Kids’s e book co-authored by Utah journey influencer Elise Caffee honors her legacy

SALT LAKE CITY — A brand new youngsters’s image e book co-authored by Utah journey influencer, editor and writer Elise Caffee is honoring her life and legacy. Caffee died earlier this yr after sustaining extreme burns in a automobile crash in Mexico.

Before her dying, Caffee co-wrote “Pippa and Poppy’s European Adventure” along with her shut pal and fellow creator Tiffany Rosenhan. Rosenhan described the e book, which follows two similar twins exploring Europe, as whimsical and curiosity-sparking – qualities that she stated replicate Caffee’s character and passions.

“It’s not a textbook, it’s not an encyclopedia,” Rosenhan stated. “It’s supposed to just spark curiosity because Elise and I originally bonded over our shared interest in exploration and curiosity.”

The two ladies additionally shared a novel connection as similar twins, which impressed the identify of their publishing firm, Jumelle Press, “Jumelle” which means “twin” in French.

Rosenhan stated the e book now appears like greater than a artistic undertaking.

“It simply feels like a gift – a tangible reminder of your friendship, and all that you taught me,” she wrote within the creator’s notice.

Caffee’s affect prolonged far past her skilled work.

“She was the cheerleader of so many women,” Rosenhan stated. “After she passed, especially, I just heard story after story of women that felt as though Elise encouraged them and motivated them behind the scenes, encouraging them to put forth their best work.”

Rosenhan credited Caffee with educating her every little thing she is aware of about publishing.

“At the same time, she was a brilliant operational expert,” she stated. “And the ability to actually take a book from concept to completion and get a book to press is fun in theory, but in reality, it’s a lot of practice and hard work. And she was excellent at what she did.”

The e book additionally celebrates Caffee’s private motto: “Take the trip.”

Rosenhan defined, “‘Take the trip’ is just this philosophy that (you) take the trip with your children while they’re young,” she stated. “Yes, they might not remember it. Yes, it’s hard, it’s expensive, it’s exhausting. It’s all the things. But when you travel with your children while you’re young, you’re building resilience as a family, you’re building a family culture that values exploration, that values being vulnerable.

“(Elise) was extra glad for her associates’ success than even her personal,” Rosenhan said. “So, it is type of enjoyable to place her identify on the quilt and be like, ‘Well, we are able to discuss you nonetheless we wish.'”

You can discover “Pippa and Poppy’s European Adventure” at jumellepress.com or folklorebookshop.com.