Books which lack the author's own experience of living rarely move the reader.' Carol Ryrie Brink has written two dozen books, both for children and adults, many of which have been translated into foreign languages. The first hand element gives satisfaction to both author and reader in any fictional re-creation. She says, 'Some of my books, such as The Pink Motel, have been creations of my fancy but even in these books I like to preserve a core of reality and some sort of tie-in with my own personal experience. Brink lived and traveled in Europe for several years the European setting appears in several of her books, including her first children's book, Anything Can Happen On The River, an adventure set in France. Her mother was the daughter of a New England pioneer doctor her father came to America from Scotland when he was twenty, and he was the first mayor of the small town of Moscow, where she was born. The late Carol Ryrie Brink was born and grew up in Idaho. Her spirit and sense of fun have made this book a classic that readers have taken to their hearts for more than seventy years. Supposedly there is even a park named in her honor. Carol Ryrie Brink was the author of many books for young readers, including Caddie Woodlawns Family, the companion volume to Caddie Woodlawn, and Baby Island.

Caddie is brave, and her story is special because it's based on the life and memories of Carol Ryrie Brink's grandmother, the real Caddie Woodlawn. Carol Ryrie Brink lived with Caddie Woodlawn from the age of eight, after the death of both her parents. Caddie is friends with Indians, who scare most of the neighbors - neighbors who, like her mother and sisters, don't understand her at all. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to beat her brother's dares every chance she gets.

Caddie woodlawn by carol ryrie brink