Amanda Gorman

Love this series, and this one is no different! Amanda Gorman is going to be remembered in the poetry community for being the first youth poet laureate of the US as well as for her great poem at the presidential inauguration. This one is especially inspiring for kids, since Amanda is still young and contemporary. I recently picked up a book of her poetry as well! As always, a nice series with great information and cute illustrations.

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

A beautiful book of of Amanda Gorman and her history in life. Highly recommend. Especially loved the reflection to true life to humanize my feelings and relate. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Amanda Gorman is a current addition to the phenomenon that is the Little People, Big Dreams series.
Each addition keeps getting better and I particularly love that the person that features in this book is of a current-generation which makes her undeniably relevant.
The illustrations are bright and captivating but it is the text, the rich, positive language that truly reflects Amanda.
This is very well written, inspiring, and a delightful read.

If you still haven’t heard of Amanda Gorman, you have certainly been living with your head under a rock. This talented young poet stole the hearts of the world with her captivating rendition of her own poem, “The Hill We Climb”, at Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration. I am not into poetry at all, and yet I was enchanted by this young woman and the way she recited her spoken poem with confidence and exuberance.

This little book introduces little readers to the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate of the USA. Though the end of the book includes a detailed glimpse into her life (including her family, her education and her achievements), the main story begins from Amanda’s schooling and how she first became fascinated by poetry. She didn’t allow her speech impediment to stop her but worked hard to overcome the difficulties she faced. Her life is definitely an inspiration for youngsters all over. I loved to see that Amanda too is an avid reader.

While I adore Amanda Gorman, and hence by extension, I enjoyed the book, I didn’t like the illustrations. They are too simplistic, which isn’t a flaw by itself but this kind of sketching fails to create enthusiasm while reading the book. Furthermore, I was distracted by the odd style of colouring the character’s noses.

Still, illustrations aren’t the reason you would pick this book up. The only reason for to go for this is: Amanda Gorman. And that is one heck of a good reason.

Definitely recommended. This is a worthy addition to the “Little People, Big Dreams” series.

4.25 stars.

My thanks to Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for the ARC of “Amanda Gorman”. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book.

I went it into this book knowing little to nothing about Amanda Gorman. This is a great book. I love the positive light it speaks about Amanda as a black young girl and woman and those who paved the roads before her. As always it is inspiring to adults and young children to see another black face on a cover and inspiring to those with disabilities to feel seen as well!

Love the "Little People, BIG DREAMS" series so I was excited to see they are publishing one on Amanda Gorman who is such an inspiration for readers for all ages!

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara does a wonderful job of inspiring young readers by introducing some outstanding real-life people through her words and art.

Amanda's performance of "The Hill We Climbed" touched the hearts of millions of people around the world and provided her with a platform to reach people across the world. I learned through this book that Amanda had a speech impediment n a young age but she didn't let that stop her from pursuing her dreams.

Thank you again to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC for this incredible series for young readers!

I'm hooked on the Little People, Big Dreams series! These books are so wonderfully illustrated with bright colors and fun details! With short descriptions on page helping us to get to know the subject better. Interesting enough to teach most adults something new, simple enough to appeal to a fairly broad range of younger readers. The timeline history at the back of each book is fascinating. Amanda grew up loving to read everything she could get her hands on from books to cereal boxes… oh boy, that was me as a kid! Amanda Grew up with an auditory processing disorder and a speech impediment and had to work very hard to overcome this. Amanda Gorman became America's 1st ever national youth poet laureate. She performed her inspiring poem The Hill We Climb at the Presidential Inauguration in January 2021. I love this series and have now begun collecting them. 📚😊❤

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 Amanda Gorman, who at the age of 19 became America's first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate. She's an incredible poet and dedicated activist. I hope children will be inspired by her work!

It feels like a mark of honor for amazing, young Amanda to be featured in this children’s series. She is in illustrious company which is as it should be. Ms. Gorman inspired many. Her story is well told and illustrated here.

