蕾切爾•考德•納爾布芙（Rachel Kauder Nalebuff）在水上經曆瞭自己人生的第一次———穿著泳衣在水上滑翔時，忽然“見紅”。尷尬之後，她母親為她舉行瞭“成人禮”的傢庭聚會。

聚會上，阿姨悄悄把她拉到一旁，給她講瞭自己50年前初潮經曆：當時途經德國邊境，納粹士兵攔下列車，勒令所有人脫衣接受檢查，恰逢此時，例假光臨。而阿姨則獨守這個秘密50年。

也正是由這段故事，讓13歲的蕾切爾就開始搜集身邊“第一次”的故事，並大膽成文。而在她18歲高中畢業時，創辦瞭一本雜誌書《我的小紅本》，內容就是在全世界範圍內尋找願意分享初潮故事的女性。

作為全球第一本“月經書”的主編，蕾切爾•考德•納爾布芙已就讀耶魯大學。

MY LITTLE RED BOOK is an anthology of stories about first periods, collected from women of all ages from around the world. The accounts range from light-hearted (the editor got hers while water skiing in a yellow bathing suit) to heart-stopping (a first period discovered just as one girl was about to be strip-searched by the Nazis). The contributors include well-known women writers (Meg Cabot, Erica Jong, Gloria Steinem, Cecily von Ziegesar), alongside today's teens. And while the authors differ in race, faith, or cultural background, their stories share a common bond: they are all accessible, deeply honest, and highly informative. Whatever a girl experiences or expects, she'll find stories that speak to her thoughts and feelings.

Ultimately, MY LITTLE READ BOOK is more than a collection of stories. It is a call for a change in attitude, for a new way of seeing periods. In a time when the taboo around menstruation seems to be one of the few left standing, it makes a difficult subject easier to talk about, and helps girls feel proud instead of embarrassed or ashamed. By revealing what it feels like to undergo this experience first hand, and giving women the chance to explain their feelings in their own words, it aims to provide support, entertainment, and a starting point for discussion for mothers and daughters everywhere. It is a book every girl should have. Period.