Miss Rumphius
Once, when she was a child, Alice told her grandfather that she wanted to do as he had done. She too wanted to travel the world; she wanted to live in a house by the sea. Her grandfather encouraged her to also spread beauty wherever she may go.
Alice eventually does travel to tropical islands and has many adventures, but something unexpected occurs, and it has her thinking that she must fulfill her grandfather’s task of beautifying the world. The illustrated story Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney will impress you with its beautiful drawings and inspire you with the surprising answer to Alice’s haunting quest.
