Makes a great gift! Gifted this to a friend who is expecting a daughter. She loves it! Beautiful illustrations and stories to inspire her future child.

Conflict in Construct Hello, my name is Alan. I purchased this book from the Mar Vista Time Travel. I think the premise of this movement is terrific. However, as I was reading this story to my daughter, I got to Artmesia Gentileschi and felt uncomfortable. At page 20 the passage reads, Agostino wanted his star pupil to also be his lover. "I promise I will marry you", he told her. Artmesia kept saying no. I did not quite understand it, so my partner and I spoke about it and looked a little more in depth into that background and it did not take long to come to the fact that Artmesia was Raped; and the situation was not coined the term only because she was underage, she was full fledge taken advantage of. Now, the story is obviously more intricate than that: Agostino promised to marry her and recanted his promise, women were not seen as people, rather descedants of men, and a caretaker is also to blame, apart from the father's blame. But the amount of detail needed in order to put its true story together, is important; unfortunately, it is not justifiable or fair for the writer to diminish what really happened, as a Woman, and for a Woman's sake (because these things really happen). Moreover, if that background is not neccessary, too dark, or even has too many complexities, it is probably best not mention it at all. Because it is a childrens book, I understand the necessity to keep it child-oriented, but I believe it is also best to be conscientious of every circumstance. All consecutively, I suggest it would be best not to veneer Artmesia's story -- And hopefully, not Anyone else's story in these books -- or just keep the dark backgrounds out, completely. Thank you for taking the time to read this. I appreciate the thought and reason for these books to exist. Keep getting better, thank you Sincerely Alan

Wonderful stories! Wonderful stories and illustrations. We love the very diverse backgrounds and mix of both historical as well as very recent "rebel girls". Great work, all our kids, both boys and girls, enjoy it!

I gave this book to my 9 year old… I gave this book to my 9 year old granddaughter Maya and she loves it. I was so impressed with the illustrations and the inspirational stories. Maya tells me that she reads one or two stories each night before bed and she is in awe of these women. Beautiful book and so impactful. I hope it inspires Maya and other girls to reach for the stars and believe they can accomplish anything!

My daughter and I love listening to the… My daughter and I love listening to the REBEL GIRL podcast on a daily basis & reading the books. In fact, the books are even one of her favorite gifts to give to friends too. I love that even at 6 years old, she has a number of amazing female role models (both past & present) that she can reference and look up to. Keep up the inspiring work. #FutureIsFemale