
ABOUT
Kentucky-born children's author whose acclaimed books include Tree of Freedom and A Pocketful of Cricket. Her books, set in the Appalachian region of the United States, document the American pioneer days.She received a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan College in Georgia and a master's degree from Vanderbilt University in Tennessee.She and fellow American writer Tasha Tudor both won Caldecott Honors for their works of children's literature.
BEFORE FAMEShe published her first book, an autobiographical work entitled Barrie and Daughter, in 1943.
PERSONAL LIFEShe and her husband, James Sterling Ayars, settled in Illinois with their two children.
FUN FACTSChildren's Author Rebecca Caudill were born on Thursday, birthstone is Amethyst, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of , it is 27 days until Rebecca Caudill next birthday.