REVIEW:

I’ve run my own business from home for nearly two decades, and during that time I’ve answered the door hundreds of times to greet little neighborhood hustlers trying to make a buck by selling anything from their dog-walking services to cups of lemonade. I don’t want random kids walking my dogs, and I sure as heck don’t need any lemonade. But do I pull out my wallet 99% of the time? You better believe it.

Even though the interruptions can be ill-timed and annoying, I always appreciate children who have an entrepreneurial spirit. I also have admired the Rebel Girls book series since it exploded on Kickstarter back in 2016, so of course I was eager to check out their latest publication focused on women building and investing in business.

Rebel Girls Awesome Entrepreneurs includes mini biographies and colorful portraits of 25 females who’ve shattered corporate glass ceilings. Founders of companies like Canva, Stitch Fix, and Bumble are included as well as CEOs of brands such as TaskRabbit and Nextdoor. The end of the book has bonus materials too: a glossary of business words and a step-by-step guide for launching your own project.

I haven’t had the opportunity to read any of the bios to kids yet, so I don’t know how well the content is absorbed by the target demo of the 7-12 crowd. I just know I really WANT them to absorb it. Who needs princesses and superheroes when there are so many more inspiring and accessible role models out there?

My thanks to the publisher for the advance copy to review via NetGalley. Rebel Girls Awesome Entrepreneurs is slated for publication May 10, 2022.

PUBLISHER SYNOPSIS:

Rebel Girls Awesome Entrepreneurs: 25 Tales of Women Building Businesses showcases influential CEOs, entrepreneurs, founders, and investors who have used their creativity and ingenuity to develop clever ideas, launch new products, build businesses, disrupt industries, support others, and invest in the future. Rebel Girls Awesome Entrepreneurs is part of the award-winning Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series.

Learn how Aileen Lee went from selling tie-dye T-shirts at school to becoming an angel investor. Discover the magic of molecules with Nobel Prize-winning scientist and entrepreneur Jennifer Doudna. And sip on sweet lemonade while saving honeybees with founder Mikaila Ulmer.

This collection of 25 stories follows in the footsteps of the New York Times best-selling series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls.

Rebel Girls Awesome Entrepreneurs celebrates powerful entrepreneurs and investors from Madam C.J. Walker to Belinda Wong. It is illustrated by female and nonbinary artists from around the world.