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Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

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  • Update Date：2025-09-08
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  • Author：Lisbeth Kaiser
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Summary

In the Little People， Big Dreams series， discover the lives of outstanding people， from designers and artists， to scientists。 All of them achieved incredible things， yet each began life as a child with a dream。

Rosa Parks grew up during segregation in Alabama， but she was taught to respect herself and stand up for her rights。 In 1955， Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus， sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott。

Her decision had a huge impact on civil rights， eventually leading to the end of segregation on public transport。 Rosa was described as “the mother of the freedom movement”。 This inspiring story of Rosa’s life is moving， and approachable for young readers。

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An ，

Wauw！

Olivia Frost ，

The book Rosa Parks from the Little People， Big Dreams series by Lisbeth Kaiser is a must-have book for the classroom library， in my opinion！ It is a biography about Rosa Parks， beginning with her life as a child in a small town close to Montgomery， Alabama， then describing the Montgomery Bus Boycott， and then going on to detail her life after she moved away from Alabama as an adult。 What I like about the book is that it emphasizes how normal and relatable Rosa was; she was just a normal kid who The book Rosa Parks from the Little People， Big Dreams series by Lisbeth Kaiser is a must-have book for the classroom library， in my opinion！ It is a biography about Rosa Parks， beginning with her life as a child in a small town close to Montgomery， Alabama， then describing the Montgomery Bus Boycott， and then going on to detail her life after she moved away from Alabama as an adult。 What I like about the book is that it emphasizes how normal and relatable Rosa was; she was just a normal kid who was never treated fairly。 I feel as though many times when children read biographies about people who did amazing things or about people who are much older than them， they admire the person， but don't always feel as though they can relate。 This text talks about how she played with her brother when she was younger， grew up and went to school， rode the bus to various places， etc。 and the whole time she had to follow all of these rules that she knew were not right， or fair。 I think this is an approachable and relatable storyline/lifestyle for many young kids， and the text really puts them in Rosa's shoes。 The reason that I chose a biography about Rosa Parks as one of my WOW books is because in my field placement this semester， I got to see my teacher read this book aloud to the class and the conversation that she started with it with her 3rd grade students。 I was fascinated by their insights and engagement with the topic， so it made the book even more of a WOW text for me！ Similarly， I would use this book in the classroom as a tool to introduce the topic of fairness and being kind to others， but also to talk about race relations and being critical consumers of laws that are put in place around certain groups of people。 I think that the story of Rosa Parks is also a great one to teach about courage and standing up for what you believe to be right in a situation when bad things are taking place。 So， I would definitely use this book as a Read Aloud book， although I would leave it in my classroom library for students to read by themselves afterward！ This book could be a part of a Civil Rights unit， but I also don't plan on limiting texts like this that happen to take place during the Civil Rights Movement to a certain unit， but rather to read them regularly throughout the school year！ I also like that the end of this book has a time line with pictures of Rosa Parks at different times in her life， so I could use this text as a way to integrate social studies concepts such as building timelines to portray important historical events into our ELA block！ Or， incorporate the read aloud into our social studies block！ This book was a WOW book for me because of the simple， yet impactful and effective telling of an important person in history， the beautiful and engaging illustrations， the valuable messages that this text sends and can be taught using it， and the possible ways I see myself integrating it into various content areas！ 。。。more

