I love the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls books and I'm always looking for inspiring reads for my children. These real life female leaders are such an inspiration to young minds (and older minds too!) I've read them with my sons as well as my daughter as it's important for the boys to also see the incredible achievements these women have made.

There's 25 stories in total, some of which also feature in the first books in the Rebel Girls series, the other 11 are brand new tales. I'd have preferred it if they were all brand new stories as some of them, as fans of the series, we'd seen before. 

The book has a recommended reader age of six to nine years which I would say is fair. I read the stories with my (just turned) 6 year old whereas my older children can read them independently. There's a section at the end where you can write your own story and complete some quizzes to help you to find your own rebel girl qualities. These practical exercises are perfect for inspiring older children.

A brilliant, inspiring book. 

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This is the second of these Rebel Girls books I've read and I've loved them both!! These authors are great! They're very diverse and inspiring. I love the activities at the end ; I even took the What Kind Of Leader Are You quiz and I got Mostly C's. The illustrations are amazingly well done and while I wish there was more information about some of these women it's a good introduction. This is perfect for young people and I highly recommend it for your kids.

My daughters and I love this series and were so excited to see some new stories. As a parent, and teacher, I love the diversity presented in this series - across race, heritage, age, career - and the format lends itself well to quick lessons. These stories are short and appropriate enough for young learners, and can easily be expanded upon for older children with some additional research. My daughters (6, 8) will often to ask to look up real pictures of the women described and we have many wonderful conversations as a result. It was great to see some favorite stories mixed with some new ones in this format, and the activities provided were fun as well. We look forward to following along with future books in this series as well. These books make great additions to classroom and home libraries, and great gifts for other Rebel Girls!

I hadn’t heard of many of the women in this book so it was good to be introduced to these characters. Some of them led remarkable lives but the style of writing, condensing these women’s lives and achievements down into just one page, meant that some of the remarkableness was lost. I didn’t feel the wow factor when reading about them, which is a shame and is an opportunity lost. I also felt that the collection was focused primarily on the USA, so people reading this in the UK, with little understanding or knowledge about the American political system, may struggle to connect.

Having said that, this would still be a useful book to have in any school or class library, in the hope that having read about one of these women, children may go and do further research about some of them.

I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I used this as a daily read aloud in my classroom, and the students really enjoyed it. The art was eye catching and provoked discussion, and it was nice to expose them to some new role models. The students enjoyed excitedly yelling out if they'd heard about the Rebel Girl of the day, and what they already knew about her, and were quick to remark on the new facts they'd learned about each. I think this would also make an excellent bedtime read. It makes a wonderful addition to any children's book library.

This is really awesome! It's a good diverse, varied list of women in leadership roles, from history and the current day. I love the art and especially how the images are realistic and not overly beauti-fied. It's written in a sort of fairytale style that I think young girls will enjoy. This will be a great and inspiring bedtime read-aloud book for many girls!

This book tells the stories of 25 different women leaders in the world. These women include politicians like Kamala Harris, the Vice President of the United States, and Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand. There were also entertainers, such as Lady Gaga, and athletes, such as Aly Raisman. Each of these women made an impact on their communities and the world.

I wasn’t familiar with some of the women in this book, so I learned a lot. Rigoberta Menchú Tum fought for equal rights in Guatemala, and won the Nobel Peace Prize. Pat Summitt was a basketball player and coach, who had the most wins of any coach in NCAA basketball history when she retired in 2012. I’m glad that kids today will learn about these extraordinary women, because I didn’t know about them when I was growing up.

It’s so important to have books that celebrate what women can do. Many of these women weren’t born into lives of privilege, so they became successful leaders by working hard and defying the odds. These women prove that anyone can follow their dreams and make a difference in the world.

This is a great book!

Thank you Rebel Girls for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is an absolutely vital book for kids and I am glad that this series is now present for little girls to learn about more powerful role models. I love that the book doesn't treat it's target audience as kids but as future engineers, artists, educators, politicians, teachers and the like and motivates them with the dignity and respect they need. Some of these women even I had not heard of, so to imagine little girls of the coming generations knowing of them at such an early age is heartwarming. The best part of the book is that it doesn't shy away from bringing before children ideas such as childbirth, dissatisfaction, gender roles, abuse, protest, war, disability, divorce and creates an open and safe environment to have these conversations early on in their lives. While it does have women from all over the world, I noticed a stark lack of Asian role models and I wish more of them would be included in the series in the future.

