Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 - Rebel Girls - ★★★★.¾

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CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS: Rebel Girls
GENRE: Children's Nonfiction, Biographies.
PUBLICATION DATE: November 20, 2017
RATING: 4.75 stars.

Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls is one of these modern marvels that is a must-read for every girl child aged 5 and above (it can be read to younger children too). This book has been a trendsetter and has spawned so many other books using the same premise: Stories for Boys who Dare to be Different, Like a Girl, Women in Science/Sports, The Good Guys, She Can You Can, Fantastically great women who made history, Fantastically great women who changed the world,..... The list is endless! These books give me hope for a better tomorrow, a tomorrow where your gender doesn't define you, nor does it restrict you.

If there's only one book that you can gift your children, let it be one of these.

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