Miss Thumb One appears uneasy as she ponders the decision she made regarding her school project. She cannot wait to see the results at the Thumbday Picnic that she will attend with Pop Thumbody, Mother Thumbody, Baby Thumbody, and the quinthumplets. The little town of Ashthumbula hosts a multitude of colorful characters that are a part of the day's adventure. Discover the results of Miss Thumb One's scheme and the consequences for the town thumbs and herself.

Barbara Pierson's short memoir in verse is a powerful personal account of the actualization of her natural right to create and destroy life, and the imprints it left on her soul. Beautifully illustrated with mandalas by Kimberly Febo.

Barbara Pierson wrote the poem in this book when she was 26 years old, after her second experience with pregnancy. Her purpose, she explains, is neither to promote, condemn, nor argue what is right or wrong. It is, instead, a channel for others to tune into for support. Her hope is that it will serve to create empathy and understanding for the pain and deeply...