Miss Rumphius
Liz Shanks reads the classic award-winning picture book Miss Rumphius
In this episode, Penguin Storytime host Liz Shanks tells the story of Miss Rumphius, who, seeking adventure in faraway places, fulfills her dream and then sets out to make the world more beautiful.
In this episode, Penguin Storytime host Liz Shanks tells the story of Miss Rumphius, who, seeking adventure in faraway places, fulfills her dream and then sets out to make the world more beautiful.
Published in 1982, Miss Rumphius won the American Booksellers National Book Award in 1983. Barbara Cooney also wrote and illustrated Island Boy and Hattie and the Wild Waves.
Host Liz Shanks has spent her career reading to groups of children and shares her favorite books, old and new, on this show. One of her missions is to have children rediscover classic books as if they're new again.
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