Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

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.

So I have bought this for my 12 year old sister for Christmas (2017) so she will receive it in a couple of months as I thought it would be good for her to learn about women who changed the world or challenged something in some way, especially as quite often in school they have projects or essays on inspirational people so it would give her a good amount to write about. However I have leafed through the book myself and wow, beautiful art work and beautiful information. I am going to buy myself a book of this too as I think this will be great for an art prompt book and great for me to learn, not just about stories of women that are well known but some lesser known ones. There are 100 'stories' on real life, past and present female figures who have changed the world, contributed to something, overcame adversity. As far as I have seen each story/info sheet is one page with a rather beautiful piece of art on the other. The art styles vary so from different artists I presume. The 'stories' are simple to understand, enough information to learn and give a comprehensive taste of what the stories of the women were which can allow you to decide whether you want to look into the story/background of the woman more or not but neither are they too brief so you don't feel like you haven't learnt a lot.

I'm reading this with my 6 year old daughter, this book has 100 stories to read, discuss and look up on Google. I'm not so sure about the Margaret Thatcher bedtime story, but even that becomes a topic for exploration with my daughter. Excellent and mind expanding for both parent and child. --------------------------------------------------------------- 11 weeks later and it's all read - one or two stories nearly every week for 11 weeks. Excellent value, educational and stimulating. When I bought it, I wouldn't have imagined how taken my daughter would be by Rosa Parks. --------------------------------------------------------------- 6 months later and she's reading it to me. Every evening I had to answer more or less standard questions - is she alive? was she alive when you were a baby? was she alive when your mummy was a baby? what did she say? what did she do? can I look at a picture of her on your phone? --------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Months later my daughter is almost 7. More than half the time that I've caught her reading in bed when she's supposed to be sleeping, it has been this book. --------------------------------------------------------------- 18 months on, and the book has run its course. I think it now falls into teh category of much loved but no longer read. I'd highly recommend this book for any girl aged 6-10.

So I fancied getting through a few shorter reads in order to catch up a little with my TBR and Reading Challenge this year, and I recently acquired this book which has really peaked my interest! Mat and I saw it while out and about in a bookshop and fell in love with the illustrations and idea behind it, so I knew I needed a copy of my own! After finally getting hold of it, and occasionally reading a random 'story' now and again, I finally found time to settle down and read them all through properly. 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 successful Kickstarter. It definitely gives me great joy that such a book was in very high demand! The basic premise of the book was of course that famous women from long ago, more recent history, and even the present day are getting their stories told in an imaginative way, so that young girls are listening to bedtime stories that are about women achieving things rather than waiting to be 'rescued'. I loved this idea, and their are some great examples from throughout history: obvious examples included Elizabeth I, Malala Yousafzai, Cleopatra, the Bronte Sisters, Marie Curie and Michelle Obama (missing Joan of Arc though...shame!), while other great stories from less prominent figures were also given attention, such as Almna Al Haddad, Brenda Chapman, Hypatia, Michaela Deprince, etc. I loved the diversity of women included, who came from all over the world and all walks of life. There's a story to inspire all in here - no matter your ethnicity, sexuality or gender orientation (Kat Coy's story was beautiful). I wish the stories had been longer. They are designed to be reinvented fairy tales of course - but I wanted more details anyway! There are so many things that could have been included from each person's life that ended up being scrapped! I also felt that most of the stories didn't really 'end' in an interesting way, and the quotes attributed to each woman were either wonderful or fell flat in my eyes. 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 reasons, but then they never paint her as a heroine. They merely suggest that her 'iron' will is to be commended. This was, after all, a book about women achieving things and being proactive/taking control! A gorgeous entry into the literary world for young feminists, and one that I certainly plan to read to any children I might have in the future!

Excellent book

Aren't there more stars?!! I gave this to my daughter yesterday and she's barely put it down, she even stayed up until 11pm last night (without my knowledge) reading it. I accdiently received two so we gave one to her school today and a few of the teachers have asked to borrow it, they've talked about blowing up some of the pictures and putting them up around the school. I can't praise this enough and she said thank you to me again today for getting it whilst carrying it in her arms on the way home from school. I originally thought this was a story book, I searched around looking for a book written by a foreign author as it's part of my daughter's schools homework and saw this and looked at a couple of reviews. It's actually a fact book on influential women, past and present. She liked the fact she new some (Hillary Clinton, Cleopatra to name a few) and she's really enjoyed finding out what made them so admired and well known. It's definitely a modern age book. It talks about a child who was born a boy but felt like they were in the wrong body and as I don't believe we should shield our children from things like this, we talked in some detail about it.

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!

Enlightening and inspiring book about women who have successfully pursued and achivied their dreams. Women of all backgrounds from all around the world : artists, singers, champions, activists, pilots, writers, astronauts, queens, etc. It's well written and the illustrations are gorgeous. I hope it will be translated in French soon so I can offer it to my nieces.

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!

There are good books, there are great books and then there our books which touch our lives in a very special ways. They tell stories which inspire us, make us happy, tales which we instantly connect with, stories which make us pick the book up again and again. Today, I'm writing about one such book which I recently came across. The title of the book was appealing enough for me to pick it up for my little Z. What I didn't know was that the stories in the book will touch my heart as much as they inspire my daughter. The book is called Goodnight stories for Rebel girls. It's written by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo. It has illustrations by 60 female artists from across the globe. I made Z pick up her abosolute favorites and she did give me a long list after a lot of drama, according to her, "how can I pick only a few. I love all the stories." Anyway, her favorites include Margaret Hamilton, Brenda Chapman, Ann Makosinski, Coy Mathis, Maria Montessori, Jane Austen, Cleopatra, Julia Child, Simone Billes, Ashley Fiolek, Nelly Bly and Malala Yousafzai. I can't blame her for picking so many of them. The length of the stories, the illustrations, the narrative, everything is perfect. We have read these stories once and we are reading it once again... I know it definitely isn't the last time she is (sorry we are) reading it. I love the message in the beginning of the the book as well; "To the rebel girls of the world: Dream bigger, aim higher, fight harder, and when in doubt, remember you are right." I wish I had Goodnight stories for rebel girls, when I was a little girl.

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".