Miss Rumphius

“I had this book as a child and love it even more now that I'm reading it to my own child. "Go to far away places, live by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful" - truly, is there better advice for how to have a well lived life? I also love the elevation of a single, child free woman who ages to main character status in a children's book. Let's give these kids a diversity of role models for how to be a happy grown up.”

“Baby’s first flashback//flash forward!”

“I didn’t grow up with this book but my daughter did. This was a required summer read aloud for the first 6 years of her life!”

“Wrote one of my college essays about this book.”

“This book captivated me as a child because of the illustrations. Then when I encountered it again as a mother, I was blown away at how progressive Miss Rumphius was. A woman who doesn't get married, doesn't have children, and travels the world. Our copy at home is falling apart and I just ordered a hardcover version. My 11-year-old daughter has moved away from picture books, so this new book will mostly be for me.”

“Loveliest. Always makes me ache to live in a house by the sea and scatter flower seeds as my legacy too.”

“I love this book so much that my friends made me a print of it as a gift. The best message ever! Your great life’s work should be to the world more beautiful.”

“Loved back then as a kid and love now as a mom!”

“Such a beautiful book physically and emotionally!”

“Classic, dreamy. “You must do something to make the world more beautiful.””