Shivakukatla ，

Good story ☺️

Kaethe Douglas ，

#45 in my 365 Kids Books challenge and multi-year effort to get Goodreads to fix the Top Readers， etc。 lists。 For a fuller explanation see my review for 101 Amazing Facts about Australia You can see all the books on their own shelf。 There are a lot of nonfiction picture books that are pretty much designed to give kindergartners the opportunity to look at several books and prepare a powerpoint presentation for their classmates in the way that primitive peoples once supposedly gave book reports。 I #45 in my 365 Kids Books challenge and multi-year effort to get Goodreads to fix the Top Readers， etc。 lists。 For a fuller explanation see my review for 101 Amazing Facts about Australia You can see all the books on their own shelf。 There are a lot of nonfiction picture books that are pretty much designed to give kindergartners the opportunity to look at several books and prepare a powerpoint presentation for their classmates in the way that primitive peoples once supposedly gave book reports。 I don't recall ever doing that， but it seems ubiquitous in depictions of children's lives， so maybe I just forgot？ Anyway， it it is an historical/biographical sort of series， Rosa Parks is my go to for evaluation。 Very few people tell her story the way I like best。 Rosa Parks as a hard-working and dignified woman of color who refused to give up her seat is pretty common。 And I don't deny that Parks was brave: she knew full and damn well she was pulling a whole load of trouble down upon herself。 She knew because it was a deliberate and considered act on her part。 She knew because Claudette Colvin had already been there and done that， nine months earlier。 Colvin was braver in one way because she was 15， pregnant， and unmarried when she refused to give up her seat， and she did it knowing just how little respect the world had for her。Rosa was brave in a different way。 She was lighter-skinned， she was a grown-up woman who wore glasses and looked demure。 She worked for the NAACP。 and she refused to give up her seat specifically to challenge the law with a more sympathetic plaintiff。 I don't necessarily approve of the decision to back a "better" plaintiff， but I cannot argue that it worked。So， yeah， this book presents the good plaintiff as if she had no forethought， no strategy。 I prefer my heroines to be less modest and more cunning。 More importantly， I think it's a really good idea to teach how to be civilly disobedient。 That it is a choice we can make， and that it is a better choice than say， getting a mob together on Facebook to storm the Capital。 Library copy 。。。more

Ryan ，

My favourite so far

Gullis lästips ，

Små människor， stora drömmar är böcker med GIRL POWER！ "Små människor， stora drömmar" är underbara barnböcker om olika historiska kvinnor som gjort avryck i historien， allt från， Rosa Park ledargestalten i den amerikanska frihetsrörelsen， konstnärinnan Frida Kahlo， författarinnan Jane Austen vars liv och verk blivit ikonisk för sin tid， modeskaparen Coco Chanel， barnboksförfattaren Astrid Lindgren， deckarförfattaren Agatha Christie， vår tids mest välkända dagboksskrivare Anne Frank och klimatakt Små människor， stora drömmar är böcker med GIRL POWER！ "Små människor， stora drömmar" är underbara barnböcker om olika historiska kvinnor som gjort avryck i historien， allt från， Rosa Park ledargestalten i den amerikanska frihetsrörelsen， konstnärinnan Frida Kahlo， författarinnan Jane Austen vars liv och verk blivit ikonisk för sin tid， modeskaparen Coco Chanel， barnboksförfattaren Astrid Lindgren， deckarförfattaren Agatha Christie， vår tids mest välkända dagboksskrivare Anne Frank och klimataktivisten Greta Thunberg。 Det här är underbara böcker med de kraftfulla budskapet att ingen är för liten för att drömma， och inga drömmar för stora för att drömmas。 Det är pedagogiska bilderböcker som är skrivna med barnen i perspektiv där flickor och pojkar har möjligheten att upptäcka enastående individer med möjlighet att inspireras av dem。 Det är lärorika bilderböcker som passar att användas i arbetet för att lyfta historiska kvinnor inför internationella kvinnodagen。 Dessa barnböcker kan inspirera och kan öka medvetenheten om de samhälle som vi lever i idag med vikten av civilkurage och likabehandling av alla människor。 Rosa Parks skildrar den stora drömmen om ett jämlikt samhälle och belyser på ett enkelt sätt vikten av civilkurage och likabehandling av alla människor。I ljuset av den senaste tidens demonstrationer för Black Lives Matter-rörelsen är Rosa Parks livsgärningar mer aktuell en någonsin。 Boken innehåller väldigt färgstarka illustrationer av illustratören Marta Antelo。 Tyvärr gjorde det att texten som fanns med i bilden vart svårt att tyda。 。。。more

