Mother Teresa, by Isabel Sanchez Vegara, illustrated by Natascha Rosenberg

When your name is basically synonymous with "the highest expression of Christianity and humanity," you know you are living right.  That is more true for Mother Teresa than for practically anyone else.  Isabel Sanchez Vegara distills Mother Teresa's life into a picture book for the "Little People, Big Dreams" series in Mother Teresa.  Accompanied by Natascha Rosenberg's cute illustrations, Vegara tells the heart of Mother Teresa's story.

From her childhood in Macedonia to her decision to become a nun as a teenager, from teaching children to India to helping sick people on the street, from opening hospitals and orphanages around the world to being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa never wavered from her desire to serve the poor.

Mother Teresa captures the love and humility and joy with which she served.  As Vegara points out, "She received all the awards that could be given to a single person."  Her lesson for all of us is to love others, always.  What a great example she set.  And what a charming book to introduce young children to this model we can all emulate.


Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the complimentary electronic review copy!