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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 tales of extraordinary women Hardcover – Illustrated, 2 Mar. 2017

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What if the princess didn't marry Prince Charming but instead went on to be an astronaut? What if the jealous step sisters were supportive and kind? And what if the queen was the one really in charge of the kingdom? Illustrated by sixty female artists from every corner of the globe, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls introduces us to one hundred remarkable women and their extraordinary lives, from Ada Lovelace to Malala, Amelia Earhart to Michelle Obama. Empowering, moving and inspirational, these are true fairy tales for heroines who definitely don't need rescuing.

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What if the princess didn't marry Prince Charming but instead went on to be an astronaut

The feminist bedtime story book you'll wish you had growing up

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls reinvents fairy tales, inspiring children with the stories of 100 heroic women from Elizabeth I to Serena Williams.

Illustrated by sixty female artists from every corner of the globe, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls introduces us to one hundred remarkable women and their extraordinary lives, from Ada Lovelace to Malala, Amelia Earhart to Michelle Obama. Empowering, moving and inspirational, these are true fairy tales for heroines who definitely don't need rescuing.

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A revolution at bedtime... Esther Walker thought she had parenting down until she read the hit book to her daughter. It has changed their lives ― Sunday Times Magazine

The publishing sensation of the year ―
Evening Standard, Books of the Year

The definitive book of the year in our house, for both parents and offspring. It offers celebratory, non-judgmental paeans to the varied lives of influential women. Anyone needing an antidote for certain oversexualised, underoccupied screen heroines need look no further -- Maggie O’Farrell ―
Guardian Books of the Year

A welcome reminder to girls that nothing stands in their way - except a lack of self-belief. This book started as a crowd-funded project and has become a best-seller which is the best news of the year -- Sally Morris ―
Daily Mail Books of the Year

Trust me, your life needs
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls... Absolutely beautiful - get one for yourself and one to inspire a woman in your life -- Sarah Shaffi ― Stylist

Featuring spies, pirates, astronauts, activists, scientists, writers, sports stars and more, many of the stories are so thrilling and uplifting your child's heart may beat a little faster, her mind racing with possibilities. If she leaps out of bed to get to work, blame the authors -- Emine Saner ―
Guardian

Modern and fundamentally feminist, this riot grrrl reinvention of the fairytale is so inspiring adults are also reading it in droves -- Heather Saul ―
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Elegant, colourful... and captivatingly told... In an ideal world, not only would mothers read this aloud to daughters, but teachers would read it to schoolboys -- Nicolette Jones ―
Sunday Times

A book to keep, treasure and read again, and the end pages are a call to arms: space for readers to write their own story and drawn their own portrait. Essential reading for girls and indeed boys; children who read this at bedtime are guaranteed some big and inspirational dreams -- Fiona Noble ―
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In a sign of the times - that rebellion is good - there's a book dominating the Christmas bestsellers list this year. It is
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo... what the title says to girls is that history has placed laurels on the heads of men, that children's books have left them out, and that this is their time for revolution ― Evening Standard

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What if the princess didn't marry Prince Charming but instead went on to be an astronaut? What if the jealous step sisters were supportive and kind? And what if the queen was the one really in charge of the kingdom? Illustrated by sixty female artists from every corner of the globe, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls introduces us to one hundred remarkable women and their extraordinary lives, from Ada Lovelace to Malala, Amelia Earhart to Michelle Obama. Empowering, moving and inspirational, these are true fairy tales for heroines who definitely don't need rescuing.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Particular Books; 1st edition (2 Mar. 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 014198600X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141986005
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6 - 9 years, from customers
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.5 x 2 x 25 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 10,579 ratings

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Customers find the stories in the book inspiring and entertaining. They describe it as a collection of short, child-friendly biographies about inspiring women. The illustrations are beautiful and well-laid out. Readers appreciate the diverse female role models from all backgrounds. Many find the book a perfect gift for young girls. It provides them with interesting facts written in a storytale way.

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415 customers mention ‘Inspirational story’395 positive20 negative

Customers enjoy the inspirational stories in the book. They find the stories simple to understand and heartwarming. The stories are short, which is perfect for their children if they are tired or still.

"...These books are perfect for bed time, they are short but interesting and entertaining...." Read more

"This is a really stunning non-fiction book...." Read 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...." Read more

"...while other great stories from less prominent figures were also given attention, such as Almna Al Haddad, Brenda Chapman, Hypatia, Michaela Deprince..." Read more

340 customers mention ‘Book for girls’332 positive8 negative

Customers enjoy the book for girls. They find it a collection of short biographies about inspiring women from all over the world and throughout time. The book features great, talented women from all walks of life. It's nicely illustrated and designed for young readers.

"...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" Read more

"This is a really stunning non-fiction book. Women of significance from all over the world and throughout time are sorted alphabetically, by their..." Read more

"...This is enough but also gives you the opportunity to research these people and learn more about them...." Read more

"...It gives us loads of topics for thought-provoking conversations. And the illustrations are amazing! Highly recommend" Read more

297 customers mention ‘Illustrations’297 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the illustrations in the book. They find them lovely, well-designed, and inspiring. The book has a simple layout with nice colorful inserts. Readers appreciate the creative, brave, and strong female characters depicted. The stories are written in a fairytale style with interesting figures like Margaret Thatcher. Overall, customers find the book engaging and well-written.