Kim ，

I love reading about people who stand up for what they believe in。

Helen ，

Rosa Parks is such a intersting figure in history， it's great how it's easy for children to understand Rosa Parks is such a intersting figure in history， it's great how it's easy for children to understand 。。。more

Jessica ，

I love this series of books！ They are absolutely perfect for Kindergarten， with clear， factual information written in a way that young children can understand。 I purchased this because I need more female black history books - I want to honor women all the time in classroom - not just in February and March。 Highly recommended。 Q2021 book。

Sean Harding ，

Another brilliant book from this series， the second I have read by Lisbeth Kaiser， and she has written two crackers， the subjects helping her。This pointing out the ridiculous segregation policies of the USA。How the racist policies could be seen as a positive thing beggars belief。Anyway this is another great read， and another really compulsory read for all。

Steven Fox ，

quick read nice information。

Deborah ，

I love these sweet books about people who've made a difference in our world。 Good for a 3 - 8/9 age group and beautifully illustrated。 I love these sweet books about people who've made a difference in our world。 Good for a 3 - 8/9 age group and beautifully illustrated。 。。。more

Yvon ，

Een mooi en belangrijk boek voor jong en oud waarin het leven van Rosa Parks op een manier beschreven is die voor kinderen ook duidelijk is。 Niet alleen in de tekst， maar ook in de illustraties wordt duidelijk dat het niet eerlijk is wat Rosa doormaakte。 Een goed boek en verhaal dat vertelt moet worden。

Mackenzie Lookingland ，

"Rosa Parks" from the Little People， Big Dreams series by Lisbeth Kaiser with illustrations by Marta Antelo is a biography about Rosa Parks' life。 This book （and series） is intended for readers about age nine who are just learning about history and some of the most important people。 This story takes you through Rosa Parks' life and the major changes she has made for our country。 One of the highlighted parts of the book is when Rosa refused to sit in the back of the bus。 This will one， show stude "Rosa Parks" from the Little People， Big Dreams series by Lisbeth Kaiser with illustrations by Marta Antelo is a biography about Rosa Parks' life。 This book （and series） is intended for readers about age nine who are just learning about history and some of the most important people。 This story takes you through Rosa Parks' life and the major changes she has made for our country。 One of the highlighted parts of the book is when Rosa refused to sit in the back of the bus。 This will one， show students what the world was like in the past， and two， show young females that it is possible to stand up for what they believe in and that change can be made。 Learning what the past was life， may inspire younger readers to make changes for themselves and stand up for things they think are wrong。 This story shows the realistic events in Rosa's life that younger readers can learn from。 。。。more

Tara Jones ，

Really useful book when studying Rosa Parks in Primary school。 I'd use this in ks2。 Really useful book when studying Rosa Parks in Primary school。 I'd use this in ks2。 。。。more

Graham Sillars ，

Beautiful words and beautiful artwork to illustrate them。 A true work of art with an important historical message which still means so much in our broken modern society！

Eleanor King ，

The layout of this book， with beautiful illustrations and not too much text on each page， makes it suitable for teaching younger readers about the harsh reality of racism in America in the 1950s。 It makes a good starting point for discussion around persevering instances of racism， for example， you could explore how even after slavery， there was segregation， but how after segregation there is still hate speech。 This must be an issue that is not presented to children as something of the past or so The layout of this book， with beautiful illustrations and not too much text on each page， makes it suitable for teaching younger readers about the harsh reality of racism in America in the 1950s。 It makes a good starting point for discussion around persevering instances of racism， for example， you could explore how even after slavery， there was segregation， but how after segregation there is still hate speech。 This must be an issue that is not presented to children as something of the past or something that only occurs in other areas of the world but as the continued lived reality for people of colour。 I especially appreciate the two detailed pages at the back of the book with facts about Rosa’s life， these could have included more detail but I appreciate this would not cater so well to the younger audience so could just be used as a starting point for more research in older children。 Park’s act of defiance led to substantial legal change and was also one of huge bravery which caused much danger for her and her family， although this could have been touched on more when Kaiser explains how she had to move out of Alabama。 This earned her the NAACP’s Spingarn Medal （1979）， the Presidential Medal of Freedom， the Congressional Gold Medal， and a statue in the Capitol’s National Statutory Hall。 This is another book I will be sure to have in my classroom， as part of a larger collection of books celebrating POC women。 。。。more

