Publisher Description
The beloved New York Times bestsellers and Kickstarter crowdfunding sensations are available on audio for the first time, read by a star-studded fierce female cast including Alicia Keys, Ashley Judd, Danai Gurira, Esperanza Spalding, Janeane Garofalo, Mozhan Marnò, Phillipa Soo, Rowan Blanchard, and Samira Wiley! Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls 2 features 100 more bedtime stories inspired by the lives and adventures of extraordinary women, from Nefertiti to Beyoncé. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 transforms each biography into a fairy tale, filling listeners with wonder and with a burning curiosity to know more about each hero. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 will inspire young girls (and their mothers, their aunts, their cousins...) to be confident, to dream big, to cultivate their strength. Trade in princesses for presidents. Swap out Cinderella for Cleopatra tonight. Includes a PDF of two written exercises: "Write Your Story" & "Draw Your Portrait"
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“Essential reading for girls and indeed boys; children who read this at bedtime are guaranteed some big and inspirational dreams.”
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Guardian (London)
About the Authors
Elena Favilli is a media entrepreneur and a journalist. She has worked for Colors magazine, McSweeney’s, RAI, Il Post, and La Repubblica, and has managed digital newsrooms on both sides of the Atlantic. In 2011, she created the first iPad magazine for children, Timbuktu magazine. She is the founder and CEO of Timbuktu Labs.
Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo are the New York Times bestselling authors of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls and Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2. Their work has been translated into more than thirty languages. They grew up in Italy and are the founders of the media company Timbuktu.
About the Narrators
Mozhan Marnò is an Iranian American film and television actress, most notably appearing in Charlie Wilson’s War and Bones. Her audiobook narrations have won several AudioFile Earphones Awards.
Thérèse Plummer is an actor, award-winning voice-over artist, and counselor. She has won eighteen AudioFile Earphones Awards and has been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She has appeared in a variety of television and film roles. As a counselor for adolescents, she spent five years using drama therapy techniques in individual and group settings.
Samira Wiley was born as Samira Denise Wiley. She is an actress and producer, known for Orange is the New Black, Nerve, and The Sitter. She has been married to Lauren Morelli since March 25, 2017.
Alicia Keys is a modern-day Renaissance woman—a fifteen-time Grammy Award-winning artist/songwriter/musician/producer, an accomplished actress, a New York Times bestselling author, a film/television and Broadway producer, an entrepreneur, and a powerful force in the world of activism. Since the release of her 2001 debut album, Songs in A minor, she has sold over forty million records and built a repertoire of hits and accomplishments.
Samira Wiley was born as Samira Denise Wiley. She is an actress and producer, known for Orange is the New Black, Nerve, and The Sitter. She has been married to Lauren Morelli since March 25, 2017.
Gary MacFadden is a voice talent based in western Montana, USA. He works in commercial, e-learning, explainer videos, and audiobooks. Gary has narrated and produced over forty audiobooks, and has produced another dozen books for other narrators.