Brink, Carol Ryrie, 1895-1981

American author of children's and adult books; Newbery Award, 1936; Kerlan Award, 1978.

From the description of Papers, 1895-1981 (bulk 1934-1978). (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686085

American author of children's and adult books.

From the description of Caddie Woodlawn : a play : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402648

From the description of The highly trained dogs of Professor Petit : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490335

From the description of Family grandstand : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490334

From the description of Magical melons : more stories about Caddie Woodlawn : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424686

From the description of The headland : a novel : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424685

From the description of Winter cottage : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437786

From the description of Louly : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437782

From the description of Family sabbatical : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424684

From the description of Narcissa Whitman : pioneer to the Oregon country : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424687

From the description of Mademoiselle Misfortune : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437785

From the description of Shreds and patches : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437806

From the description of Lad with a whistle : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62490336

From the description of Caddie Woodlawn : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437796

From the description of Harps in the wind : the story of the singing Hutchinsons : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437777

From the description of Andy Buckram's tin men : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424683

From the description of All over town : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437747

From the description of Stopover : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437779

From the description of Anything can happen on the river!: production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62686096

From the description of The bad times of Irma Baumlein : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402640

From the description of Baby island : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402639

Carol Ryrie Brink was born December 28, 1895 in Moscow, Idaho. She attended school in Idaho and California, graduating from the University of California at Berkeley with BA in 1918. Carol Ryrie Brink began writing short stories and poems for children in the 1920s, submitting them to various children's magazines, and published her first book for children, Anything Can Happen on the River, in 1934. The book drew on her experiences living and traveling in France with her husband and son. In 1935, she published Caddie Woodlawn, a book based on her maternal grandmother's girlhood experiences growing up on the Wisconsin frontier during the Civil War in a time of conflict between white settlers and Native Americans. The book won the Newbery Award the following year, and has remained a classic of historical fiction for its depiction of the relationship of a young white girl with some of her Indian neighbors, the hardships and dangers of frontier life, as well as the difficulties young Caddie experiences in trying to become more ladylike yet remain true to herself and her "tomboy" instincts. The book also focuses on two areas Carol Ryrie Brink brought to the forefront in many of her books: family relationships and close friendships and how important each is to personal happiness, security, and growth. Many of her books, such as Louly, deal with her own childhood experiences growing up in Idaho at the turn of the century and she used her friends, relatives, and pets as the basis for some her characters. Carol Ryrie Brink's books whether set in the past or present are full of vivid characterizations, a strong sense of time and place, an awareness that one must not lose touch with one's past or history, and honesty about the good and bad times of growing up. Throughout her long and prolific career, she wrote fiction and non-fiction for children and adults, as well as plays and poetry. Carol Ryrie Brink won the Kerlan Award in 1978, and died in La Jolla, California on August 15, 1981.

From the guide to the Carol Ryrie Brink Papers, 1934-1978, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections)

American children's author, born in Moscow, Idaho in 1895. Her most famous book, Caddie Woodlawn (1935), won the Newbery Medal in 1936.

From the description of Papers, 1968-1972. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 26136115