"...were, their struggle, their triumph and on the adjacent page a stunning illustration paired with a unique quote from said person...." Read more

"...And the illustrations are amazing! Highly recommend" Read more

"...I also felt that some of the figures were interesting choices, Margaret Thatcher being one such example as she is very unpopular for fairly good..." Read more

"...However I have leafed through the book myself and wow, beautiful art work and beautiful information...." Read more

56 customers mention ‘Female role models’50 positive6 negative

Customers find the book's female role models diverse. They say it covers women from all backgrounds and ages, with each woman being portrayed by a different artist. The book includes stories of women from all races and nations.

"...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" Read more

"...I loved the diversity of women included, who came from all over the world and all walks of life...." Read more

"...great jumping off point for them to further explore and discuss characters and issues raised...." Read more

"...potted 'once upon a time' biographies each illustrated with an accompanying portrait by a woman artist...." Read more

56 customers mention ‘Gift value’56 positive0 negative

Customers find the book a good gift for little girls. They say it inspires and educates.

"This was a fantastic present for my little girl (7)...." Read more

"...It's really well written and curated. Such a brilliant gift for any little girl, to help her learn about all the possibilities for her own future." Read more

"...It's a lovely, lovely gift. I also bought the Boys who dare to be different for my 8 year old - I think it's a tiny bit to old for him...." Read more

"...Highly recommend! the perfect gift to teach the young girls in our lives to grow up and be who ever the want, just do it well!" Read more

49 customers mention ‘Enjoyment’49 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the engaging stories in the book. They find it easy to read and enjoyable for both children and adults. The writing style makes it a joy to dip into anytime. Readers mention that the stories are fascinating and inspire them to do great things.

"...books are perfect for bed time, they are short but interesting and entertaining...." Read more

"...Got it when my daughter turned 6 and we’re both enjoying reading it. It gives us loads of topics for thought-provoking conversations...." Read more

"...It was a lovely experience and I have to say, I'm impressed with the amount of work that went into the book, and that it was as a result of a very..." Read more

"...Excellent value, educational and stimulating...." Read more

33 customers mention ‘Information content’28 positive5 negative

Customers find the book's information interesting and engaging. They appreciate the historical context and present-day figures included. The book provides a simple yet needed perspective and challenges children's beliefs. Readers appreciate the bite-sized pieces of information that highlight gaps in taught history.

"...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..." Read more

"...I loved this idea, and their are some great examples from throughout history: obvious examples included Elizabeth I, Malala Yousafzai, Cleopatra,..." Read more

"...I like this. In itself it is not a protest. It's a statement of fact. But facts that are too often overlooked...." Read more

"...I think the authors are pretty even handed and hinted at issues for deeper exploration where relevant." Read more

30 customers mention ‘Readability’30 positive0 negative

Customers find the book readable and inspiring for bedtime. They say it's easy to read, perfect for reluctant readers, and great for quick, inspirational reads. The book is described as brilliant, different, and educational.

"...These books are perfect for bed time, they are short but interesting and entertaining...." Read more

"...book, with phenomenal illustrations that every girl will love and read many times...." Read more

"...The stories cover one page (perfect for bedtime)..." Read more

"...It’s great to read about these fabulous women’s legacy’s and what they are currently achieving...." Read more

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Our bookworm-daughter spotted this in a gift store and had an instant interest as she already owns a couple of similar books on this very popular topic of female role-models and heroines. More than happy to support her reading interest and enthusiasm for the topic I ordered the book on Amazon.The presentation of this hard bound book with its colourfull cover and illustrations on every other page is very strong. And I can see the attraction to young ladies. The one-page profiles/summaries are actually written in fairytale style and provide a good summary on why each female was such a remarkable character. I must admit that I was quite sceptical at first about such a book with an over the top girlpower-message and filled with lesser known individuals. But it reads well and is actually quite fascinating.The only thing I am less thrilled about is the art, its colourful and perhaps its very artistic and clever but with a little effort I could have made nicer pictures.dad
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2025
    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
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 April 2017
    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.
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 June 2017
    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!
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 July 2024
    This is a book I had in my own “to read” list for a while. Got it when my daughter turned 6 and we’re both enjoying reading it. It gives us loads of topics for thought-provoking conversations. And the illustrations are amazing! Highly recommend

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  • Denise Miller
    5.0 out of 5 stars Astoundingly beautiful book
    Reviewed in the United States on 7 January 2025
    We gave this to our 7 year old grand-daughter. I was so proud to give it to her to let her read and to be read to---about so many amazing, creative, talented, determined women.
    It is a beautiful book and a keeper for a life time.
  • Pedro Gurrola
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente contenido
    Reviewed in Mexico on 26 November 2024
    Excelente el contenido de este libro todas las historias son muy buenas y muy educativas
  • Steve Buonvino
    1.0 out of 5 stars water is leaking from everywhere
    Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on 14 June 2023
    I would not recommend this product, the quality is bad, I had to throw it away
  • husseinjw
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best gift for my kids
    Reviewed in France on 27 October 2021
    Better than the princess nonsense. This is the best thing ever. I use it when want to have light reading. Ita suoer as as i read it to my kids i educte myself too
  • Sanchari Nandi Das
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice Book, must read by boys and girls
    Reviewed in India on 6 January 2021
    I had purchased this book when she was around 6 years old. She still loves reading this book.

    Best part of the book is very simple language, 1 page one story which doesn’t make the stories monotonous.

    The quality of pages and book cover is amazing !

    Overall a very good read for children as well for adults (you will get to know about various women personalities some of whom we may might have forgotten)