LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: GRETA THUNBERG (HB)

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 are changing the world. This volume tells the story of Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist who started a global movement from a single protest outside the Swedish parliament.

Greta grew up in Sweden, where her parents taught her three simple lessons: turn off the lights, don’t waste water, and never throw out food — three lessons for being kind to nature that most grown-ups haven’t quite learnt yet. When Greta learned about the climate crisis, she felt so hopeless that she stopped talking altogether. Doctors diagnosed her with selective mutism and Asperger’s syndrome — conditions that, rather than holding her back, became her greatest powers. They helped her to focus only on what truly mattered. One day, Greta picked up a hand-painted sign reading “Skolstrejk för klimatet” — School Strike for Climate — and sat outside the Swedish parliament alone. Soon other young people joined her. Then thousands. Then millions. From Melbourne to San Francisco, young people flooded the streets in the first global climate strike — the biggest environmental protest in history. Greta’s message is simple and unforgettable: No one is too small to make a difference.

Told in simple, engaging language with bold and distinctive illustrations by Anke Weckmann, this is an empowering and age-appropriate introduction to one of the most important voices of our time. A facts and photos section at the back brings Greta’s story into the real world.

• Part of the Little People, BIG DREAMS series
• Written by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara
• Illustrated by Anke Weckmann
• Publisher: Aurum Press / Quarto
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 32
• Dimensions: 240 x 195mm
• Publication date: 26 May 2020
• For readers aged 4 and up