“My favorite part of
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
is how many extraordinary women Rebel Girls have opened up to me and my two daughters.” - Drew Barrymore
A contemporary classic,
reinvents fairy tales, inspiring girls with the extraordinary true stories of 100+ heroic women.
The book that changed bedtime is back with a brand-new, updated edition featuring 22 new stories written by best-selling author – and original Rebel Girl – Elena Favilli.
This revised edition features 22 new stories about women and girls across 70+ professions and over 40 countries, including:
Greta Thunberg
, environmental activist
Judy Blume
, activist
Michelle Yeoh
, actor
Taylor Swift
, singer
Melanie Perkins
, entrepreneur
Readers will marvel at the accomplishments of well-known women like
Cleopatra
,
Amelia Earhart
Rosa Parks
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
, and
Frida Kahlo
, and they’ll discover the powerful stories of Colombian spy
Policarpa Salavarrieta
, Afghani rapper
Sonita Alizadeh
, Sierra-Leonean ballerina
Michaela dePrince
, Mexican doctor
Matilde Montoya
, and American surgeon
Mary Edwards Walker
.
Each story in this highly giftable collection is written in the signature Rebel Girls style of storytelling: a biographical, real-world fairy tale, where women are the hero's of their own stories.
ignited a publishing movement when it was first published in 2016. The book is now available in 50 languages and found in more than 110+ countries.
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Praise for Rebel Girls:
is how many extraordinary women Rebel Girls have opened up to me and my two daughters. There are so many women and girls that have inspired us through learning about them. I am honored to be a part of the Rebel Girls community.” – Drew Barrymore, actress and entrepreneur
"Reading can inspire you to do great things — what a great gift for a preteen! This series features boundary-breaking women and includes stories about some who have moved me the most..." –
OprahDaily.com