Miss Rumphius

When my daughter was a little girl, my mother gave her a book, like most librarian grandmothers are want to do. This book, Miss Rumphius written and illustrated by Barbara Cooney, quickly became one of our favorites. We read it before bed, we read it in the park, we read it at nap time, and we gave it to all of her friends for birthdays. Like so many children, there is that one book that becomes a favorite. This book, however, became a favorite of mine, too.