Michelle Obama

Review to come July 6th to blog/goodreads/etc..

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


I was so excited when I saw this book on Netgalley. Michelle Obama is such an amazing person and I was curious to learn more about her and how she became the woman she is today.

I loved reading about her youth, how despite some struggles she got where she wanted to be. How hard she studied to be the very best. But also how in-between all the studying she found time to run a care centre. I loved reading about her bond with her parents, I wish I had such a bond with my parents!
And of course… we get to the part where she meets Obama and how her life got even more exciting and big. I loved reading about all the things she did, from growing vegetables and how that turned into her #1 cause: food and fitness. I loved reading about the things she did for girls and the youth in general. I knew several things about that already, but still great to read about it!

Sadly, just like the Prince book in this series, the last part featuring the timeline once again doesn’t have words. Just pictures. I always love that timeline part as it gives some additional information. So it is just a shame that once again it is incomplete.

The art was really fun and I just LOVE LOVE the style of it. Yes, the eyes are a bit weird at times. XD

I am happy I had the chance to read this book. This series is just so inspirational and fun to read. I learn new things about people I like/have an interest in. And I also love that we get another artist for each of them. Perfectly fitting with the person the book is about.

As all the Little People books do, this one too is just a quick taste of what made this person both special and famous.

I like the little tidbits we do get, as the story races through her life, such a teacher telling her she couldn't go to Princeton, because she wasn't good enough, which made her all the more determined to get in.

I also like, that Barack is only mentioned in passing. I mean, yes, he was what made Michelle famous, to the rest of the country, but that wasn't made her who she was, and that she still continues to work for the disadvantaged.

Great intro to the woman and her life. As always, recommended.
<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.</em>

Michelle Obama is from the series “Little People Big Dreams.” This is a great book for children 4-7. It tells the story of Michelle’s life as a child, student, wife, mom and First Lady. The illustrations are terrific and the story is told in simple sentences are perfect for reading aloud. Author, Maria Isabel Sanchez, a frequent author of titles in this series. The book comes out July, 2021. Thank you to Net Galley for this ARC.

Thank you Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara for another great Little People, BIG DREAMS (LPBD) book.

I think kids will really enjoy the newest edition to the LPBD series. Michelle Obama has lead a life inspired to help people, and it comes through in these pages. I loved learning more about her childhood and her family.

Can't wait to see who is featured in the series next.

As and adult, I have read Michelle Obama’s book, Becoming, and recommend it highly. Here we have a Michelle for the youngest readers in a new entry in the popular Little People, Big Dreams series. The same qualities come across in both books: Michelle values family, education, health, fitness and helping those who come along behind you.

This title is recommended for both home and school libraries. It simply tells the story of an inspiring American woman.

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

Michelle Obama 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.

Michelle Obama is an American attorney and author who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. This book follows Michelle Obama as she grows up on the south side of Chicago to her work with Public Allies and her time spent in the White House.

Mia Saine illustrates this installment and does an amazing job. Saine's' art style was so captivating and her art definitely further helped tell Michelle'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

An inspirational brief biography about former first Lady, Michelle Obama. The story was a little rushed, but I loved learning about her life and family. Perfect for children of all ages.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC.

Michelle Obama by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara is another impressive addition to the Little People, BIG DREAMS series, this time focused on the former First Lady. As with previous installments of the series, the colourful, vibrant pictures are accompanied by informative yet simplistic text, and the result is an educational and enjoyable reading experience that is easily accessible to even the very youngest of children.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's Books for an ARC.

Little People Big Dreams brings another great biography for children. Michelle Obama knew the importance of education from a young age and worked to achieve her dream. Along the way, she helped take care of other minority students. After meeting Barack Obama, she became the first lady and began a platform of nutrition and fitness for America’s youth.

This biography is written in easy to understand language for children. I recommend it for personal and classroom libraries.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I am a huge fan of Michelle Obama already. And when I saw this book I was elated. This book is simple but holds an important message for young girls for every color, race or ethnicity that go for your dreams and believe in yourself.

