Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women

One of the best bedtime stories for little girls. We used to read to my kid when she was between 3-6. This also makes a quick bedtime read for older kids. Through these true stories my daughter got learn without realizing how the world changed for women over the time and the struggles sacrifices some had to make to achieve their accomplishments. This indirectly helped me make her aware of the value of freedom and privileges that girls get to enjoy in our current society and how precious it is, and to make sure that we move only forward. Totally recommend this for parents of little kids irrespective of their gender. This will also make a good gift.

Grandma thought this was a great book for my 7 yr old granddaughter and after 6 stories about amazing women and amazing dreams , my son in law said “that’s an awesome book, Mom. Thank you” whether the child gets it for amazing feats of sports, politics or love, they will appreciate courage and women. I highly recommend this book for all ppl of all ages.

This is an excellent choice for young readers and is also a lot of fun if you are teaching a young person to read. I have two 4 year old nieces who are not yet reading on their own, but they love having these stories read to them and they love the beautiful and creative illustrations of each woman or girl featured. I have learned a lot even I didn't know from reading this book to them. I love that it is instilling them with the awareness that women and girls have done important and critical work throughout time, all over the world. I feel confident that this is setting them up to be critical thinkers later on in life when they will likely encounter history classes that will only tell them what men in history have done. This book is very nicely put together. It is good and heavy with a heavy duty wipe-clean exterior finish. The interior bookplate sheet is especially nice if you are planning to give this as a gift, as I did. It also includes a ribbon bookmark to help little people find where they left off. I would absolutely recommend this book for all young children.

granddaughter loves to read 2 stories before going to sleep.

I purchased this book for my niece, and even though it is "for girls" I think this book would be an amazing book for any child, girl or boy. The stories in the book are empowering and thoughtful, and show that there are strong women throughout history. I think this book is absolutely wonderful. I think this book is wonderful for ANY child. The reason I say that, is for several reasons. It is true, boys and girls will take away different things from these stories. Yes, we need to empower our daughters, without question, and this book does that. But we also need to teach our sons that they should support girls and women of all ages. So even though this is Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, I think every child should read the stories in it. I'm planning on buying the second book in the series for my niece and this book for my nephews as well. On the artistic front, the art is phenomenal,I appreciate everything the book has to offer, artistically and historically. It is creative, colorful, beautifully illustrated, and I applaud the collaboration the was needed to make this book so unique. I hope they continue to make more of these books.

Having my nine year old read a couple to me each night and she is really enjoying the content. There are so many varied and interesting examples from around the world that the entries have sparked a lot of good conversation. Having said that, there was one entry we skipped over as I think it is very inappropriate for my daughter (not to mention the even younger readers who according to these reviews are reading). The book draws from more of a leftest cast rather than highlighting some likely candidates who were pioneers or achieved greatly but perhaps not according to the current in vogue view of "correctness." This leads to some interesting choices: Hillary Clinton but not Condolezza Rice; Ruth Bader Ginzburg but not the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court Sandra Day O'connor; no mention of Golda Meir. In fairness, Margaret Thatcher has an entry but her paragraphs include a line that "she wanted to take school lunches away from kids." Really. Also, the business sector is largely ignored. There are a lot of women entrepreneurs and business leaders who would be great examples for girls in our (still!) market economy. All in all I am glad I bought it. However, the book could have been a broader example set had were it less biased.

Fantastic book. So many outstanding women are profiled, many that aren’t often in the spotlight. Great gift for any young girl but also a good book for boys to read & be aware of the accomplishments of women as well. Beautifully illustrated, nicely bound.

My 5 year old daughter likes the stories, and one page each person makes it easier for her to read herself. I brought the book to our Daisy Girl Scout troop meeting where they earned a badge about being courageous and strong. We started by playing Bold Maid (which I also recommend). Someone asked who Amelia Earhart was. My daughter grabbed the book and started reading her page! Then another girl wanted to read a page out loud! And two other girls wanted the book themselves! This book was a big hit for 5-7 year olds! During the troop meeting, the book and Bold Maid game prompted conversations about what world leaders like Angela Merkel do and how did Helen Keller walk around school if she was blind and deaf. The girls shared personal stories of how they got back up on their bikes or skates when they fell, and joined a t-ball team even though they were nervous. The meeting was a big hit! The book is awesome!