Caitlin's Holiday

Caitlin's Holiday #1

by Helen V. Griffith, Susan Condie Lamb (Illustrator)

Caitlin thinks that having Holiday, a beautiful, well-dressed doll that can walk, talk, and think, will be like having a best friend, but all Holiday wants to do is listen to music, work on her tan, and complain

Genres: Childrens

96 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1990

About the author

In Her Own Words...

"What I like about writing books is that I can sit and think about things that most adults never think about, and it's okay because I'm a children's book writer.

I can imagine what my dog is dreaming about or what she and my cat discuss when I'm not around. I can design a time machine or make up a tall tale, and nobody says, "Grow up, Helen"--because I'm a children's book writer.

I was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware, and I work in the family business. We're distributors of roofing and siding materials, and I've never yet gotten a story inspiration from that. Most of my ideas seem to come from dogs I have known.

My grandfather was part of our family and used to read to me a lot-the Sunday funny papers, turn-of-the-century primers, and The Arabian Nights. When I could read for myself, I read fairy tales, dog and horse stories, and comic books by the dozen.

I started writing poems and the beginnings of novels by the age of seven or eight, but I was forty before I thought about writing for publication.

For fun, I like reading (especially Anthony Trollope) and birdwatching, and I've just started learning to play old-time fiddle!"

Reviews

[Caitmarie24 · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the first chapter books I ever read because it had my name in the title. My parents found it for me. Firmly cements my extreme distrust of dolls.

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute.

[Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Weird at first... but cant stop reading... did not like ending