Isaac Mitchell ，

Rosa Parks grew up near Montgomery Alabama her moths， brother and grandparents。 She was a very brave girl， always tried doing the right thing。 During her lifetime Black people were treated very badly and were told they were not equal to white people。 They were not allowed to use the same bathrooms or water fountains as white people。 If she was to ride the bus she had to sit in the back。 She was asked to get out of the seat on the bus because a white person needed to sit there but she said no and Rosa Parks grew up near Montgomery Alabama her moths， brother and grandparents。 She was a very brave girl， always tried doing the right thing。 During her lifetime Black people were treated very badly and were told they were not equal to white people。 They were not allowed to use the same bathrooms or water fountains as white people。 If she was to ride the bus she had to sit in the back。 She was asked to get out of the seat on the bus because a white person needed to sit there but she said no and had to go to jail。 She inspired other black people to stand up for themselves。 They started walking to school or to work。 They refused to take the bus anymore。 Yes I like this story because of the history it shares and how different American used to be。 Yes I would have this in my classroom because of the history it shares。 。。。more

Eleanor Trefusis ，

Written by Lisbeth Kaiser， Rosa Parks is part of the 'Little People， Big Dreams' series of books that explore the lives of inspiring figures in history。 Rosa Parks follows the life of the historic black figure， exploring how her decision to not give her bus seat to a white person sparked a movement to end segregation。 The book emphasises the theme of equality， as well as how people should stand up for what they believe in for change to happen。 The book is beautifully illustrated by Marta Antelo， Written by Lisbeth Kaiser， Rosa Parks is part of the 'Little People， Big Dreams' series of books that explore the lives of inspiring figures in history。 Rosa Parks follows the life of the historic black figure， exploring how her decision to not give her bus seat to a white person sparked a movement to end segregation。 The book emphasises the theme of equality， as well as how people should stand up for what they believe in for change to happen。 The book is beautifully illustrated by Marta Antelo， whose images make the story more accessible to younger ages。 This book would suit Key Stage 1， and it is a great book to explore equality and black history to this age group。 There is also a section in the back of the book with photos and more information about Rosa Parks， allowing the story to be explored further。 。。。more

Baylor Herring ，

Summary: Little People， Big Dreams: Rosa Parks， by Lisbeth Kaiser， is a book written about the life story of Rosa Parks。 Growing up， Rosa was told stories about slavery by her grandparents， which was no longer happening， but segregation was still occurring。 Feeling as though she weren’t being treated the right way， she wanted to do something about it。 As she got older， she decided to stand up for her rights。 In 1955， Rosa was asked to stand up on a bus and give up her seat for a white man， in wh Summary: Little People， Big Dreams: Rosa Parks， by Lisbeth Kaiser， is a book written about the life story of Rosa Parks。 Growing up， Rosa was told stories about slavery by her grandparents， which was no longer happening， but segregation was still occurring。 Feeling as though she weren’t being treated the right way， she wanted to do something about it。 As she got older， she decided to stand up for her rights。 In 1955， Rosa was asked to stand up on a bus and give up her seat for a white man， in which she refused。 Because of this， people started fighting with her， starting the Montgomery Bus Boycott。 After this occurrence， the fight continued。 Rosa Parks became a huge influence in the Civil Rights Movement， which has overall led us to the end of segregation。 Analysis: This book is a beautifully written account of Rosa Parks and her role in the Civil Rights Movement。 I really enjoyed reading this， and I'm sure kids would， too。 It is a great story to share about diversity and the Civil Rights Movement， what she did and the impact she made。 I definitely recommend this book to all elementary age students。How I could use this: I would love to have this book， as well as the rest of the series， in my first grade classroom。 I believe it is a fun and beautiful way of learning about historical influences and teaching the strong lessons behind them。 This specific book is a way of teaching students about diversity。 。。。more

