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onceuponabookcase's review
5.0
Originally posted on Jo's Scribbles.
The Little People, Big Dreams series from Frances Lincoln is a series telling the stories of well known women, and the dreams they had as children, showing that children can one day achieve their dreams, no matter what they might be. They cover the hardships these women faced, but keep the stories appropriate for the readership. Each story also includes a short biography with photographs of the women.
Coco Chanel's story tells of how young Gabrielle grew up in a convent school became one of the most famous fashion designers. A girl with a passion for sewing, she would sew for a tailors after school, and sang in the evenings, earning the nickname "Coco". From sewing hats and opening a hat shop, to designing clothes that were short and straight, revolutionising women's clothes and freeing them from corsets.
The Little People, Big Dreams series from Frances Lincoln is a series telling the stories of well known women, and the dreams they had as children, showing that children can one day achieve their dreams, no matter what they might be. They cover the hardships these women faced, but keep the stories appropriate for the readership. Each story also includes a short biography with photographs of the women.
Coco Chanel's story tells of how young Gabrielle grew up in a convent school became one of the most famous fashion designers. A girl with a passion for sewing, she would sew for a tailors after school, and sang in the evenings, earning the nickname "Coco". From sewing hats and opening a hat shop, to designing clothes that were short and straight, revolutionising women's clothes and freeing them from corsets.
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