This is a great book ......part of a "Little People, BIG DREAMS" series of books for little kids that tell about the lives of outstanding people that they may have heard of. They're empowering & inspiring! This book told about Michelle Obama's childhood & how she achieved great things thru out her life. The illustrations are brightly colored & relatable to the reader, young or older! It's a great introduction to what people can do, for that age group (maybe 4-7 y/o?)
I received an e-ARC of the book from Quarto Publishing Group-Frances Lincoln Children's Books, via NetGalley, in return for reading it & providing a fair/honest review.

This was beautiful and inspiring. The illustrations were beautiful, and the storyline was easy to follow.

This book is written very nicely for around 8 year olds. It has a good amount of information about Michelle Obama's life within the story as well as in the extended biography and timeline at the end of the book.

This was a very adorable picture book about the life of Michelle Obama. I think I would have liked to see a bit more about some of her accomplishments that weren't linked to her time as the First Lady as well as more about her family dynamics, but this is hard to do in a picture book before you get information overload and lose the target audience, so I am not sure it is a valid criticism. I love this series and will be adding this one to my kids' library.

I love Michelle Obama, this was a short fun read. Appropriate for all ages.
Pretty illustrations, older kids can read on their own. Teachers can read to the younger ones and they would understand

Michelle Obama is another wonderful story by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara in the Little People, Big Dreams series. This children's book is another one of my favourites in the series so far, and makes me want to read Michelle's autobiography, Becoming. Thanks to NetGalley for my ARC.

A few years ago, I read Michelle Obama's memoir "Becoming" and really loved her story of overcoming all of the obstacles in her way from being black and from the southside to making it at Ivy League and as a lawyer. I loved the way she and Barack fell in love and how she stood by his side so that he could accomplish his dreams, even if she didn't always agree with his aspirations. This book is a children's nonfiction book and is a condensed version of Michelle's memoir with all the main highlights in an easy to understand way so that children can also love and be inspired by her story.

How exciting to be providing feedback for the upcoming release of a Little People, Big Dreams book!

The Michelle Obama edition was of real interest to me, although I'am aware she has achieved many selfless deeds in her life, I was keen to find out more about her life and what makes her the inspiration she is today.
I also felt my 8 year old daughter would love this book, having fallen in love with the David Bowie edition, I just couldn't wait to see how this compared.

In usual Little People, Big Dreams style the illustrations are beautiful, bold and colourful. They aid the story well and keep young readers visually engaged.

I loved the focus on Michelle Obama working hard and being dedicated to learning at a young age and find this could be inspiring to young readers.

Reading about Michelle dedicating her spare time in college to volunteer and became an advocate for minority students is something I feel to be a great learning tool for inclusivity and diversity within this book.
It's so important to me that young readers have representation in books and are given the ability to see and learn how to promote equality and kindness to others, I feel this is book highlights that via Michelles achievements.
Culture and race has great representation in this book, characters are show with a variety of skin tones and cultural clothing.

There is a strong sense of family love and togetherness in this book, from her father, to the strong bond between her husband and children which later develops to a love for community and youth of the world.

Finally I love the final timeline, something that can extend this book to the older age ranges and gives some real life photos and some additional dates and facts about Michelle Obama.

In summary, this didn't disappoint, another fabulous Little People, Big Dreams book. Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's Books and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my impartial review.

Another super book in the Little People, Big Dreams series, This is empowering and heartwarming and will give hope to many readers. An inspirational woman presented brilliants for younger readers.

When we finished reading this book for the first time, my 6 year old looked at me and said "I want to be like Michelle Obama." That's a win for me! Little People Big Dreams always tells the story of interesting people in an engaging way. This is another family favorite for us!

The publisher made a copy of this book available for review via Netgalley, This is my honest review.

The first black First Lady that inspired so much, Michelle life is not easy. Still having to endure discrimination of being a black people, she kept pushing through and prove them wrong. This lady was a force of her own, who can stand tall and proud, next to her husband. She didn't become a "mere" First Lady, but use her position to break through walls.