Children will see that there are young people who dream big and accomplish big things. They will also learn that Amanda overcame some challenges to get to where she wanted to be. These included having a speech impediment along with an auditory processing disorder. Children will rejoice at her victory in reciting unifying poetry for President Joe Biden. Amazing, and all things are possible.

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

Fantastic narrative driven biography of Amanda Gorman. Wonderful illustrations. I love every book in this series of biographies. Will be purchasing for our children’s nonfiction collection!

Amanda Gorman is such an amazing poet and so inspirational. This is a great kids book with beautiful illustrations and it will help share her inspiration with others. How amazing for young Black girls to have this icon to look up to!

Thank you so much to the Publisher and Netgally for the opportunity to read and review this book. This is such a great book to teach young children about Amanda Gorman and the incredible person she is. It is great for inclusiveness and achieving their dreams!

I am in love with this series featuring some of the most well known personalities in a crisp and easy to read presentation.

However, I was a little disappointed with this particular book regarding the illustrations. I do feel it needs better editing.

I like the description parts which I feel the target audience would find it easy to understand and read.

Thank you, Frances Lincoln Children's Books and Quarto Publishing Group, for the advance reading copy.

This was cute! I like the entires in this series that are about young people, because I think they can really show kids examples of how they can change the world or follow their dreams.

Amanda Gorman is a wonderful addition to the Little People Big Dreams series! I love that she was featured because she is young, early in her career, and very recognizable. With an inspiring story and beautiful illustrations, I think children will love learning about her childhood and journey as a young poet.

Thank you Quarto Publishing Group / Frances Lincoln Children's Books and NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I love this series and how each page has 4 lines. The illustrated part of the book gives essential information of the person's life and then there is a detailed 2 page spread at the back that gives even more information. All information is presented in a kid-friendly way. I can't wait to see what else this series has to offer.

I love these books so much. The illustrations are always beautiful, and the stories do a great job reaching children of all ages.

I adore this series of picture books and board books so much! It is my goal to collect all of them for my future children. I loved this one about Amanda Gorman. I didn't know anything really about her and I loved learning. She is such an inspiration!

Thank you Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Ever since seeing Amanda Gorman speak at the inauguration, I fell in love with her words. This illustrated book speaks on Gorman's earlier years and what inspired her to be a poet. It was fascinating to learn that Amanda grew up with a speech impediment and auditory processing issues. I also suffer from auditory processing disorder. It can be a very hard thing to deal with, especially being a child with it. It was great to see her accomplishments drawn out and in a format that will be a great read for everyone of all ages!

For a parent of a child with speech issues, this book was so encouraging to show someone that started in the same place as him. It shows if you work hard you can overcome adversity.

I received an electronic ARC from Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books through NetGalley.
Sanchez Vegara's series, Little People, Big Dreams, continues to add people that young readers can identify with. She offers insight into their lives in a manner that elementary levels will follow and understand. In this case, they will recognize Amanda Gorman from her historic poetry reading at President Biden's inauguration in 2020. They may not know that she struggled with a speech impediment so will see how she persevered to overcome this. The artwork adds details to the text to offer further glimpses of Gorman's life. The timeline at the end presents more informative text.
Looking forward to sharing this one in our library.

ARC|GIFTED|AD Firstly oh my gosh how had I never of Amanda! I’m definitely going to have to check out her poetry ASAP. I loved that they included why representation matters: “Discovering books written by authors who looked like her helped Amanda find her voice”. While there is more diversity among authored there is still a lot of change that needs to happen. They got it spot on as to why I love poetry: it’s an art form and a tool to change the world - YES! Honestly this is one of my favourites I’ve read so far. “Every day, we write the future”

The "Little People, BIG DREAMS" books are some of my favorites, because it tells you about important people in a way that is easy for little minds to comprehend. (And let's be real, some days my mind is little and I need to be told things as if I am 5.)  If you watched the Presidential Inauguration, you may be familiar with poet Amanda Gorman.  I did not realize that she had a speech impediment that she had to overcome and went to speech therapy to do so.  Hearing her speak now, it is clear she worked hard to overcome. I liked how I can quickly learn more about her, how she is changing the world and tries to remind us that we are more powerful together than we are apart.

