Follow Poppy the Little Pig, through New Pork City, as she embarks on an adventure of trying out some of her individual dreams, cheered on by her mother, grandparents and best friend Emma. Will Poppy become a singer, model, or ballet star? Despite her A+ efforts, Poppy gets some discouraging news at times by other people she encounters who don’t believe in her abilities. Poppy continues to persevere until she works really hard at finding a passion she is successful with. Something I learned about Kristi Yamaguchi in the writing of this post was that Kristi was born with club feet, which required that she wear plaster casts until she was 1 and corrective shoes until the age of 2. After expressing an interest in figure skating, Kristi has worked very hard in her career to overcome adversity. Can’t many of us, at all ages, take away a little nugget of hope and encouragement from Poppy to persist with our passions and abilities? This is an adorable, but very inspiring children’s book that delivers a great message to the entire family.
Illustrations are by Tim Bowers. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Kristi’s foundation, the Always Dream Foundation.
A copy of Dream Big Little Pig was provided free to facilitate a review. The opinions are my own.