How could I have missed this book? I suppose it is because the year it was published I was graduating from high school and my head was not in the year's best picture books. Thanks to my youngest daughter for pulling it off of the shelf at the library. I immediately recognized the name Miss Rumphius from a kidlit blog I enjoy. I was anxious to discover the book with my children.
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
The Viking Press 1982
Ages 3 +
This book is a gift to read aloud to children. My two girls, ages 3 and 6, sat intently and listened to this story about an eccentric women who realizes her purpose and follows the instruction given by her artist grandfather during her youth. "You must do something to make the world more beautiful." Miss Rumphius carries an important message and is really a green book. It sends the message that we all should do something to make the world a better place. It opened this discussion in our family and is a book we will visit again and again.
The illustrations by the author are rich in detail and delightfully transport us to the world of Miss Rumphius.
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