| Title | : | Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: Baby's First Book of Extraordinary Women |
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| ISBN | : | 1953424376 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781953424372 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Board book |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 |
| Publication | : | Published July 12, 2022 |
Welcoming new Rebels into the fold, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: Baby's First Book of Extraordinary Women features artists and inventors, athletes and activists in its colorful, inviting pages. Readers will meet dancer Misty Copeland, pilot Amelia Earhart, swimmer Yusra Mardini, and many other inspiring icons.
Sparkling, easy-to-read text and beautiful portraits capture each trailblazing woman’s Rebel spirit and make this adaptation of a classic a sure bedtime favorite.
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: Baby's First Book of Extraordinary Women Reviews
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What a wonderful collection of so many inspiring women! The colourful illustrations of the women and their themes are ideal to keep young readers interested (and adults may also learn something new).
Women from different eras and topics are presented in 1-3 sentences. On point. It is very easy to understand for young children. Women, such as Cleopatra, Jane Austen, Amelia Earhart or Malala Yousafzai. But there are also women whose themes are environmental, musical, or scientific.
Small good thoughts to start the night with. Powerful!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this copy. -
I received this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest review
Such an amazing book! Isn't it crazy how we barely know any of the women mentioned in this book? That's why you should teach your children about these great women and how they changed history! Not to mention that the illustrations are so cute. Every little girl should read this! -
Growing up, I just wish there was a series like this as I would have loved it so much and been inspired probably to become someone great or make something of myself as I have that activist spirit and the passion but just not the courage or opportunity as I am an introvert and not in the right situation to do something like this as I have bills to pay and responsibilities. Before Covid and the relationship, I am in now. I had always thought that if I was single when I finished my degree, I was going to join the VSA Volunteers Service Abroad and work on a pacific island. VSA is like Volunteers with degrees, so you could be working as a librarian in a third world country, etc. The idea always sparked interest for me and in my heart - that's what I wanted to do is serve and do something like this but life takes us down unexpected journeys and it just wasn't meant to be. This series Rebel Girls is amazing and provides girls of all ages with strong female role models. The majority of the Rebel Girls books have been aimed at the 7-10 years old age range but now they have released a baby's version board book style that touches briefly in one sentence a variety of strong female role models from Jane Austen to Cleopatra to Jane Goodall and Frieda Kahlo. This is perfect for ages 0-6 years old and a must-have staple book for all baby daughters. -
[Netgalley ARC]
A very short introduction to several inspirational women. With bright illustrations and easy to understand words, it would be a great book to read to little ones. For slightly older readers, I hope it will prompt them to have discussions or find out more about some of their favourite women mentioned here. -
I absolutely loved the illustrations and brief introductions to incredible women in this book. Older children can use it as a jumping point for who to learn more about and research. It’s a good gift choice for baby girls to help them dream big from the start.
This unbiased review is based on a complimentary copy provided by the publisher. -
I grew up with reading the fairy tales and local folklore stories when i was a child.However,they weren't always inspiring and can be rather dampening for a growing up and young girl with their sexist and damsels-in-distress images. That is not the image that i wanted to build in myself and in my daughters minds in the future, nor to any girls.
Therefore, i am glad to see the Rebel Girls coming up with the initiative by introducing this board book meant for the babies as their early exposure and nurture towards a healthier and stronger images of girls and women from a very young age as that is a very crucial age for minds and self development. So,we must be very careful with what we are feeding and teaching our children from their very early ages, if we want them to grow up normal, having a good and positive self-images and confidence in themselves.
Through this vibrantly illustrated board book, we are introduced to a list of a number of amazing women who were successful in their respective fields that we can easily tell to the young children and babies at anytime (not just during bedtimes),instead of feeding them with those fairy tales which are usually full of violence and damsels-in-distress kind of women characters which are self-demeaning and damaging for a girl's minds and self-images.
However,now with this book, we can tell the stories to our young girls on how
We,women do not need the saving by men as we are capable of saving ourselves. We can do whatever we set our minds into. We are our own free being and can lead the life that we wanted to. We can bring changes in the society and help saving the planet and make it a better place. We deserves the same rights as men; the right for education, the right of better treatment and respect, the right in employment,etc and should be judged based on our own abilities and talents not on our gender.We should stand up for ourselves and for our own rights.Most importantly, we should not be afraid of being our own,unique selves!.
The condensed version of the stories and very short one or two sentences makes this book a perfect book where we can easily share and impart this knowledge and messages to our girls or they can also read by themselves when they are older and be reminded of all of those wonderful and positive things (even as a reminder and self-motivation for ourselves).
