“Watching the discovery and joy Bebe has in learning about the world, through lessons from school, nature, family, friends, the arts and travel. So recently she was totally dependent on me and now, only though she is just 8, it is amazing, even mind-boggling, to see her self-motivation grow so wisely beyond her years. I also try to see and experience the world through her eyes of curiosity—no walls, no judging. It is so good for adults to get back to that appreciation; just love and kindness. It is just so beautiful. My husband and I feel honored to be her parents. We teach her lessons but she also teaches us.”

—Eileen Joy Spitalny, co-founder of Fairytale Brownies and mother of Bebe, 8