• Soft dusty rose or pale salmon-pink background; David Bowie in large flowing black handwritten calligraphic script; flat graphic illustration of young David Bowie with pale creamy white skin, a sweep of warm chestnut auburn hair to jaw length; one large vivid pale ice-blue left eye and one smaller darker warm brown right eye referencing Bowie's famous anisocoria; bold red and orange jagged lightning bolt painted diagonally across his face referencing the Ziggy Stardust Aladdin Sane makeup; pale teal wide-la
  • Warm London two-storey honey-coloured brick terraced house with a bay window, arched front door surround and dark curtains; large green leafy trees on both sides; bespectacled man with a dark moustache in a white shirt reading a newspaper in the upper bay window; slim elegant woman with a dark short wavy bob in a long dark brown coat carrying a black handbag, waving and walking a small black and white spotted dog on the pavement to the left; dark-haired boy in a pale green jumper waving both arms at the fro
  • Warm salmon or dusty rose-pink school music and dance room with honey-coloured wooden parquet flooring; large square multi-pane teal-blue window with a wooden ballet barre on the upper right wall; acoustic guitar leaning against the left wall; small yellow and green xylophone and a red and green toy drum with scattered drumsticks in the lower left corner; black metal music stand with an open sheet music book and a green hula hoop leaning against it in the centre; young David in a red top and black trousers
  • Warm 1960s British domestic interior with pale lemon or butter-yellow walls; large wood-veneer sideboard on the right with a boxy vintage teal-blue and tan television; Mondrian-style geometric abstract painting in red, yellow and black with grey grid lines on the wall above; small round mid-century modern side table on the left with a coral-red flower vase holding small white daisies; pale blue-grey turntable with a red vinyl record playing on the purple or mauve carpet in the lower left; multiple vinyl rec
  • Warm sage or olive-green walled school art studio with honey-toned parquet flooring; multiple artworks on the wall — a still life of red apples on yellow, an abstract orange and teal biomorphic composition, a still life of orange flowers with a pink curtain, a colour swatch chart; large glass-panelled classroom door slightly ajar on the left, with a bespectacled bald male teacher in a dark brown suit peering through the glass with a puzzled expression and one hand to his chin; a girl with a dark chestnut bo
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LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: DAVID BOWIE (HB)

LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: DAVID BOWIE (HB)

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Part of the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS series — beautifully illustrated biographical picture books that introduce young children to the lives of remarkable people who changed the world. This volume tells the story of David Bowie, the boy from a tiny London house whose ideas would take him out of this world — and who became one of rock and roll’s greatest and most daring artists.

Little David lived with his family in a tiny house, on an ordinary street, in London. But he had ideas that would take him out of this world. At school he loved music and dance classes — he had a real talent for singing, and his dance moves were from another planet. His teachers had never seen anything like it before. At home, he spent hours listening to his brother’s rock and jazz records, so inspired by the power of music that he began to write his own songs. David studied art, music and design at school, and while his teachers were sometimes unsure what to make of him, David was just delighted to be himself. After playing with several bands across London, he splashed onto the solo scene with a singular vision: a head full of songs, a flair for bold and dazzling self-reinvention, and a talent for creating characters — from Ziggy Stardust to the Thin White Duke — that captivated audiences around the world. His songwriting, his art, his fashion, and his fearless approach to identity made him one of the most influential musicians of all time, inspiring generations of artists, musicians and creative thinkers to be exactly who they are.

Told in simple, engaging language with bold, witty flat graphic illustrations by Ana Albero, this is a joyful and inspiring introduction to one of music’s most extraordinary stars. A facts and photos section at the back — including a biographical timeline — brings David’s story into the real world.

  • Part of the Little People, BIG DREAMS series
  • Written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
  • Illustrated by Ana Albero
  • Publisher: Aurum Press / Quarto
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • Dimensions: 240 x 195mm
  • Publication date: 2 May 2019
  • For readers aged 4 and up
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