Thank you NetGalley for giving me a copy in exchange for an honest review. I really enjoyed the simplicity of this story and think it would make for a great gift to a child to start building up their own library.

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

Bruce Lee is a new biography for young readers in the Little People, Big Dreams series. I've reviewed a number of these titles and all of them are delightful and exuberant little books which cover the lives of famous cultural, science, arts, and innovation icons while maintaining an age-appropriate level of detail.

Released 30th July 2019 from Quarto on their Frances Lincoln imprint, it's 32 pages and available in hardcover, and ebook formats.

Written by Isabel Sánchez Vegara it's well written in clear accessible language. There is so much information included in this little book about which I was completely unaware. Bruce Lee was a master of cha cha? He was a western boxing adept? The art by Miguel Bustos is appealing and colorful and supports the text very well. The illustrations are active and kinetic and suit the dynamic energy of the subject.

Well written and appealing, I am really enjoying all of these little books. This one is a worthy addition.

Five stars. This would make a superlative reading circle book, classroom library book, or gift. Bruce Lee died tragically young and I'm impressed by the way this series manages to provide age appropriate biography without either emphasizing or glossing over the racism, tragedy, and trouble the subjects lived through. This would make a great starting point for deeper research for young readers who are interested in Bruce Lee's life and legacy.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes

I found this book significantly shorter than some other ones in the series. In fact I have found them progressively including less and less information.

I love this series, I think they are such a great idea, but could stand with more info.
Still a fan with great illustrations.

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I saw this book on NetGalley, and I wished for it because Bruce Lee was one of the Asians I looked up too when I was a child, and I wanted to see how he was going to be depicted. I was really happy when I got accepted for the ARC because I knew that it would be a super quick read and I could see how Bruce Lee would be seen to children on this generation.

I think that it was a cute picture book. If I had a child, they would be Asian no matter what, and so I would use things like this picture book to show more people like them from a young age. I liked how this book sort of had a plot. It follows Bruce Lee from the beginning of his life to the height of his fame. Depending on the age of the child, I could imagine them then becoming interested in the movies that Bruce Lee is in.

I really enjoyed this book, and the artwork. It was so cute. It's definitely a book I'll buy when friends/family have children and show them the legend that is Bruce Lee.

We have these books Little People, Big Dreams in a display at my library. I picked this book because my son-in-law loves Bruce Lee. So full of information and I did learn a few things about Bruce Lee. For example, a nurse gave him the name Bruce. I guess his native Hong Kong name was too much for her. *roll my eyes* I imagine all the books in this series will be the same - full of information and great illustrations.

Things I didn't know about Bruce Lee: he was a childhood actor in China, he was a master at the cha-cha, and he studied philosophy. This is why I love this series. Even as an adult you can learn something.

I received an advanced copy through Netgalley in return for an honest review.

A brief look at an enormous life. It's a start, though!

Another their great instalment of little people, these books are so inspirational for little and big people, great to read together and sometimes the big people learn too

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

Another surprising choice for the series, but another great book.
I'd love to see Lee's child acting at some point, his "kung-fu movies" for want of a better phrase were great.
This one avoided the whole mystery of his death.
Still a great read.