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Rebecca Caudill

Born

in The United States

January 01, 1899

Died

January 01, 1985

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American's children writer, as well as teacher and editor, known for her Appalachian fiction. Caudill graduated from Wesleyan College and, in 1922, received her master's degree from Vanderbilt University. She taught English in high school and college, and worked briefly as an editor. She moved to Urbana, Illinois, when she married James Ayars in 1931.

Caudill's book, Tree of Freedom, was a Newbery Honor Book in 1950. A Pocketful of Cricket was a Caldecott Honor Book.

The schoolchildren of her adopted state of Illinois vote each year on their favorite book. The winning book is given the Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (RCYRBA) named in honor of Caudill and her contributions to Appalachian literature. ...more

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	The Best-Loved Doll by Rebecca Caudill, Elliott Gilbert (Illustrator) 4.42 avg rating — 967 ratings — published 1962 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happy Little Family (Fairchild Family Series, #1) by Rebecca Caudill, Decie Merwin 4.21 avg rating — 634 ratings — published 1947 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tree of Freedom 3.70 avg rating — 512 ratings — published 1949 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pocketful of Cricket by Rebecca Caudill, Evaline Ness (Illustrator) 3.79 avg rating — 427 ratings — published 1964 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Schoolhouse in the Woods (Fairchild Family Stories #2) by Rebecca Caudill, Decie Merwin 4.37 avg rating — 272 ratings — published 1949 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Schoolroom in the Parlor (Fairchild Family Series, #4) by Rebecca Caudill, Decie Merwin (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 210 ratings — published 1959 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Up and Down the River (Fairchild Family Story, Book 3) by Rebecca Caudill, Decie Merwin (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 1951 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Certain Small Shepherd by Rebecca Caudill, William Pène du Bois (Illustrator) 4.28 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 1965 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley? by Rebecca Caudill, Nancy Grossman (Illustrator) 4.23 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1966 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saturday Cousins by Rebecca Caudill, Nancy Woltemate (illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1953 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The first essential in any book is that it have something significant to say --a book that leaves the reader with bigger ideas than when he began reading - that stimulates his thinking, stretches his mind, deepens his feelings. A good book sticks to your ribs.”
― Rebecca Caudill

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“With all the blue ethereal sky,”
― Rebecca Caudill, Schoolroom in the Parlor

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“Wherever people are chained, there'll come a chance some day to break the chains, I reckon.”
― Rebecca Caudill, Tree of Freedom

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