by Barbara Cooney
I wanted to like this book, but there's too much in it that I object to starting with the "wooden Indians" moving onto "Bapa Raja" (I cannot find any origin for this term... maybe it's Indonesian? Maybe it's Sri Lankan?) the onto the "land of the lotus-eaters" (according to Wikipedia this may be Lib...
Miss Rumphius is one of my all time favorite books by one of my all time favorite authors/illustrators. I didn’t own a copy, so when I saw a paperback version in a donation pile, I snatched it up. Eventually, I hope to get a hardback copy. But for right now, I have the Lupine Lady and her quest to d...
I was in my 20's when I read this and it made me cry. I'm not sure why it had that effect on me then nor why it still does now.However, I want to spread seeds around my town, only I will sprinkle Bachelor Buttons, a flower that was plentiful in my childhood but has nearly disappeared in the many yea...
This is a Cute book with nice pictures.
"You must do something to make the world more beautiful."Message that a life worth living includes a contribution to the world.Love the transition:"Maybe it is time to find my place by the sea."And it was, and she did . . .
Another wonderful children's book. The thought of spreading seeds of flowers wherever so goes is so charming. Made me think of what seeds I would sow.
Sweet. I can see why people would be attached to it, but it feels a little random and rambly to me.
I've heard about this one for years, and finally I read this little gem. A simple and elegant picture book, with such a lovely message. Find a way to make the world more beautiful. I've always been a fan of lupines and guerrilla gardening so this book naturally fell into the "books that I love" cata...
How will you make the world more beautiful? Through the life story of Miss Alice Rumphius this book presents an important message for us all - striking a balance between fulfilling personal dreams and making a contribution (big or small) to the world. It also shows us that the smallest gestures ca...
Bought this book at the height of my children's-book collecting mania in the early 1990's and it's one of my favorites. Who would not want to know a Miss Rumphius? Or even to be her? Sweet, dreamy, wistful illustrations. You get the sense that Miss Rumphius is Barbara Cooney, that this book is a wor...
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