Rafa Nadal (Little People, BIG DREAMS) Hardcover – June 6, 2024

Great book, kids love it. Great read

Rafa Nadal is a champion tennis player who has won titles throughout the tennis world. In this great addition to her Little People Big World biography series, Vegara has penned a great introductory biography of the athlete. By starting her books with a story about the athlete when they are very little, she captures the young reader's interest. The book tells about all his successes, but also stresses that he Nadal has had to work through many injuries, to heal and then return to the court. She also includes a little of his activities outside the sport, thus showing that balance is as important as perseverance. Rocio Ledesma has provided realistic illustrations to help tell the story. I only have one small complaint about the book. In the story, the author mentions several different titles that Nadal has won. But the fact that he won Olympic gold medals twice is only mentioned in the fine print of the afterward. I feel that this fact should have been included in the main story. Otherwise, this is a solid read and I would recommend it to young sports fans and biography readers.I accessed a few temporary ebooks in this series from the publisher, but the opinions written in the reviews are entirely my own.

This was another lovely Little People, Big Dreams book. Our family loves these books because they are short but interesting and often inspiring, as was the case with Rafa Nadal's story. My daughter was inspired reading about Rafa's perseverance in his sport and was impressed by his prestigious winning record. I thought this story was very relatable for kids because it shared Rafa's struggles in his pursuit of success. I highly recommend this book and others in the series for young readers to explore biographies and history.Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books for gifting our family with an ARC to review. All opinions are our own. We enjoyed it!

I love tennis. This story of Rafa was amazing. I learned quite a bit about him and it was a beautiful insight. Quite an inspirational story. I guess he was a natural from the age of 4. He’s also grown into a kind, caring man. Super illustrations. Nice introductory biography to him. I was blessed with a free ARC, and I’m voluntarily leaving this review. Highly recommend. This author has written quite a prolific series about famous people and I plan to read them all.

Rafa Nadal by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara explores the life of this vibrant personality. From a young age, Rafa loved games with balls. His uncle gave him his very first tennis lesson at age 4! Though he was also passionate about soccer, his family encouraged him to focus on one sport and excel at it. (One thing- I do wish that the proper name for soccer had been used, especially since Rafa isn't American. Fútbol would be the more appropriate term.) Rafa has won 22 tennis Grand Slams around the world. Today, Nadal is one of the great sportsmen of tennis.The entire Little People, Big Dreams series is an awesome introduction to biographical reading for young audiences. Not only that, but they focus on the most inspirational of people from science, entertainment, sports, politics and more. It’s also a very diverse series.At the end is a section with more detailed information on Nadal’s life, suitable for older readers. Inspirational and educational both, this entire series is great, and full of delightful art to engage younger audiences!

My seven year old enjoy the pictures in the book, but the story did not keep her attention. It was a fine children’s book with some good lessons and information about Rafael Nadal.