Kate Douglas Wiggin

The Birds' Christmas Carol Kate Douglas Wiggin

Kate Douglas Wiggin was an American children's author and educator. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878. A few years later she and her sister opened a training school for kindergarten teachers. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is her most well known work. First published in 1888 and a Christmas favorite ever since, this story tells how Carol Bird encourages the rest of the Bird family to make a merry Christmas for the poor Ruggleses, who live behind them. This book is recommended for grades 4-7.