I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes short stories or tales about amazing women!! It’s not just for kids!

Beautifully illustrated, wonderfully diverse, this book for young readers teaches us that adventure isn't just for boys- and Happily Ever After doesn't HAVE TO end with a wedding.

*Disclaimer: I was given an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.**

What a great collection of different fairy tales that can be read in place of your typical stories where there's always a happy ending involving marriage (I know that some fairy tales do not end happily...).

Some stories weren't as engaging, which is expected, but others showcased strong characters that were independent and chose their own destinies.

Highly recommend!

I so badly wanted this book to be a good read; however, it fell far below my expectations. The introduction, for apparent reasons, resonated with me because there is a lack of fairy tales with brave and fearless women in them. The book has beautiful pictures, but the content itself needs work. The tales are haphazardly written and jump around a lot. The tales lack overall finesse and don't give enough detail about the characters within the stories to make them compelling and exciting. I had more questions about minor characters and their magical powers than anything else. It is difficult to give a healthy level of detail with short stories, but ultimately, the stories felt unfinished.

Interesting illustrations for old folk stories from around the world. While the stories were highly cut down to fit in a children's book, they still told the basics to the tales. These are not common tales told in America so could be an interesting gift for someone that enjoys different folk tales.

"Fairy Tales for Fearless Girls" is a collection of lesser-known fairytales with strong female protagonists. I liked the idea of this collection and I think they offer a nice alternative to more traditional fairytales.
Unfortunately, the stories were rather repetitive and a little rushed in places.

And they live freely, happily ever after, without restraint or narrowly defined roles...

Yes Anita! These words and this book fills me with such hope and happiness that I want to put it in the hands of every young girl and boy I meet.

Inspired by and written for fierce and fearless girls everywhere, this beautifully illustrated fairy tale collections is as equally charming as it is empowering. An absolute must read!

Such an empowering, charming book. The stories are written well and will make for an excellent bedtime read.

A cute little book of fairy tales. My daughter might be a little young to appreciate these years, but I really enjoyed the tales from around the world. A good addition to kids' steady diet of Disney and toned-down Grimm.

I may be a mother of a young boy, but I was a young girl once. I loved fairy tales, and still do- but so many reinforce the resourcefulness of the youngest son, with women being either the hag to be outsmarted or the princess to marry. These tales are varied- sometimes they are pure adventure, sometimes plucky wit, and occasionally there is a marriage and happily ever after. In every case, girls and women have agency and accomplish their goals. I enjoyed it thoroughly- as did my son! The lovely illustrations added to the enjoyment and sometimes helped situate the culture of the tale- but I loved that no matter the culture, the heroines were fearless indeed.

This was a fantastic read - one that I will definitely come back to with the children I work with. I have seen others recommend it for those with daughters but I would encourage those with sons to read it with them even more. The messages are important and only by sending these messages early in life can we hope to make change. I will be recommending this to everyone!

This has some great stories and a few great images. Nice if you want some nice girl power stories that take place around the world. A good collection if you want stories that have a girl as a lead.

Classic fairytales with strong and smart female protagonists. Words are not challenging and make this book ideal for lower prep children or even younger reader as bedtime stories with their parents.

I love fairy tales and this is a wonderful collection of fairy tales and folklore from around the world showing the power of girls and young women.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for the opportunity to read this book in return for a review based upon my honest opinion.

My grand-daughter and I read this book together and she loved it. It is so refreshing to see some new stories about fearless , kick-ass girls, these girls are strong and plucky, self assured and confident; just what you want every girl to be. the stories were wonderful tales from all over the world. She loved the illustrations, and this was the book we read every night, she was sad when it was over and I know for sure I will be buying a copy of this book in print. The stories were just the perfect length for bedtime, and sometimes we reads an extra story snuggled up on the couch.

What a fabulous collection of stories for the modern girl! These are princesses who save themselves, who don’t need a strong, handsome prince and who easily outwit the bad guys! Very much 21st century tales told in the style of traditional fairy tales and fables - I particularly enjoyed ‘How Little Molly Whoopie Outwitted the Giant’ and ‘Unanana and the Elephant.’
I very much enjoyed this read and as soon as it comes out I’ll be buying a copy or two for the strong little princesses in my life, and I recommend that you do too!
I received a free ARC from Netgalley in return for a fair review.

I've read a few of these tales and I enjoy fairy tales very much, but I'm really sure these ones aren't for me. They are written for a newer age of strong girls. It wasn't that they weren't well written, or interesting, they were, and I liked the addition of being inclusive of different cultures. but I like the traditional ones best. However, it would make a nice new addition to a fairy tale collection.

This was a really great collection of stories. They were all fairly short [around 2-3k words each] and featured several really cute illustrations for each story. I liked that there was a wide variety in the stories both in terms of what the girls did in the stories and also the countries that they originated from. I would definitely recommend this for people who are looking for new fairy tale type stories to read to their daughters [and sons!].

I loved that not all of these stories ended in happily ever after and marriage. I feel like in fairytales a lot of the stories end in the girl getting saved by a prince or boy and it’s nice that all these stories depict independent women who stand strong on their own! Highly recommend for girls of all ages.

This is a great book that I think all young girls should read. Unlike traditional fairytales, the sole purpose is not to find a husband for the girls in these stories. I work at a school and am recommending this to my students.