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Miss Rumphius: Story and Pictures Paperback - 1985
by Barbara Cooney
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Cooney's beloved American Book Award winner now comes to Puffin Storytime. Full color. Pkg.
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A beloved classic is lovelier than ever!
Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. Miss Rumphius received the American Book Award in the year of publication.
To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of two-time Caldecott winner Barbara Cooney's best-loved book, Viking has reoriginated the illustrations, going back to the original art to ensure state-of-the-art reproduction of Cooney's exquisite artwork. The art for Miss Rumphius has a permanent home in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.
Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. Miss Rumphius received the American Book Award in the year of publication.
To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of two-time Caldecott winner Barbara Cooney's best-loved book, Viking has reoriginated the illustrations, going back to the original art to ensure state-of-the-art reproduction of Cooney's exquisite artwork. The art for Miss Rumphius has a permanent home in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.
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Miss Rumphius, a children's picture book about a woman who travels the world and plants lupine seeds to beautify her coastal Maine town, received overwhelmingly positive reception. Readers consistently praised Barbara Cooney's illustrations as the book's greatest strength, with many calling them museum-quality artwork. The central message—that one must do something to make the world more beautiful—resonated deeply with both children and adults. Many reviewers reported reading the book repeatedly to their own children and grandchildren, and several shared personal connections to Maine and lupines. A notable minority of readers raised concerns about lupines being an invasive species and questioned whether the book's focus on beauty as a life purpose was limiting, particularly for female characters. Despite these criticisms, the book was widely regarded as a timeless classic suitable for multiple readings.
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- Title Miss Rumphius: Story and Pictures
- Author Barbara Cooney
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Puffin Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Publication date 1985-11-06
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9780140505399 / 0140505393
- Weight 0.26 lbs (0.12 kg)
- Dimensions 7.8 x 9.6 x 0.3 in (19.81 x 24.38 x 0.76 cm)
- Age range 05 to 08 years
- Grade levels K - 3
- Reading level 680
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Themes
- Theometrics: Secular
- Topical: Self-Esteem
- Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Library of Congress subjects Aunts, Aunts - Fiction
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 85040447
- Dewey Decimal Code E
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