Thank you Rebel Girls for constantly bringing us inspirational stories. -
Cute board book of some of the famous and not so famous women that have appeared in Rebel Girls books. We get women who are well known, such as Amelia Earhart, and well as less known such as Sylvia Earle, who studied ocean ecology. We get Joan Jett, and Maria Sibylla Merian who discovered the caterpillars became butterflies.
It is a great starting point for kids, and the illustrations are bright and colorful.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review. -
Such a cute little book to read with the little girls. I think every mom, or aunt, who has a babygirl should have this book for a night time reads. This will inspire them to be what ever they wanna be in life.
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Beautiful book filled with various illustrations and descriptions of diverse women throughout history and their accomplishments/works of advocacy.
There were a lot of women that I learned about from this collection! I love that this is now in board book format. Each of the illustrations are so uniquely drawn yet the colour palette is consistent throughout, with bright and bold colours.
I definitely recommend this one!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this Galley in exchange for an honest review. -
It's a small but cute book that covers in a very simple way, ideal for babies, what some women have done to change the world.
Maybe it's not a book for a baby, but for a 3/4 year old. -
Thank you, Rebel Girls Inc, for the advance reading copy.
This is a very basic beginner's chapter book introducing some of the most amazing women from different walks of life.
The illustrations are amazing and the presentation is just perfect.
Go for this one! -
I really enjoyed this book! The vibrant and bright illustrations highlighted the lives of so many bright and vibrant women from all over the world. I was impressed with how many women were highlighted in a succinct and clear way. Not only were women from past history mentioned, but also women still living and making a difference today. There was also a good balance of women represented from different continents and ethnic backgrounds. This would also be a great tool to help young minds know about some women they would like to research a little bit more. I would enjoy a whole series of these books if they were to be written.
The target audience is more of a "baby's first" foray into important women, but I think it would probably work best for ages 3-4 as an introduction and then kindergarten-grade school as a child would be learning to read or start to think about "heroes and heroines". I think it could, with the help of an adult or older sibling be of use to a wider variety of ages and not just for babies. This is definitely a good addition for a grade school classroom as well as the home library.
Thank you Net Galley for providing me with a free eARC for this honest review. -
I received an eARC copy from Rebel Girls via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: Baby's First Book of Extraordinary Women is the perfect introduction to the world of brave, talented, extraordinary women who changed and still are changing the world we know. Two or three sentences were more than enough to bring closer all these amazing women who were successful in their fields; it is an excellent starting point for early education and setting up the right course in baby girls - dream big from the very start. -
I was so excited to read the latest Rebel Girls installment and even more excited that it’s a board book! This book highlights a lot of interesting and important women. The colorful pages and illustrations are great to keep young readers engaged. I’ll definitely be getting a copy for my toddler and big sissy will read it to him.
Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for access to this ARC. -
FIVE STARS!!! My two year old loved this book! I love the representation of all different women in this book! The illustrations and page formatting was very captivating. I also loved the inclusion of "different" women. Most books of this type have the same few women included, but we loved how there were new and unique faces in this book. Several of the women I had never even heard of. LOVE LOVE!
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Iconic women doing iconic things! Couldn't ask for anything better. Young girls have the opportunity to see themselves in this diverse selection of women who accomplished important things.
Thank you Netgalley and publishers for the Digital Advanced Copy! -
Lovely reading about the star women of the world. The illustrations made the little things colourful and enjoyable. A great way to learn and teach our girls and boys about some great women in history.
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¿leyendo libros para niños con el fin de avanzar en mi reto de goodreads o para que no me coma mi lista de arcs pendientes? nunca lo sabremos
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Thank you to Netgalley and Rebel Girls for the ARC.
Beautiful and colorful illustrations! This book is a simplified introduction to women who fought against social norms throughout history and across the globe. This is a cute book to look at together at bedtime and as kids get older it will provide an intro to historical figures they may wish to learn more about.
The vibrant illustrations will keep interest while you hear a short blurb about the contributions of each of the featured women. -
It is never too early to start introducing your babies to inspiring and uplifting bedtime stories that are not only entertaining, but important and relevant to the current times. Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls: Baby’s First Book Of Extraordinary Women is one such board book, full of true stories that promote women in a very positive light. Also, it is never too early to start the intellectual wheels going in your baby’s mind by reading this book to them. There are many brilliant and distinguished women throughout history whose recognition is warranted and this book displays this in a way that is fun and visually appealing.
Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls: Baby’s First Book Of Extraordinary Women is such a delightful read, full of women empowerment and much needed female encouragement for generations to come. This book is filled with both historic and modern global praise of remarkable and exemplary women across cultures who have accomplished extraordinary things. This is definitely a book your children can learn from and includes many different female role models to be inspired by, so it can cater to any interest. From well renowned astronauts to writers to scientists to rulers, etc, women have proven to be a formidable force. Recognizing their accomplishments is important. Some of my favorites that are mentioned in the book include Simone Biles, a gymnast and olympic gold medalist, Marie Curie, a scientist who discovered polonium and radium, and Frida Kahlo, a famous Mexican painter. However, there are many, many more incredible women that are mentioned.
Not only did I love the fascinating story of each woman presented in the book, but I also enjoyed the impressive artwork. The artistic craftsmanship is just phenomenal. It truly brings the book alive, being so vibrant and animated. I highly recommend this book to parents of babies or small toddlers as a bedtime story. This book will truly brings out the rebel in your child to want to accomplish extraordinary things. Especially if they are a girl.
I love women empowerment, so the Rebel Girls brand, a women owned brand, is doing such incredible things for girls and women and I fully support their vision. I love everything that they represent and stand for.
*Note: I received a review copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. -
**Thank you to Rebel Girls and NetGalley for the eARC of this title. This in no way changed my rating**
I have read many of the Rebel Girls books, so I was excited to see how they would adapt this for a younger child. For the most part, I think it was well done. The art is engaging and interesting. The choice of women highlighted were diverse and span long periods of time in history. I have a few nitpicky things that would keep it from being a 5 for me, but overall, it would be a welcome addition to any home collection or library.
My few critiques are that I would flip the first two paragraphs on the first page. The second paragraph is introducing the premise of the book and the first one is about Amelia Earhart. It just makes more sense to me for those to be switched since paragraph two is introducing "women [who] have dared, dreamed, and discovered."
This is me being very specific, but I would've picked Katherine Johnson over Margaret Hamilton. Hamilton's contributions were very important, but Johnson came first and her calculations were used to double check Hamilton's work when NASA first started using electronic displays in space.
Overall, there is a wide range of athletes, artists, politicians, and other important women highlighted in a way that is mostly appropriate for the age group. Parts are a little wordy, but I think it's a title you would read multiple times with a child, so that's ok. Another great addition to the Rebel Girls lineup. -
“Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: Baby’s First Book of Extraordinary Women” introduces our budding baby reader to the lives of extraordinary Rebel women, past and present, who dared to stand out and excel in their chosen fields, from around the world. It features trailblazing artists, athletes, activists and inventors in its colorful, inviting pages, exciting pioneers like pilot Amelia Earhart and many other inspiring icons. Sparkling, easy-to-read text and beautiful portraits will capture our young baby readers’ attention from start to finish, to make this an all-time bedtime favorite. This is a beautiful collection of famous, extraordinary women throughout history, with brief information on each page, perfectly appropriate for a young baby reader at bedtime stories time. The pictures are really exciting to see, with full color photographs for each profile. An ample variety of people, countries of origin and historical time periods are represented. There are beautifully illustrated drawings and apt word descriptions for a baby reader to enjoy. With its all-encompassing kaleidoscopic perspective and wide-ranging panoramic vision, it is a perfect book for its baby audience. This visionary book has already achieved its aim to delight baby readers. I highly recommend it for our young baby readers enjoyment.
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Whilst I think this is a great idea for a book, I didn't feel the execution of it was very good. Board books for babies need to have something that will entertain them...I thought it would be written in rhyme, because the pattern and cadence of language is important for baby books. Or I thought it would be an interwoven story, simple of course, but bringing together some inspirational women to an interesting tale. Instead, it is a non-fiction baby board book, and I felt it fell flat because each figure has to be reduced to a sentence, obviously, and so you don't get a story about any of them. There is real skill in creating a good board book. In reading this I thought back to the many, many stories I have sat and read my children on repeat in those early days, and the board books that we read until their binding was almost gone. They had snappy text. They were rhyming. They were funny. They contained surprises.
The illustrations in the book are great - lively and bright and beautiful, and the figures chosen are interesting and diverse. But as a parent, I know however much I love the idea of this book, it wouldn't be one I would sit and read over and over.
I'm sure it will do well, and perhaps it is enough just that lots of babies are seeing a book full of women, but I was disappointed.
With thanks to Net Galley for my review copy. -
Rebel Girls are starting their education early with this wonderful baby book filled with lustrously colourful images of 28 women whose lives are briefly told about in Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: Baby's First Book of Extraordinary Women.
