Rufi was born in the Black Forest in Germany. One day he wanted to explore the forest by himself. After begging his mother, she finally allowed him to go alone. She had already taught him the Rules of the Forest, but before he could go, he had to recite them. When he was able to do so, his mother let him go. Unfortunately, Rufi broke almost all the rules and he got into some real problems. Rufi learned the hard way that when elders teach rules, it is important that they be followed always. This book can be enjoyed by most young ages, such as four to ten or twelve. The youngest would enjoy having it read to them while closely looking at the illustrations so beautifully done.
A propos de l’auteur
Author
“Miss Marilyn” is the pen name for Marilyn Burcham. She is eighty-two years old; married most of her life; has four children, eleven grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren. She somehow dreamed up the name Rufi because of her German ancestry. Marilyn’s father was born in Switzerland with German parents. Marilyn has visited Germany three times and was inspired by the beauty of the Black Forest.
Marilyn spent her working career in accounting and related business, maintaining administrative positions. She taught porcelain art for ten years, having become an accomplished porcelain artist. She made jewelry for a couple of years and now hopes to add “author” to her resume. Marilyn loved to draw and write little poems and stories but has never before tried to publish any of her “doodling.” “Rufi” was first written in 1992 and then set aside for years. In 2014 she revised it and decided to attempt its publication. It is Marilyn’s deepest hope that everyone enjoys her story about “Rufi, the Baby Bear.”
Illustrator
Athena Belford, native of New York City, has been an artist at heart since childhood. Athena earned her bachelor’s degree in studio art from Hunter College in NYC. She worked in advertising for one of the world’s top digital agencies as a graphic designer and worked her way up and became a manager of over twenty amazingly talented designers. In 2014, after eleven years in the industry, she left New York and moved to New Mexico to study animal science and finally pursue her longtime dream of working with animals. That is where she met and collaborated with Miss Marilyn and was given the opportunity to work on the illustrations for this amazingly charming children’s book.
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