Brianna N ，

Summary: This story is about Rosa Parks。 She is a African American person who is told that she is different from people because she is black。 She wants to help the community mix black and white people together and not segregate them。 She didn't think that it was right to segregate the people。 We should all be free she thought。 She stood up for all the black people and got them the freedom they deserved。 Anaylsis: I think this is a good book but it is sad。 This can describe how black people were Summary: This story is about Rosa Parks。 She is a African American person who is told that she is different from people because she is black。 She wants to help the community mix black and white people together and not segregate them。 She didn't think that it was right to segregate the people。 We should all be free she thought。 She stood up for all the black people and got them the freedom they deserved。 Anaylsis: I think this is a good book but it is sad。 This can describe how black people were treated back then。 I feel like some people still look at black people that way。 This is a great book。 Use in my classroom: I would use this in my classroom to show that we can have different skin color but still all be equal and we don't have to be racist。 Racist is not the way to make friends in our society and that's how riots start here。 。。。more

Payton Spainhour ，

This book is about the life of the well-known civil rights activist， Rosa Parks。 It takes the reader through her life from her childhood， living with her grandparents， mother， and brother， to her adulthood far past her famous， life-changing， "no。" Rosa Parks always knew that she was a regular person like every else， and not worth any less than the white people who told her that lie。 Rosa started to do everything she could to establish equality， and eventually took a stand and refused to give her This book is about the life of the well-known civil rights activist， Rosa Parks。 It takes the reader through her life from her childhood， living with her grandparents， mother， and brother， to her adulthood far past her famous， life-changing， "no。" Rosa Parks always knew that she was a regular person like every else， and not worth any less than the white people who told her that lie。 Rosa started to do everything she could to establish equality， and eventually took a stand and refused to give her seat up to a white person。 From that day on， things changed for the better！I love what this book teaches。 This subject can be difficult to talk to children about for multiple reasons， and this book goes about it a great way。 Rosa Parks is a wonderful person to look up to， and I love that there is a children's series like this to inform children about important， influential people。I would love to have this book， and the rest of the Little People， Big Dreams books on my shelves。 I think this particular book would be a wonderful read for Black History Month， and just to inform children of Rosa Park's amazing life。 。。。more

HelloLasse ，

Hvor har den her historie være henne？ En relevant og vigtig historie！En god måde vise børn hvordan BiPoc og Poc har taget deres kamp mod den hvide majoritet！Helt sikkert jeg ønsker ser mere i vores dansk hjem！#loveit#Blackliversmatter

Madelyn Glover ，

This book is apart of the Little People， Big Dreams series by Lisbeth Kaiser。 This book is about Rosa Parks life and shows how she had to learn to stand up for herself that started when she was only a little girl。 Rosa goes on to lead the movement that would even segregation on public transportation， impacting civil rights forever。 I enjoyed the cute， unique illustrations。 This reminded me of the "I am" books that I remember reading growing up。 I enjoyed this book and the unique illustrations。 I This book is apart of the Little People， Big Dreams series by Lisbeth Kaiser。 This book is about Rosa Parks life and shows how she had to learn to stand up for herself that started when she was only a little girl。 Rosa goes on to lead the movement that would even segregation on public transportation， impacting civil rights forever。 I enjoyed the cute， unique illustrations。 This reminded me of the "I am" books that I remember reading growing up。 I enjoyed this book and the unique illustrations。 I would put this book in my classroom library because I think it is so important for children to be taught the history of civil rights。 I also believe that it is important for children of all races to see themselves in literature， so I would definitely have this book。 As well as， more of the books in this series。 I could use this in my classroom to teach about the civil rights movement。 More specifically， Rosa Parks and or woman who were apart of the movement。 I could also use this for Black History month。I could also use this to talk about what makes the characteristics of a hero。 。。。more

