Need a House, Call Ms. Mouse: Progressive Vintage Children’s Book Starring a Female Architect
by Maria Popova
“Henrietta is a world famous home decorator, which means she is — an artist, a designer, a dreamer, a builder, a creator, all that and more, too.”
As a lover of exquisite vintage children’s books, especially ones with irreverent messages thatencourage creative endeavors and thoseempowering little girls to transcend confining social expectations, my heart leapt at the 1981 gem Need A House? Call Ms. Mouse (public library) — a lovely story aiming to awaken in kids a passion for architecture, starring a female protagonist. Written by George Mendoza, it features vibrant illustrations by Doris Susan Smith that fall somewhere between Maurice Sendak and the Provensens./.../
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