A contemporary classic, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls inspires girls with extraordinary true stories of 100+ heroic women told in a signature reinvented fairy tale style.
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
Pat McGrath, Make-Up Artist
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 heroes of their own stories.
Read exclusive extracts!
Mary Anning
Simone Biles
Write your own story
Feeling inspired to write your own Goodnight Story? Now you can, with our downloadable activity pack (psst… you can also find this in the book too!)
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls (2025 New Edition)
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