Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

My daughter received this as a present from her and for the past year it has been used as a bedtime story each night for my 2 girls aged 8 and 10 years . The variety of stories of what these amazing women have achieved are inspiring for children and fascinating for us 'older' ones who may not know how much has been achieved by individual women over the years. The stories cover one page (perfect for bedtime), have beautiful illustrations and are a sound base of a story to spring anyone who wants to learn more and do their own research to find out more. I purchased 2 more of these books as presents for teachers who had children similar age to my girls and they already knew of the book and were very please to get a copy for their children! This is a great book and both myself and my girls highly recommend it! Enjoy!

These are my favorite books to read too and with my two girls. These books are perfect for bed time, they are short but interesting and entertaining. They teaching my girls about real people and give them inspirational role models. We have a few rebel girl books and will be buying more

This book is amazing and so inspiring, I do agree every girl should have a copy and I have already bought 4 copies as presents for birthdays. My opinion is that 1 page is a perfect amount of information to sum up that woman's life and achievements, too much more and it would feel too heavy and like school work. This is enough but also gives you the opportunity to research these people and learn more about them. Some women's stories are quite harrowing and I have brushed over some facts that I'm not sure my 7 year old daughter is ready to hear about (The Taliban murdering lots of people for example) but this is a book that we will read more than once and at different ages so what isn't appropriate now, will be in a few years. It is also helping my daughter understand so many different elements of life, from careers, ethnicity, countries, history, limitations (or no limitations as the women in the book show) gender inequalities and how they have over came these. It is inspiring and makes us talk about our achievements and know that there are no limits - you can do anything you set your mind to. I love it as much as my daughter. There is something I would like to address and that is the people who give this book 1 or 2 stars for the transgender page and the wording 'she knew she was a girl because she liked pink and sparkles, and now she gets to wear pink as much as she likes'. This might not have been the authors words but the child's words. Plus, giving the whole book 1 or 2 stars because of 1 sentence is very narrow minded, considering the book has the amazing achievements of 100 women and they are focusing on 1 sentence!!! I feel like they are missing the whole purpose of the book. My advice, buy the book!

This is a really stunning non-fiction book. Women of significance from all over the world and throughout time are sorted alphabetically, by their first name, in this book. First page is the prose, a fact file of who they were, their struggle, their triumph and on the adjacent page a stunning illustration paired with a unique quote from said person. I think this is a very important book for children every where. I bought this as a gift for my partner's niece and once I seen it, I bought it for my own 3 year old daughter. Interesting read at any age. You really don't know how just one story can inspire someone's life, must have. My boyfriend and I have discovered some very fascinating women in this book and we can't believe we have never heard of them before. Also, everyone grumbling about the story of the Trans girl, Coy - look it up. This child identified as a girl her whole life and didn't want to use the boys bathroom at school. She identifies as a girl and her government recognised that and agreed with her at the age of six. Everyone getting themselves in a twist because her family celebrated with a party with a pink cake and Coy wore a pink dress and sparkly shoes really needs to take a look at themselves. That statement doesn't define trans-children, it's just how this little girl wanted to celebrate her win with her family. My little girl is three and all her toys have been unisex from the moment she is born - she is currently obsessed with pink, sparkles, unicorns and mermaids. Let children be children. Gender is relative - society enforces rules with gender - Coy's story defied these typical gender rules. Her story could influence any girl or boy - or even just have them gain more understanding of the whole situation - public toilets do not need to be separated by gender - you can't put people into those boxes.

Ich habe den 2.Teil des Buches in einer Büchermesse entdeckt. Anfangs bin ich daran vorbeigelaufen und dachte es sei ein Kinderbuch wegen dem Cover und der Schriftart aber als ich es aufschlug hat es mich überrascht, dass es kurze Autobiografien sind, die super einfach verfasst worden sind. Daraufhin habe ich die Autoren gegoogelt und rausgefunden, dass ich eben den 2. Teil besitze und es noch den 1. Teil gibt. Dank AMAZON habe ich es mir sofort bestellt und zwar kostengünstiger als alle anderen Buchhändler. INHALT In dem Buch gibt es Biografien zu lesen, die erfolgreiche Frauen thematisieren wie z.B Frida Kahlo oder Angela Merkel, die steinige Wege gehen mussten um ihre Ziele zu erreichen. Kurz und bündig-eine knappe Seite pro Persönlichkeit. Sehr einfach und verständlich verfasst. Man kann es den Kindern als gute Nacht Geschichten lesen. Zudem gibt es auch Bände für Jungs und einige weitere Themen.

Great book! I thought that it might a bit difficult or boring for 7 year old, but opposite! She finally started to grow up from princess stories, looks for profession she wants, enjoys reading, one page story so short enough to keep interested, and always checks out pictures (seems to be important as for kid). Anyways, great and one of a kind!

Excelente livro!

Bellissimo libro. Come suggerisce il titolo sono delle storie della buonanotte, semplici e ciascuna che lascerà il lettore col pensiero che tutto è possibile nella vita. Scoperto grazie alla mia fidanzata, consiglio questo libro a chiunque. Il commento della mia ragazza è migliore di qualunque recensione: "Se avessi letto questo libro quando ero bambina la mia vita sarebbe stata diversa". Anche se questo libro insegna che si è mai troppo tardi per iniziare a fare le cose giuste. Buona lettura a tutti. Per coloro che abbiano apprezzato questo libro, forse può interessare anche un altro testo simile dal titolo "Getting There".

I have read this book so many times to my 5 year old girl. She loves the stories . Each one is short enough to capture her attention