蕾切尔•考德•纳尔布芙（Rachel Kauder Nalebuff）在水上经历了自己人生的第一次———穿着泳衣在水上滑翔时，忽然“见红”。尴尬之后，她母亲为她举行了“成人礼”的家庭聚会。

聚会上，阿姨悄悄把她拉到一旁，给她讲了自己50年前初潮经历：当时途经德国边境，纳粹士兵拦下列车，勒令所有人脱衣接受检查，恰逢此时，例假光临。而阿姨则独守这个秘密50年。

也正是由这段故事，让13岁的蕾切尔就开始搜集身边“第一次”的故事，并大胆成文。而在她18岁高中毕业时，创办了一本杂志书《我的小红本》，内容就是在全世界范围内寻找愿意分享初潮故事的女性。

作为全球第一本“月经书”的主编，蕾切尔•考德•纳尔布芙已就读耶鲁大学。

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.