Miss Frizzle may not know everything, but she comes pretty close. She’s one of those amazingly fearless, butt-kicking women that inspired me as a kid, and I hope will be an inspiration to my future children as well. When we picked out the 48 squares for 2015 we asked a few friends to weigh in on who, in their opinion, HAD to be on the blanket. Every single one of them cited The Frizz. Though I doubt Valerie Frizzle has ever sought the approval of anyone, that’s about as validating as it gets considering what a diverse group of friends we polled.