• Soft lavender or lilac background; Emmeline Pankhurst in large flowing dark handwritten script; young Emmeline with a full auburn or warm chestnut-brown bob, pale skin, grey-blue eyes and rosy cheeks; hands on hips in a confident defiant pose with a subtle determined smile; black long-sleeved jacket beneath a pale mint polka-dot blouse with red polka dots and a ruffled white lace edge; large circular "VOTES FOR WOMEN" campaign rosette in pale pink with red lettering and a pale green ribbon tail pinned centr
  • Young Emmeline curled in a large dark green armchair on a pink floral rug, reading a red hardback "Uncle Tom's Cabin"; stacks of books on the floor and beside her; large wooden bookcase packed with colourful books against yellow-green floral wallpaper; tiled fireplace with two framed paintings above; siblings playing across the room — toddler, girl in blue dress with a doll, boy with a toy train set; upper right shows a ghostly vision of Emmeline imagining herself as a grown woman in black leading a crowd o
  • Victorian children's bedroom at night; young Emmeline lying wide awake in a brass-framed bed with a red floral coverlet, eyes open and staring in thought; stacks of books beside the bed; two siblings asleep in adjacent beds; teal toy train set on the blue rug; parents visible in the open doorway — father in pale blue shirt and brown trousers holding a piece of paper, mother behind him; pink floral wallpaper; small decorative shelf with figurines above the doorway; upper right text: "One night, she heard her
  • Victorian public meeting hall with pale yellow walls, tall arched blue-framed windows and three red pendant lanterns; female speaker in a black Victorian dress and white hat standing at a wooden lectern; small chalkboard behind her reading "LYDIA BECKER LECTURE" in chalk; large audience of women in Victorian and Edwardian period dress in dark navy, teal, orange, olive and cream — seated in rows of golden chairs all facing the lectern attentively; upper left caption: "She began to read about the need for wom
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LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: EMMELINE PANKHURST (HB)

LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: EMMELINE PANKHURST (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 Emmeline Pankhurst, the fearless leader of the British suffragette movement and one of the most important figures in the history of women’s rights.

Emmeline learned to read when she was three, and books became her whole world. She devoured newspapers and stories of heroes who fought for others, and lay awake at night imagining who she might become. One night she heard her father say it was a pity she hadn’t been born a boy — and the question took root: why couldn’t she do the same things as a boy? When a young Emmeline attended a lecture on women’s rights, she found her answer. Women in England — like in so many other countries — were treated as second-class citizens. They could not vote. Emmeline knew what she had to do. She dedicated her life to fighting for women’s suffrage, founding the Women’s Social and Political Union and leading a campaign of extraordinary courage and determination — marches, protests, hunger strikes and all — that changed the course of history. In 1918, women over 30 in Britain were finally given the right to vote.

Told in simple, engaging language with warm and characterful illustrations by Ana Sanfelippo, this is a powerful and age-appropriate introduction to Emmeline’s remarkable life and legacy. A facts and photos section at the back brings her story into the real world.

  • Part of the Little People, BIG DREAMS series
  • Written by Lisbeth Kaiser
  • Illustrated by Ana Sanfelippo
  • Publisher: Aurum Press / Quarto
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • Dimensions: 240 x 195mm
  • Publication date: 7 September 2017
  • For readers aged 4 and up
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