Caddie Woodlawn
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| Author(s) | Carol Ryrie Brink |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Caddie Woodlawn |
| Genre(s) | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing |
| Publication date | 1936 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 275 |
| ISBN | 1416940286 |
| OCLC Number | 77530618 |
| Followed by | Magical Melons |
Caddie Woodlawn is a popular children's novel by Carol Ryrie Brink which won the John Newbery Medal in 1936 and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1958. The original edition was illustrated by Newbery-award winning author and illustrator Kate Seredy. A later edition (1973), published by Macmillan, was illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.
Set in the 1860s, it is about a lively eleven-year-old tomboy named Caroline Augusta Woodlawn, nicknamed "Caddie", living in the area of Dunnville, Wisconsin in the United States, and her experiences with the nearby Indians. She is troublesome and the despair of her ladylike mother and sister. The sequel to the book, Magical Melons (1939), continues the story of Caddie and her family.
In a preface to a later edition, the author has said that the books were partly based on the life of her grandmother, Caddie Woodhouse, and her siblings: elder sister Clara, elder brother Tom, younger brother Warren, younger sisters Henrietta (Hetty) and Minnie, and Baby Joe.
The house where Caddie Woodhouse lived is now a historical site and a tourist attraction about 12 miles south of Menomonie, Wisconsin. [1]
Caddie Woodlawn was written in 1935 and won the Newbery_Medal in 1936 as the best novel for children. Brink transformed it to a drama in 1945.
In 1989, a made-for-television movie based on the novel, was directed by Giles Walker with teleplay by Joe Wisenfeld and Richard John Davis. [2]
A musical, Caddie Woodlawn A Musical Adventure (The Caddie Woodlawn Musical) by Tom Shelton and Susan C. Hunter, Brink's granddaughter, was also based on the book.
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| Preceded by Dobry |
Newbery Medal recipient 1936 |
Succeeded by Roller Skates |
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In 1935 Caddie Woodlawn was a great grandmother at 82 years old. This story is based on a real life story.