And you can be another Michelle Obama.

The author did a good job discussing - at an age-appropriate level for young children nonetheless - how Michelle cultivated her own identity when she was living in the White House.

Always easy sells, this book is a great keepsake for everyone’s fave recent First Lady. I think the Obamas became fairly likeable and many folks will want this bit of Michelle’s story for kids

I would like thank to NetGalley and the author for providing me with the ebook.

I think this is my 5th or 6th book in the Little People, Big Dreams series. When I saw that there was a new one about Michelle Obama - who is one of my role models by the way - I had to request for it immediately. It was simple, to the point and inspiring at the same time.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Michelle Obama is another interesting and inspiring female figure in this amazing series by critically acclaimed author - Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara.
This child friendly series of biographies has so many amazing people in it and I must say that Michelle Obama is one of my favourites so far.
Starting from when Michelle was a little girl and building to after Barack was elected president of the United States, this book encourages children to never give up on their hopes and dreams, no matter how big or little these dreams may be.

I rave about every book in this series. This one is no exception! The illustrations match the story tone and it's inspiring without being too complicated for the youngest readers. Highly recommended!

Michelle Obama is a true inspiration. She grew up on the South Side of Chicago, where getting the best education was not always easy. Yet, she persevered and even though her guidance counselor discouraged her from applying to Princeton, she did. She graduated there and went on to Harvard to get a Law Degree.

While First Lady, she championed Food & Fitness because that is essential to live a long and healthy life.

Still, the most moving part was reading how slaves built the White House. I imagine none could envision a Black Family living there. Yet, it happened and shows history is long and nothing is impossible.

I think Michele Obama has left that message for so many brown girls. Don’t let life ever tell you that you can not make it. You can. She also radiates strength to all.

The only reason I gave this 4* instead of 5* is this is the first time the illustrations just didn’t bring more magic to the book.

Excellent Book and should be a book in every school and library.

Thank you NetGalley, Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, and Frances Lincoln Book Publshers for an ARC. of this book. I love each and every one.

Michelle’s story is one of hard work and giving power back to people who need it most. She strived to make a difference in her communities and her country. I also appreciated that the aspect of slavery was brought up in a way that could spark conversation apart from the story. This book also shows that Black women deserve to take up space in ALL areas. This story also embraced on the importance of education, and further the education of girls. This is an empowering book for children.

While wandering around NetGalley, I stumbled across this awesome new board book series for babies and toddlers. The vibrant, yet simple, covers displaying historical women that I have grown up learning caught my eye, and it instantly drew me to pick up a few of these books off the shelves. To be totally honest, I was so intrigued by these books that I ended up sitting right down to explore this new nonfiction board book series.

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Through my reading and my post-reading research, I have learned that Little People, Big Dreams is a new series that focuses on introducing the youngest of readers to amazing, wonderful women that have influenced the world. Each book is purposely designed in order to highlight one woman who has made a difference in the world. It tells the story of that women's dream and how she was able to make her dream come true despite the biggest of obstacles.


I loved the simplicity of the design of the series, Little People, Big Dreams. The authors and illustrators who have worked on this project clearly understand their audience, and they have made each of the books reflect exactly what they want their youngest of readers to be exposed to. Designed for babies and toddlers, Little People, Big Dreams uses simple text and engaging pictures to tell the story of each woman in a kid-friendly manner.

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Often times, my biggest complaint with board books is that they lack plots or messages. Even though board books are purposely designed for babies and toddlers, I absolutely believe they still need to be strong examples of books that contain both strong plots and messages. All age levels of children need to have access to great text.


I loved how Little People, Big Dreams designed their biography series for baby and preschool readers. There are not many nonfiction book series out there. This series is absolutely helping to pave the way to push the norm for what we typically think of when we think of baby books. Little People, Big Dreams series is a positive example of how even our youngest readers can read and learn from awesome books!