LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS: LEWIS HAMILTON

Discover the extraordinary life of Sir Lewis Hamilton — Formula One champion, record-breaker and campaigner for racial justice — in this inspiring picture book biography from the multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series.

Little Lewis’s childhood was filled with cars, motorcycles and watching Formula One with his dad. On his fifth birthday, he received a remote-controlled racing car and joined a local club. It was hard being the only Black child there, but he listened to his dad’s words: “Let your results speak for you.” His hobby led him to go-kart racing, and at the age of 10 he became the youngest ever winner of the British cadet go-karting competition. Shortly after, he joined McLaren’s Young Driver Support Programme — the youngest driver ever to do so — and rose through the ranks to compete at Formula One’s Grand Prix.

Despite breaking the record for the most triumphs in Formula One and receiving a knighthood, Lewis has never forgotten where he came from. Today he is a passionate campaigner for racial justice and diversity in sport, and an advocate for mental health and the environment.

• Written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, illustrated by Fernando Martín
• Hardback, 32 pages | 240 × 195mm
• Includes a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile
• For readers aged 4 and above
• Published by Frances Lincoln / Quarto

Part of the Little People, BIG DREAMS series — inspiring biographies of outstanding people who each began life as a child with a dream. Collect the full series, available as hardbacks, paperbacks, board books, treasuries and gift sets.