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 reinvents fairy tales, inspiring listeners with the stories of 100 heroic women, from Elizabeth I to Serena Williams. Painters, scientists, dancers, chefs, astronauts, jazz singers, pharaohs, boxers, writers, political leaders...from every corner of the globe! Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 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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“The bedtime stories we should be reading to our daughters.”
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Huffington Post
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.
James Fouhey is an actor and narrator living in New York City. He received classical training at Boston University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. He has recorded more than forty audiobooks across a variety of genres, including science fiction, romance, young adult fiction, and children’s fiction.
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.
R. F. Daley is an actor, voice-over artist, and audiobook narrator. His television credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bones, Dexter, The Office, Arrested Development, Boston Public, and Spin City, among many others. He has narrated numerous audiobooks by L. Ron Hubbard and was the voice of the military adviser in the video game Civilization V.