Formula 1 legend Lewis Hamilton joins CBeebies Bedtime Story

Formula 1 legend Lewis Hamilton joins CBeebies Bedtime Story to share an inspiring story about where your dreams can take you.

Bringing families together to enjoy a story as little ones settle down for the evening, he reads ‘Small’s Big Dream’ by Manjeet Mann, with illustrations by Amanda Quartey.

The seven-time Formula 1 World Champion tells the story of Small, a girl who thinks her dreams are too big for someone like her. But no matter how much she squashes them down, they spill out and carry her up high.

Talking about the book, Lewis Hamilton says: “I felt it was really inspiring, it reminded me of my childhood and the big dreams that I had as a kid.

“I know that there are many kids out there that have big dreams too. Perhaps there will be people telling them that their dream’s too big. But I feel like this story really emphasises that no dream is too big or small and as long as you believe in yourself and continue to work hard, stay focused and give it absolutely everything, anything is possible.”

Lewis Hamilton’s CBeebies Bedtime Story is on Wednesday 3 July at 6.50pm on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer.

CBeebies Bedtime Story is on each weekday at 6.50pm on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer and has been a daily, family favourite since the channel launched in 2002. It continues to get the nation reading with its star-studded guests, meaningful partnerships and brilliant stories that inspire a passion for the shared experience of reading.

A digital library of over 300 archived episodes is available on BBC iPlayer CBeebies channel. 

About CBeebies Bedtime Story

The first ever celebrity reader was Geoffrey Palmer, who read about the adventures of Beebie the Rabbit in 2002. After more than two decades CBeebies Bedtime Story continues to settle down audiences before bedtime with the magic of shared reading, with the aim of engaging families with the long-term benefits of reading.

Harry Styles, Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, Sir Elton John, Chris Hemsworth, Dolly Parton, David Schwimmer, heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, Jason Momoa, Spice girls Mel C and Geri Halliwell-Horner, Gregory Porter, ABBA legend Bjorn Ulvaeus, Ed Sheeran, Ryan Reynolds, Kate Winslet, Steve Carell, Eddie Redmayne, Chris Evans, Michael Palin, England football captains Harry Kane and Leah Williamson, Dave Grohl, Tom Hiddleston have all read stories that will now be available for audiences to relive on BBC iPlayer.

Elsewhere, CBeebies Bedtime Story has seen many other landmark firsts. This includes Strictly Come Dancing champion Rose-Ayling Ellis reading the first ever story in British Sign Language, Rugby champion Rob Burrow reading the first story told using an eye controlled computer, Lora Fachie with the first ever braille story, Catherine, Princess of Wales becoming the first ever royal to read a story, cricketers Katherine Sciver-Brunt and Nat Sciver-Brunt becoming the first LGBTQ+ couple to read a story and astronaut Tim Peake as the first to read from space!

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