I received a free e-copy of this book in order to write this review. I was not otherwise compensated.

First I want to say that I first saw Amanda Gorman at President Biden’s inauguration and was very impressed. Actually, I was blown away by her words and her stance. This book really does a great job of succinctly getting to the heart of Ms. Gorman and will give young readers the encouragement they need to grow in confidence of what thy could accomplish too!
I received a free copy from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

Amanda Gorman 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.

Amanda Gorman is an American poet and activist. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora. The book follows Gorman as she grew up with a speech impediment to being named America's first Youth Poet Laureate and reciting her poetry at Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony.

Queenbe Monyei illustrates this installment and does a fantastic job. Monyei's art style was so captivating and her art definitely further helped tell Gorman'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

Stunning! Amanda Gorman is so talented, graceful, and eloquent, it is remarkable. Her words brought me to tears. So, when her life was part of the Little People, Big Dreams Series, I absolutely wanted to read this. I learned that Amanda was diagnosed with an Auditory Processing Disorder and a Speech Impediment. She could have let that pull her down, but instead she saw it would make her stronger and would help rise her up. She was a brave girl and has become a powerful woman who uses her beautiful words in poetry to be a force for change. The Light is Always There, If only we are Brave enough to see it, if only we are Brave enough to be it. So, those words spoke to a nation divided and she sought to bring us back together whole. She was 22 years old that day, the youngest poet ever to speak at an Inauguration for a President.

So, the message she is imparting to those skinny black girls that it is possible to be President will have a lasting impact on the next generation. Amanda Gorman also had a disability and the message again is one that it does not need to stop you from achieving your best self is so important, too. She is such a strong role model for all children, but especially those children who see a face that looks like their face or who struggle with a disability. Everyday is building on the last and change can and will stay. There is only one Amanda Gorman, but there will be another child who dreams of writing words and shaping the world through beauty and that will be a new unique voice. She is the first, but she will not be the last. Beautiful Book and Story.

This book belongs in schools and libraries across the country. It needs to be in areas where young black children can read them. That is the beauty in words and books.

Thank you NetGalley, Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, and Frances Lincoln Children’s Books for granting me a copy of this book. I absolutely love it.

This is a fantastic book about a young, living person who's accomplishing great things. I wish in one way that there was more to cover, but it's a short biography; there's plenty there for the length of the work. I'm glad that there are more books now featuring aspirational role models that kids can grow up with.

I love all the Little People, Big Dreams books that I’ve read and this was no exception! Amanda Gorman is an inspiration to everyone. She shares her love of reading, poetry and it also shares that she has a speech impediment and her determination to practice speaking to overcome it.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books for the ARC.

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara is phenomenal at choosing amazing human beings to be a part of the Little People, Big Dreams series. Amanda Gorman is a touching and inspiring story of someone that is so recent in our history that the children will know exactly who she is. When I tell you the details in this book are just amazing, for the red headband, but the books that inspired Amanda Gorman to become a poet, it's those little details that make opening a Little People, Big Dreams book so fun and educational.

We have another hit in the Little People Big Dreams series with their latest children's book about poet Amanda Gorman. These books are so special because they highlight influential people of different backgrounds and abilities.

Amanda Gorman became a household name after delivering her poetic speech at Joe Biden's Presidential Inauguration in January 2021. She is an incredible role model for young children, because she had to overcome a speech impediment on her way to success. This book highlights that through perseverance and determination, you can achieve your goals.

Amanda Gorman was born with some obstacles, but she saw them as gifts. So here's America's black woman who inspires me to see my difficulties as gift, and fight harder to overcame those. Amanda did, so can we. Always an encouragement to read such book, though it is written as simple as possible for kids, but filled with hope and motivation to strive better in your life.