GIRL POWER

Inspire your daughters to lead big lives and chase their dreams

GOOD NIGHT STORIES FOR REBEL GIRLS 100 TALES OF EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN

If you’re sick of reading stories to your kids about feeble princesses who do little more than sit in towers obsessing over their hair and waiting for princes to save them, this book is the perfect alternative. It tells the incredible tales of 100 real-life heroines who made waves in their respective fields.

All the big names are here: from Cleopatra to Hillary Clinton, Marie Curie to Jane Goodall, Maria Callas to Miriam Makeba – and then there are wonderful women that many kids would never have heard about such as mathematicians, astronauts, writers, chefs, surfers, supermodels, tennis aces, rappers and tattoo artists. Even two pirates!

Each legendary woman’s biography is covered in one page and is told in once-upona-time fairytale fashion to ensure it’s engaging and accessible. The message is clear: if you’re brave and bold and have the courage to follow your dreams you can achieve anything. It will also spark interesting conversations between parents and children about why, for instance American civil rights activist Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama, or why Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi was placed under house arrest.

Delightfully illustrated by 60 female artists from around the globe, this is an absolute gem of a book. My two daughters, age five and seven, love it and I can’t recommend it highly enough. Every young girl should own one! – JANE VORSTER

“Women must try to do the same things that men have tried. If they fail, their failure

must be a challenge to others.” – Amelia Earhart, American aviator “Study with all your might. It’s not easy but it’s your only hope.” – Balkissa Chaibou, activist from Niger “Never walk away from your dream. When things get tough, just get tougher.” – Amina Al Haddad, weightlifter from the United Arab Emirates