Caddie Woodlawn

by Carol Ryrie Brink, illustrated by Kate Seredy, and published by Macmillan

The book cover of "Caddie Woodlawn" by Carol Ryrie Brink features Caddie Woodlawn skating across a frozen pond. Her family's homestead is in the background. The John Newbery Medal Award Seal has been affixed to the lower right corner.

About

This story is based on the adventures of the author's grandmother as an eleven-year-old girl and her family of Wisconsin pioneers. "With her brothers and sisters, Caddie runs wild, gets into mischief, is brave and sensible when necessary, and altogether proves herself a proper heroine." - Bulletin of the American Library Association, Vol. 30, no.6, p.506.

Awards Won

Title Year
John Newbery Medal

A medal to be given for the most distiguished contribution to children's literature produced during the preceding calendar year.

 1936 - Winner(s)