Caudill's first book, Barrie and Daughter (Viking, 1943), came from memories of her childhood in the hill country of Kentucky and Tennessee. Most of her children's books brought alive the pioneer era of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, evoking the culture of Appalachia she loved. She wrote in her memoir: "Doors in the houses of my Appalachia were never locked against friend or stranger. The people found their pleasures in the simple things of life. They possessed a kind of profound wisdom, characteristic of those who live close to Nature, who walk in step with Nature's rhythm, and who depend on Nature for life itself."[2]
Activismedit
She was the co-founder of the Champaign-Urbana Peace Council; created the hospitality program for international students at Wesleyan College; and served on the boards of trustees for the Pine Mountain Settlement School in Harlan County and the Urbana Free Library in Illinois. She also taught many writing workshops.
Bibliographyedit
Many of these works are translated into at least five other languages besides English.
Barrie and Daughter (1943)
Happy Little Family (1947)
Schoolhouse in the Woods (1949)
Tree Of Freedom (1949)
Up and Down the River (1951)
Florence Nightingale (1953)
Saturday Cousins (1953)
The House of the Fifers (1954)
Susan Cornish (1955)
Schoolroom in the Parlor (1959)
Time for Lissa (1959)
Higgins and the Great Big Scare (1960)
The Best-loved Doll (1962)
A Pocketful of Cricket (1964)
The Far-off Land (1964)
A Certain Small Shepherd (1965)
The High Cost of Writing (1965)
Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley? (1966)
My Appalachia: a reminiscence (1966)
Come Along (1969)
Contrary Jenkins (1969)
Rebecca Caudill (1969)
The World of Rebecca Caudill (1970)
Somebody Go and Bang a Drum (1974)
Wind, Sand and Sky (1976)
From Hardshell Baptist to Quaker (1979)
The Joyous Land: a play for childhood and youth week (n.d.)
See the Scholastics.com website for a list of Caudill's books by interest level, genre/theme and grade level equivalency.
Awards and honorsedit
In the fall of 1963, the University of Kentucky, Southeast Center honored her with Rebecca Caudill Day. Harlan County's first community library was located in Cumberland, Kentucky, and in 1965 it was named the Rebecca Caudill Public Library in her honor.[3]
Kentucky Writers Hall of Fameedit
Rebecca Caudill was inducted into The Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame at an induction ceremony on Thursday, January 23, 2014, at the Carnegie Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Caudill was the Kentucky Hall of Fame's first children's author.[4]
Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Awardedit
The Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (RCYRBA) is named in honor of Caudill and her contributions to children's literature. The schoolchildren in her adopted state of Illinois, Grade 4 to Grade 8, vote each year for their favorite of twenty nominees.
Referencesedit
^ Warner, Mary. "The Contributions of Rebecca Caudill and Dorothy Hoobler to Appalachian Literature for Young Adults." AppLit. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
^"Guide to the Rebecca Caudill Papers, 1955-1962". Special Collections at Belk Library. Appalachian State University. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
^"Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame 2014". WUKY. NPR Digital Network. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
Further readingedit
Collier, Laurie and Nakamura, Joyce. Major Author and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults. 6 vols. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1993.
Rebecca Caudill Papers, 1928–1963, Special Collections Research Center, University of Kentucky. Finding Aid
Rebecca Caudill Papers, 1955–1962, Special Collections at Belk Library, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC - Finding Aid
Rebecca Caudill in Southern Appalachian Writers Collection, D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville - Finding Aid
External linksedit
AppLit
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
Short biography at Champaign Public Library
Interview with Caudill's daughter (2005) by Champaign Public Library
rebecca, caudill, ayars, february, 1899, october, 1985, american, writer, children, literature, more, than, twenty, books, were, published, tree, freedom, viking, 1949, newbery, honor, book, 1950, pocketful, cricket, holt, 1964, illustrated, evaline, ness, cal. Rebecca Caudill Ayars February 2 1899 October 2 1985 was an American writer of children s literature More than twenty of her books were published Tree of Freedom Viking 1949 was a Newbery Honor Book in 1950 A Pocketful of Cricket Holt 1964 illustrated by Evaline Ness was a Caldecott Honor Book Rebecca CaudillBorn 1899 02 02 February 2 1899Poor Fork now Cumberland KentuckyDiedOctober 2 1985 1985 10 02 aged 86 OccupationWriter editor teacherLanguageEnglishNationalityAmericanEducationM A International RelationsAlma materWesleyan CollegePeriod1943 GenreAppalachian fiction Children s literatureNotable worksTree of FreedomA Pocketful of CricketBarrie and DaughterThe Far off LandSusan CornishSpouseJames Sterling Ayars 1931 Contents 1 Life 2 Activism 3 Bibliography 