What reading level is the Little People, Big Dreams series?

Little People, Big Dreams books are at a grades 2–6 reading level (average grade level 4.8), and HootRated recommends the series for ages 5–8. There are 49 books in the series.

What order should I read the Little People, Big Dreams books?

Series numbers aren't available for most Little People, Big Dreams books, so HootRated lists them by publication date: Amelia Earhart (2016); Coco Chanel (2016); Frida Kahlo (2016); Maya Angelou (2016); Agatha Christie (2017); and 44 more.

What age is the Little People, Big Dreams series appropriate for?

HootRated recommends Little People, Big Dreams for ages 5–8. Content is gentle to moderate (HootRated intensity 1–3 out of 5). Intensity varies from book to book, so check individual ratings in the list above.

Little People, Big Dreams Books in Order

Little People, Big Dreams is a 49-book series by María Isabel Sánchez Vegara for ages 5–8, at a grades 2–6 reading level, with gentle to moderate content (HootRated intensity 1–3 out of 5).

Books: 49; By publication date
Reading level: Grades 2–6; Average grade level 4.8
Recommended ages: Ages 5–8; From HootRated age ratings
Content intensity: Gentle to moderate; HootRated 1–3 out of 5 · avg 1.3

Little People, Big Dreams Reading Order

Series numbers aren't available for most Little People, Big Dreams books, so they're listed by publication date (oldest first).

#	Title	Reading Level	Ages	Content
1	Amelia Earhart 2016 · Ma Isabel Vegara	Level 4-5	5-8	Gentle
2	Coco Chanel 2016 · María Isabel Sánchez Vergara	Level 3-4	5-8	Gentle
3	Frida Kahlo 2016 · Isabel Sanchez Vegara	Level 3-4	5-8	Mild
4	Maya Angelou 2016 · Lisbeth Kaiser	Level 4-5	5-8	Mild
5	Agatha Christie 2017 · Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara	Level 4-5	5-8	Gentle
6	Audrey Hepburn 2017 · Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara	Level 4-5	5-8	Gentle
7	Emmeline Pankhurst 2017 · Lisbeth Kaiser	Level 4-5	5-8	Gentle
8	Marie Curie 2017 · Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara	Level 5	5-8	Gentle
9	Rosa Parks 2017 · Lisbeth Kaiser	Level 4-5	5-8	Mild
10	Ada Lovelace 2018 · Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara	Level 4-5	5-8	Gentle
11	Anne Frank 2018 · Isabel Sanchez Vegara	Level 4-5	5-8	Moderate
12	Georgia O'Keeffe 2018 · Isabel Sanchez Vegara	Level 4-5	5-8	Gentle
13	Harriet Tubman 2018 · Isabel Sanchez Vegara	Level 4-5	5-8	Mild
14	Jane Goodall 2018 · Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara	Level 4-5	5-8	Gentle
15	Josephine Baker 2018 · Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara	Level 4-5	5-8	Mild
16	L. M. Montgomery 2018 · Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara	Level 4-5	5-8	Gentle
17	Mother Teresa A Personal Encounter 2018 · Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara	Level 4-5	5-8	Gentle
18	Simone de Beauvoir 2018 · Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara	Level 4-5	5-8	Gentle
19	David Bowie 2019	Level 4-5	5-8	Gentle
20	Mahatma Gandhi 2019	Level 5-6	5-8	Mild
21	Mary Shelley 2019	Level 5-6	5-8	Gentle
22	Stephen Hawking 2019	Level 5	5-8	Gentle
23	Vivienne Westwood 2019	Level 5-6	5-8	Gentle
24	Wilma Rudolph 2019 · Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara	Level 4-5	5-8	Mild
25	Aretha Franklin 2020	Level 5-6	5-8	Gentle
26	Astrid Lindgren 2020	Level 4-5	5-8	Gentle
27	David Attenborough 2020 · Isabel Sanchez Vegara	Level 5-6	5-8	Gentle
28	Martin Luther King Jnr 2020 · Isabel Sanchez Vegara	Level 5-6	5-8	Mild
29	Steve Jobs 2020	Level 5-6	5-8	Gentle
30	Albert Einstein 2021	Level 5-6	5-8	Gentle
31	Charles Darwin 2021	Level 5-6	5-8	Gentle
32	Malala Yousafzai 2021	Level 4-5	5-8	Moderate
33	Michael Jordan 2021 · Lo Harris	Level 5-6	5-8	Gentle
34	Stevie Wonder 2021	Level 2-3	5-8	Gentle
35	Amanda Gorman 2022	Level 5-6	5-8	Gentle
36	Florence Nightingale 2022	Level 4-5	5-8	Gentle
37	Harry Houdini 2022	Level 4-5	5-8	Gentle
38	Helen Keller 2022	Level 5-6	5-8	Gentle
39	Neil Armstrong 2022	Level 5	5-8	Gentle
40	Nelson Mandela 2022	Level 5-6	5-8	Mild
41	Pablo Picasso 2022	Level 5	5-8	Gentle
42	Leo Messi 2023	Level 5-6	5-8	Gentle
43	Louis Pasteur 2023	Level 5-6	5-8	Gentle
44	Mozart 2023	Level 5-6	5-8	Gentle
45	Princess Diana 2023	Level 5-6	5-8	Gentle
46	Steve Irwin 2023	Level 4-5	5-8	Gentle
47	Beyoncé 2024	Level 5-6	5-8	Gentle
48	Taylor Swift THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER 2024	Level 4-5	5-8	Gentle
49	Zaha Hadid	Level 5-6	5-8	Gentle

Content Intensity Across the Series

Varies

Content intensity ranges from Gentle to Moderate across the series.

First book Latest book

Series books grow with readers — but that's also the trap. Most series start at one reading level and one content intensity and drift upward over the course of the run. Little People, Big Dreams (49 books by María Isabel Sánchez Vegara) lands at a grades 2–6 reading level, with average content intensity 1.3/5. Intensity varies from book to book, so check individual ratings in the list above.

The reading-order table above lists every book with per-volume reading level, age and intensity ratings so you can spot any escalation before it catches your reader off guard. For a deeper dive into how we score text difficulty vs. emotional weight separately — and why series readers especially benefit from that split — see our methodology page.