Our Book of the Week this week is Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo. It features 100 one-page biographies of inspiring women from all times and all places, each with a full-page illustration by one of 60 artists (who just happen to all be women), including New Zealander Sarah Wilkins.

>> A quick survey of our shelves revealed them to be loaded with books that have feisty, adventurous girl protagonists who take their destinies into their own hands. Here's a small selection - recommended reading for children and young adults of all genders. 

>> We found to our delight that the gender-bias assessment undertaken in this video did not apply to the books on our shelves (if anything, the reverse!). We would also contend that it is not only girls who need books with girl protagonists - boys can enjoy them too. 

Our featured Rebel Girls this week: 
Monday: Policarpa Salavarrieta
Tuesday: Wang Zhenyi
Wednesday: Grace O'Malley
Thursday: Zaha Hadid
Friday: Lakshmi Bai