4 Awards and honors 4 1 Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame 4 2 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader s Book Award 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksLife editCaudill was one of eleven children in the family of Susan and George Caudill of Harlan County Kentucky She was born in Poor Fork now Cumberland Kentucky 1 She graduated from Wesleyan College in Macon Georgia and then taught English and history 1920 21 at Sumner County High School Portland Tennessee In 1922 she received her master s degree in International Relations from Vanderbilt University She taught English as a second language ESL in Brazil for two years and then returned to Tennessee where she worked briefly as an editor for Abingdon Press the Methodist Church publishing house in Nashville She moved to Chicago for a job in a publishing house and she married James Sterling Ayars in 1931 They moved to Urbana Illinois in 1937 with their two children Caudill s first book Barrie and Daughter Viking 1943 came from memories of her childhood in the hill country of Kentucky and Tennessee Most of her children s books brought alive the pioneer era of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries evoking the culture of Appalachia she loved She wrote in her memoir Doors in the houses of my Appalachia were never locked against friend or stranger The people found their pleasures in the simple things of life They possessed a kind of profound wisdom characteristic of those who live close to Nature who walk in step with Nature s rhythm and who depend on Nature for life itself 2 Activism editShe was the co founder of the Champaign Urbana Peace Council created the hospitality program for international students at Wesleyan College and served on the boards of trustees for the Pine Mountain Settlement School in Harlan County and the Urbana Free Library in Illinois She also taught many writing workshops Bibliography editMany of these works are translated into at least five other languages besides English Barrie and Daughter 1943 Happy Little Family 1947 Schoolhouse in the Woods 1949 Tree Of Freedom 1949 Up and Down the River 1951 Florence Nightingale 1953 Saturday Cousins 1953 The House of the Fifers 1954 Susan Cornish 1955 Schoolroom in the Parlor 1959 Time for Lissa 1959 Higgins and the Great Big Scare 1960 The Best loved Doll 1962 A Pocketful of Cricket 1964 The Far off Land 1964 A Certain Small Shepherd 1965 The High Cost of Writing 1965 Did You Carry the Flag Today Charley 1966 My Appalachia a reminiscence 1966 Come Along 1969 Contrary Jenkins 1969 Rebecca Caudill 1969 The World of Rebecca Caudill 1970 Somebody Go and Bang a Drum 1974 Wind Sand and Sky 1976 From Hardshell Baptist to Quaker 1979 The Joyous Land a play for childhood and youth week n d See the Scholastics com website for a list of Caudill s books by interest level genre theme and grade level equivalency Awards and honors editIn the fall of 1963 the University of Kentucky Southeast Center honored her with Rebecca Caudill Day Harlan County s first community library was located in Cumberland Kentucky and in 1965 it was named the Rebecca Caudill Public Library in her honor 3 Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame edit Rebecca Caudill was inducted into The Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame at an induction ceremony on Thursday January 23 2014 at the Carnegie Center in Lexington Kentucky Caudill was the Kentucky Hall of Fame s first children s author 4 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader s Book Award edit The Rebecca Caudill Young Reader s Book Award RCYRBA is named in honor of Caudill and her contributions to children s literature The schoolchildren in her adopted state of Illinois Grade 4 to Grade 8 vote each year for their favorite of twenty nominees References edit Warner Mary The Contributions of Rebecca Caudill and Dorothy Hoobler to Appalachian Literature for Young Adults AppLit Retrieved 2010 12 12 Caudill Rebecca My Appalachia A Reminiscence New York Holt Rinehart and Winston 1966 31 Guide to the Rebecca Caudill Papers 1955 1962 Special Collections at Belk Library Appalachian State University Retrieved 27 February 2014 Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame 2014 WUKY NPR Digital Network Retrieved 27 February 2014 Further reading editCollier Laurie and Nakamura Joyce Major Author and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults 6 vols Detroit Gale Research Inc 1993 Rebecca Caudill Papers 1928 1963 Special Collections Research Center University of Kentucky Finding Aid Rebecca Caudill Papers 1955 1962 Special Collections at Belk Library Appalachian State University Boone NC Finding Aid Rebecca Caudill in Southern Appalachian Writers Collection D H Ramsey Library Special Collections University of North Carolina at Asheville Finding AidExternal links editAppLit Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Short biography at Champaign Public Library Interview with Caudill s daughter 2005 by Champaign Public Library Rebecca Caudill at Library of Congress with 28 library catalog records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rebecca Caudill amp oldid 1195714669, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