A mots doux ，

J’ai découvert la collection « Petite & Grande » ainsi que les éditions « Kimane » avec ce titre et il est fort possible que je m’y intéresse davantage。 En effet， cette collection retrace la vie de femmes célèbres， elle compte déjà une dizaine de parutions : Simone de Beauvoir， Marie Curie， Joséphine Baker， etc… （je vous propose un petit aperçu plus détaillé sur le blog de « Val et ses livres« ）。Arrêtons-nous sur le titre « Rosa Parks« … [ Lire la suite ] J’ai découvert la collection « Petite & Grande » ainsi que les éditions « Kimane » avec ce titre et il est fort possible que je m’y intéresse davantage。 En effet， cette collection retrace la vie de femmes célèbres， elle compte déjà une dizaine de parutions : Simone de Beauvoir， Marie Curie， Joséphine Baker， etc… （je vous propose un petit aperçu plus détaillé sur le blog de « Val et ses livres« ）。Arrêtons-nous sur le titre « Rosa Parks« … [ Lire la suite ] 。。。more

Els ，

Van klein tot groots: Rosa Parks。 Tekst: Lisbeth Kaiser。 Tekeningen: Marta Antelo。Het zesde deel in de reeks Van klein tot groots en wederom een voltreffer。 Eerst en vooral wil ik nog even benadrukken hoe goed deze reeks over kleine meisjes met grote dromen is。 Ze is inspirerend， enthousiasmerend en empowerend。 Prachtig gewoon。 Elk deeltje heeft een eigen schrijver en tekenaar en hoewel de stijl steeds heel verschillend is， is het geheel een samenhangende verzameling die je volledig in je bezit Van klein tot groots: Rosa Parks。 Tekst: Lisbeth Kaiser。 Tekeningen: Marta Antelo。Het zesde deel in de reeks Van klein tot groots en wederom een voltreffer。 Eerst en vooral wil ik nog even benadrukken hoe goed deze reeks over kleine meisjes met grote dromen is。 Ze is inspirerend， enthousiasmerend en empowerend。 Prachtig gewoon。 Elk deeltje heeft een eigen schrijver en tekenaar en hoewel de stijl steeds heel verschillend is， is het geheel een samenhangende verzameling die je volledig in je bezit wil hebben。Dit deel gaat over de moedige Rosa Parks， die al van kindsbeen af graten zag in de ongelijkheid tussen witte en zwarte mensen。 Echt actief in de burgerrechtenbeweging werd ze pas toen ze huwde met haar man Raymond Parks。 Op haar 42ste werd ze gearresteerd omdat ze haar plaats in de bus niet wou afstaan aan een witte man。 En de rest is geschiedenis。Of zou dat toch moeten zijn。 Jammer genoeg is haar strijd， meer dan 50 jaar later， nog niet gestreden。 Integendeel zelfs。 Net daarom is het zo belangrijk om haar verhaal te kennen， te lezen， te delen。 Om jong en oud te inspireren。 Want hoewel er nog veel werk aan de winkel is kunnen we gerust stellen dat Rosa een held is die heel wat voor ontelbaar veel mensen heeft betekend， en nu nog steeds betekent。Kleine meisjes met grote dromen kunnen uitgroeien tot belangrijke vrouwen die de wereld veranderen。 Lees Rosa， wees Rosa！ 。。。more

Sarah ，

The story of Rosa Parks life-long fight for equality written for young kids。

Becky B ，

A picture book biography of civil rights activist Rosa Parks。This book is short and succinct but does a good job of summarizing for kids injustices African Americans were facing before and at the time Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus。 Recommended for those wanting to read about civil rights activists and women of color。

Diana Sammons ，

My 6 yr old daughter just can’t but this book down！ She is so inspired by Rosa Parks and has been none stop with amazing questions since I first read this book to her。

Kirsty Cabot ，

A really great book， my 5 yr old was very engaged， expressing displeasure at things she thought were wrong。 When it finished she immediately asked me to re-read it。

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