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Children will relate to Caddie's prank of sending a city-slicker cousin into the sheep pen with some salt. Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder will enjoy Caddie Woodlawn as well. The cousin gets thoroughly frightened by the flock and loses all the decorative buttons she took such pride in. It's filled with childhood adventures in Wisconsin at a time when Indian attacks were still feared. Based on the real life adventures told to the author by her grandmother, the tales summon up a hardy pioneer family and their daily activities with sad times and humorous events too. Caddie gets punished and ponders running away from home. A talk with her father soothes the hurt feelings and turns it into a learning and growth experience.Enjoy the spelling bees and berry picking in a wholesome story that will remind readers of stories like Anne of Green Gables and television shows like The Waltons.
There are fish to catch, rafts to paddle, fields to plow, and school lessons to learn.Caddie's adventures were loosely based on the author's own grandmother. This story takes place in 1864, on the Wisconsin frontier.The book follows the adventures of a certain girl, named Caddie Woodlawn. She is a tomboy, who likes to run around wildly with her two brothers, rather than staying inside and doing the tasks that are expected of her, like sewing, knitting, and cooking, with her mother and her older sister, Clara.Living in territory where Indians are nearby, excitement is always brewing. I think that makes the book interesting, to know that some of the events actually happened, and that the characters were based on real people.I recommend this book for either boys or girls. I think it was quite a fun read, and good for any age.
This book couldn't of been worse. One of the things "Caddie" did was sell something her Native American friend gave to her, it was like a belt or i don't know because the author didn't explain it very well. I had to read it for a book competition and I spent two weeks trying to read it. The book has not plot it is just about a girl who is a tomboy doing different random things. I usually like Newbery Honor books but this was a disgrace to the Newbery Honor system. All i'm saying is this book is terrible.
This book was disturbing to me as a child, and I am continually surprised that it maintains its place in the girls' canon. Caddie begins the novel as an engaging tomboy, but her conversion to "lady" is unconvincing - especially since the conversion is produced by corporal punishment. Even as a child I was dismayed that Caddie's real character had been suppressed. At best, I believe the book is now a period piece - an illustration of what girls used to have to endure.
It reminded me of Laura Ingalls Wilder bks I really like. I am a 10 yr old 4th grade girl. Caddie Woodlawn is a tomboy growing up in Wisconsin in the late 1800s, around the time of the Civil War. I was assigned a Newbery Medal bk for a school bk rpt. My mom recommended this bk, & I thought it looked good. The book is based on the author's grandmother's childhood adventures. Caddie & 2 of her 6 siblings, brothers Tom & Warren are together all the time, along w/dog Nero.
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