From Ruth Bader Ginnsberg to Manal Al-Sharif to The Cholita Climbers, there is variety and wonder for you to read to your little one and as I've said, stunning artwork which will hold their attention as well as the sound of your voice. This is a book that will go from you reading to your little one to them learning by themselves about some truly incredible women in history.
Again, I wish there was some transwomen representation as acceptance from those who are young will help remove the animosity that exists now but this is Rebel Girls first step into the early learning area of reading and education so perhaps it will happen in the second book? Please.
These books are as I always say, I wonderful way of learning and I think it's an excellent idea to bring it to little ones with this beautiful board book.
Congratulations again Rebel Girls on what will be a well received and wonderfully designed collection of mini biographies. -
This book is an adaptation for babies of
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women, delivered to us by Rebel Girls - a global, multi-platform empowerment brand dedicated to helping raise the most inspired and confident generation of girls. This statement alone should be enough to convince anyone to pick this book for any toddler you might have in your life.
This book briefly tells us the story of a diverse group of curious, ambitious, powerful and non-conformist women who dared to be more, accompanied by beautiful illustrations. I am glad these stories are available to help us show our little girls they can be anything they dream.
The book is targeted for babies with 0 to 3 years old but I consider it a better fit for 2 to 4 years old, obviously depending on the kids interests.
Thank you Rebel Girls and Edelweiss for making this book available for an honest review. -
A fantastic introduction for the youngest of Rebel Girls - Baby’s!
Raising young girls into strong women is one thing, and it’s all about the foundations set for them - and this is one of those foundations!
The vibrant imager will be enjoyed by even the youngest of readers, and short sentence structure will support the early stages of learning to read… nothing better than starting young children with reading about Amelia Earhart & Harriet Tubman!
The language used in this book is visibly simplified in comparison to other, older Rebel Girl offerings, again making it ideal for its target audience.
The use of onomatopoeia and alliteration gives the book that poetic tone which is very inviting for younger readers (and older!) making it a soft lullaby of strong, feminist leaders - nothing better to go to sleep too!
Lastly, as always the diversity and equality within the Rebel Girls series is displayed perfectly in this book showing that any and every girl, can be a rebel girl.
Thank you to Rebel Girls and NetGalley for the review e-copy of this book! -
Rebel Girls has a whole series of books that feature all kinds of inspiring women and are targeted towards all kinds of women. This one "Baby's First Book of Extraordinary Women" is for yes, babies. It should be a 10-minute read aloud endeavour. The book covers quite a nice diversity of women and professions. And it was quite enjoyable, even though adults might find discrepancies in what information was presented. Some women's achievements were listed in quite specific terms, while some were rather vague. I don't think the baby would care, though. The baby would care that the read-aloud experience is may not as lyrical or rhythmic as it could have been. Great illustrations, as always. I read a digital version on my laptop, but I'm sure the board book version will be nice.
Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher - Rebel Girls, and the authors for the digital ARC of this book. #NetGalley #RebelBaby -
Thank you to both Netgalley and Rebel Girls Inc for an e-copy of this book.
This Baby's First Book edition of Rebel Girls gives parents the chance to introduce their child to the amazing work done by woman. We start with Amelia Earheart the first woman to fly across the ocean and end with Simone Biles. Each story showing just what women are capable of.
I found that the bright colours and bold writing were just what a first baby's Rebel Girls book should look like. I think that a school going child could manage to read it themselves.
However I did find parts annoying, for instance the book does not always explaining what the women are. I know that may be difficult for some children to understand but they could ask an adult what those words mean. For instance would the adult reading the book necessarily know that Simone Biles is a gymnast? As someone who doesn't fallow the Olympics and is not American I didn't. The last thing you want to do when reading to a child is take your phone out and google something.
Though I loved the art. I wondered if it would not have been better to make it interactive. Have things move, like Earheart's plane or the car on another page or the spaceship. Whether with pull-y tabs or as pop ups. -
Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for providing me an ARC in exchange of honest opinion.
I absolutely adore this one! Since the book is meant for very young readers, the descriptions are short, usually 2-3 sentences and written in simple language. Naturally, it doesn't answer a lot of questions, so if you have curious kids, be prepared. Or you might search the answers together. Sounds like fun time. The illustrations are eye catching as usual with colorful, cute portraits. It includes a diverse group of courageous women from Amelia Earhart to Cleopatra to Malala Yousafzai and covers a lot of sectors like gymnastics, music, literature etc. I squeed with delight when I saw Jane Austen and Marie Curie, two of my most favorite humans, who have contributed so much in this mortal world. A highly resourceful book to introduce kids to their future female idols. Definitely recommended.
