只要一個小小的點子, 就能讓世界更美麗! Rumphius小姐記得爺爺告訴她, 長大後要記得到處看看、住在海邊, 以及想辦法讓世界變得更美麗。

　　她照著做了，到了另一個城市工作後，她記起要到處看看，感受世界，所以她到了突尼西亞、到叢林、到高山，到處交了許多朋友。終於，她回到海邊定居。當她苦思要如何做，才能讓世界變得更加美麗時，一個意外卻讓整個想法成真…

　　Barbara Cooney這一個美麗的故事，訴說著自然之美如何存在一個永恆性，在代代之間引發共鳴、傳承。這本Cooney 精緻的圖文作品，除了得到美國圖書奬外，也獲得鮑登學院美術館永久收藏。行文之間結合Cooney清新風格的插圖，值得親子細細共讀，體會自然永恒流轉之美。【文∕博客來外文館】

　　A beloved classic—written by a beloved Caldecott winner—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 Rumphiusreceived 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, the illustrations have been reoriginated, 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.

作者簡介　　

　　Like Miss Rumphius, the late Barbara Cooney traveled the world, lived in a house by the sea in Maine, and, through her art, made the world more beautiful. A two-time Caldecott Medal winner, Cooney is known for beautifully illustrated books such as her adaptation of Chaucer's The Nun Preist's Tale (Caldecott Winner, 1959), and Miss Rumphius, winner of both the American Book Award and a New York Times citation in 1982.