Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1903) .: Novel . Classic American Children's
- ISBN-10
- 1700026747
- ISBN-13
- 9781700026743
- Pages
- 138
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-10-15
- Author
- Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
Description
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1903) is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her two stern aunts in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine. The story was adapted for the theatrical stage, and was filmed three times, once with Shirley Temple in the title role.Kate Douglas Wiggin (September 28, 1856 - August 24, 1923) was an American educator and author of children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the Silver Street Free Kindergarten). With her sister during the 1880s, she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers. Kate Wiggin devoted her adult life to the welfare of children in an era when children were commonly thought of as cheap labor.