Rebel Girls Lead

This was a an excellent choice for middle grade youth. The book highlights different women who have made history in some way. There are fantastic illustrations to go along with each woman, and a brief explanation of why the woman is someone to be inspired by.

I absolutely would recommend this book. It’s great for girls or boys, and I think it’s especially important for young girls to see women who have made an impact on our society, culture, and our country. I like that the author included women who weren’t just American, and that it was inclusive of cultures and countries outside of America. And I also liked that the women were from many demographics and industries.

Overall, I’d love to recommend this book and will be buying it for my niece. :)

Inspiring book with wonderful art. Perfect gift for every 21st century child and is a wonderful replacement for ancient fairytales often wrapped in notions of patriarch.

This is an inspiring book. I would be proud to own this and read it to my daughter. The illustrations are just beautiful too. I also thoroughly enjoyed the questions at the end and the encouragement to show what sort of leader you would be. Just what the world needs more of.

I am totally grabbing a copy of this book for my niece.
I love how this book gives good and understanding information on the important and inspiring woman in the world that every kid and adult should know.
It is colorful, well laid out and makes it fun to read about them.

A great book for young girls and young women.
Includes stories of several positive female role models.
Would recommend to all ages to read.

I am a huge fan of the Rebel Girls series of books. My 6 year old has the first volume and has been captivated by some of the stories. It's great to see more books coming from Rebel Girls and Rebel Girls Lead does not disappoint. I love that I can curl up with my daughters (6 and 5) and read them a short story from this each evening and I, as their mum, am learning at the same time. This book includes Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Michelle Obama, Kamala Harris, Jacinta Ardern and more. It feels current and is packed full of both new stories and those collected from the other volumes. As with the other books, there are bold, colourful illustrations bringing the stories to life. Wonderful!

"If you have a problem, you've got to solve it because that problem is going to get bigger in six months."
-Mary Barra

Combining well-known public figures and other heroines that are less famous, this collection of stories about brave strong women recognizes the efforts they put into their battles and how their resilience and persistence helped them to get where they are. It's important that little girls know their value and get inspired by other women who are not afraid to make a change in the world.

This book was what I needed !!!!
I try to read every Rebel Girls book there is, one being the Turkish version, 100 Girls from Turkey, and every time I cry out of pride. This one was no different.
Usually, in these books, there are some women that have lived before me, so maybe I don't feel the way my mother would feel, reading about these women in her youth, but in this one there are women such as Vice President Kamala Harris, Lady Gaga, Oprah... My real-life heroes.
I loved this book a lot, and waiting for more Rebel Girls books!

A fabulous contribution to this amazing series of books. . Short stories about inspiring girls who became inspiring women. A fabulous book to share with all the family, boys and girls, share the inspiration and power , brilliant books to teach and I just love the illustrations, makes them even more wonderful, fantastic

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

When you are a girl, the word "weak" somehow glued to your image. But look at these women! Even some that I don't know suddenly got my admiration.

"People will think you weak,", "Your life worth nothing", are some phrases we usually hear spoken to these women. But what did they do when bullied? They struggled more and reached out more.

When we were young, we were often asked what would we do when grown up? Of course these amazing people inspired us, and their jobs are usually what we would do for life. But remember, only those who fight more got more. While complaining is not a sin, mostly, nevertheless these women struggled more than grumbling. This is how they arrived to a place where you can see them shining bright.

(9 year old girl) I loved this book ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰😍.I think rebel girls is so inspiring. I have 1 and 2. I think anyone who reads this book will be very inspired.

I was a bit dumbfounded while reading this. It starts off well with Aly Raisman, Cleopatra, and Queen Elizabeth. Harriet Tubman and Leymah Gbowee show up a bit later with inspiring tales. But the vast majority of this book are liberal politicians and lawyers. I don't think there was even a thought about trying to hide the authors bias.

And I particularly "liked" how they mentioned that the Georgia gubernatorial race was lost because "her opponent made sure that lot of people weren't allowed to vote", but there is no mention of the hundreds of thousands of fraudulent votes for Biden/Harris in 5 states.