findthosedreams's review
2.0
Not what I expected. I guess my expectations were too high for a kid's book, but an ad for it made me believe it would be a retelling of fairy tales that strengthens the female characters. Instead it's a pint sized encyclopedia of famous women whose stories the mainstream hasn't really heard. But, even so, its really the same old mix of Ada Lovelace, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Rosa Parks, etc. who are continually represented when you go looking for female historical figures.
daal1592's review against another edition
5.0
¡Me encantó!
Necesitamos mas libros así para leerlos a las niñas y niños; y, por qué no, a nosotras mismas también.
Necesitamos mas libros así para leerlos a las niñas y niños; y, por qué no, a nosotras mismas también.
payal_reads_alot's review
5.0
I read this to my daughter, piecemeal style, nightly. Some of the girls in the book were saintly and some were down right naughty, and I LOOOOVED it. No person is perfect and portraying women as some pseudo deity will only make it impossible for our girls to achieve success. I wish that the stories were longer than one page each, but given the target audience, I understand the length. I can't wait to get the second version of the book and give my kid even more venues of career and choices. Great job!
shanya's review against another edition
5.0
So inspiring! I wish I had this book growing up as a little girl. Loved it❤️
a_ab's review
4.0
The stories are oversimplified, but the book features a nice roster of incredible women. Suitable for very young audience.
viveknshah's review
3.0
Reason why this is the most crowdsourced funded project- there is a demand and this delivers. The lack of children's books where women are driving their own destiny led to this book sharing true stories. Whilst it is a children's illustrated book sharing 100 women role models over a diverse set of occupations - explorer, pirate, computer science engineer, politician, chef making sure you have a field in mind and there is a role model to look upto. The book was an eye opener for me too reading about names I hadn't heard before and their impact in their domains. like I had no clue the famous Egyptian Hatshepsut was a woman. Indians who make it in this volume are Rani Laxmibai and Mary Kom. Sure many more volumes will showcase more great personalities (Sri Lankan Sirimavo Bandarnaike was an omission I was surprised about.) Not just girls, this is a good book for all kids to be aware of some of the brilliant humans (gender agnostic) who have made a difference to the world.
The challenge with one page bios of such personalities is that you can never get the complete picture in that and hence it becomes more important to make sure you capture the essence. THe greatest architect is famous for throwing tantrums at the airport! not the wonderful impact she created in architecture. Some bios feel super lazy where a wiki entry probably adds more character and you aren't moved/inspired by the individual. The illustrations are well done and surely will keep the interest of the kids as they march on through the book.
The challenge with one page bios of such personalities is that you can never get the complete picture in that and hence it becomes more important to make sure you capture the essence. THe greatest architect is famous for throwing tantrums at the airport! not the wonderful impact she created in architecture. Some bios feel super lazy where a wiki entry probably adds more character and you aren't moved/inspired by the individual. The illustrations are well done and surely will keep the interest of the kids as they march on through the book.
laphenix's review against another edition
3.0
I love the idea, but the writing leaves something to be desired. Rejected Princesses set a high bar that is hard to match.
empiezaporleer's review against another edition
3.0
¡Fantástico!
Lo que más me ha gustado, además de la iniciativa en sí, es la combinación del estilo artístico de todas las ilustradoras. Realza la importancia de la diversidad y las sinergias que se forman.
Lo que más me ha gustado, además de la iniciativa en sí, es la combinación del estilo artístico de todas las ilustradoras. Realza la importancia de la diversidad y las sinergias que se forman.