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'Good Night stories for Rebel Girls' reinvents fairy tales, ispiring children with the stories of 100 heroic women from Elizabeth I to Serena Williams.
Illustrated by 60 female artists from every corner of the globe, this is the most-funded original book in the history of crowdfunding.

In 1933, Hannah Pick-Goslar and her family fled Nazi Germany to liove in Amsterdam, where she soon struck up a friendship with a girl just like her: a precocious, outspoken and fun-loving girl named Anne Frank. As the Nazi occupation of Europe intensified, they were separated without warning.
As Hannah puzzled over the fate of her friend, her own family's fate began to unfold: they were captured and taken to Westerbork transit camp and then to Bergen-Belsen. Amid horrific condtions, Hannah heard astonishing news about her dear friend and risked her life to help her.
In an incredible memoir of hope, strength and defiance, Hannah's story of survival against all odds is testament to the enduring power of friendship, love and remembering.

Meet Craig Shanahan, the blind chef with his own café. When kids would ask Craig what it was like having one eye, he'd ask them what it was like having two. That was all he knew. He grew up loving cooking and studied to be a chef. When Craig lost vision in his good eye, he didn't let that hold him back. He decided to open a café that would be accessible to all customers. You can visit Craig's café, The Blind Chef, meet his service dog Rocko and maybe even eat a four-course meal blindfolded.