the famous mathematician.
Immediately I laugh on the first page, when it says her father “liked” poetry.
The thought bubbles are a little silly, both by what they contain and the fact the animals have them too.
The ending was a bit simplistic, but basically accurate.
3.5 pushed up to 4/5

Part of the Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Ada Lovelace is a wonderful addition. I enjoyed the story of Ada’s life through this picture book full of wonderful illustrations. It is fairly short with few words on each page. Very easy for preschoolers to follow. I just love this series!
Thank you so much to Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for this review copy.

This is a non-fiction book about the life of Ada Lovelace. Part of the series, ‘Little People, BIG DREAMS’, “Ada Lovelace” is the tenth book and the first one I’ve read.

Ada’s mum liked maths and her dad liked poetry and when she was still very small, Ada and her mum had to go and live with Ada’s Grandma and her cat. Encouraged by her mum, Ada, too, liked maths and problem-solving and, much later, she meets inventor, Charles Babbage. They worked together developing a machine that led to the computer as we know it today.

The wonderful illustrations in “Ada Lovelace” really complement the text and I am sure both adults and small children will delight in this book as much as I did!

[Thanks to #NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for my ARC of #AdaLovelace in exchange for an honest review.]

I ADORED the illustrations. As someone who knows the full Ada Lovelace story, I was looking for a little biography to inspire my girls. It was just too short! It needed to be about twice as long, in my opinion. However, it was beautiful and one I would gladly add to my own shelf.

My daughter was very impressed to learn about Ada Lovelace, especially that she created a language computers are based on today. She also became really interested in the big calculator machine, which isn't something I had heard of either so we were able to spend some time looking up photos and information on "the difference engine." I do think this book wasn't as strong in terms of storytelling as some of the others in this series, but we still enjoyed it.

"Ada Lovelace" is a wonderful new addition to the "Little People, Big Dreams" series. The mini biography of Ada Lovelace, though short, covers the essence of what the book is about- her determination, passion and her using of imagination to accomplish something "impossible" to the people in her time. The graphics are wonderful as expected. I love the fact that word count is about 120 words with short and direct sentences. This makes such a great read for beginning readers. My 5yo enjoyed reading it on his own.

A lovely story about a lesser known and undervalued woman. Ada's work paved the way for computer programming when they came into existence. As always the illustrations were beautiful.

Board book version of the famous Ada Lovelace. Includes her birth and the early training from her parents. Her meeting with mentor and inventing the code. This is a lovely big-picture biography.

Myself and junior blogger, Miss F are HUGE fans of this series! We are working our way through them all and were thrilled that we were approved to read this one.
The illustrations are deceptively simple, there are a lot of details in there that pull the eye. The story and background of Ada Lovelace is not one I am familar with so we enjoyed reading about her conribution to the calculator and computer language-what we love most about the series is the extra reading which is recommended at the back-perfect!
Thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for letting us read this !

This preview copy is for the board book edition. While Ada Lovelace is a great addition to this series, the illustrations are a bit dark for a boardbook. The multiple-page inclusion of how Ada's mother discouraged her imaginative drawings of inventions and steered her toward mathematics also seemed out of place for a boardbook. I would not recommend this as the first or only boardbook biography for a child. However, if you already have others in the series (Maria Montessori is a fabulous one!), then this would be a fine addition.

Based upon this boardbook version, I suspect that the hardcover edition of this book will be fabulous and a must-add addition to any children's collection.

I've totally fallen for the Little People series and the book about Ada Lovelace is no different. I loved the illustrations and the fact that the book tells about a women who's into maths, proving that maths isn't "just for boys".

This is another great book in the Little People, Big Dreams series. I had heard the name of Ada Lovelace before, but had no idea what she had done or what she was famous for. Augusta Ada Byron grew up alone much of the time, but she had a great imagination and maths. In this book we learn about her famous family, her love of maths and problem-solving, meeting inventor Charles Babbage, and her creation of a code language to program machines. Ada has become known as the world's first computer programmer. Her story is about the power of imagination and perseverance. This is a child friendly biography with beautifully quirky illustrations that go very well with the text. It is a story that shows a young woman striving to achieve her dream. This is another in the "My First ..." series geared for young children. These books are a must for public and school libraries.

Another lovely book from Little People, Big Dreams - one of my favourite because it's about Ada Lovelace and I may be biased, but I really love her and what she was able to do with her imagination and math skill.

The illustrations are cute too - but this was one of the books in the series where I wanted more, to know more about Ada and to not have her story be told in such a hurry.

RATING: 4 STARS
2018 (BB 2019); Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Childrens
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There are two versions of this book - a board book for babies and toddlers and the regular version. I read both and they are great.

(General series review) These are fabulous stories about great women and men in history (for the most part). The illustrations are so amazing, both for kids and adults. There is a brief history on the person that explains how this person contributed to history and matters

***I received an eARC from NETGALLEY***

This is another lovely addition to the “My first Little people, BIG DREAMS” series.
It tells the story of Ada Lovelace, a talented mathematician and the world’s first computer programmer.
I adored the illustrations in this, and how well they told the story.
I’m so happy that there is a book introducing kids to Ada Lovelace now that a big part of our lives contain a sort of computer, be it in one form or the other.

I received an e-arc from net for review

I love this series, it's always a joy to read about someone who I may a lot, a bit or nothing at all. The art style is pleasing to look at, these are books would be a great addition to many elementary classrooms.

This is a delightful book for young readers. The illustrations are lovely. My daughters loved this book and we highly recommend it.