Background
Carol Ryrie Brink was born on December 28, 1895 in Moscow, Idaho, United States. She was a daughter of Alexander Ryrie and Henrietta (Watkins) Ryrie.
Carol Ryrie Brink was born on December 28, 1895 in Moscow, Idaho, United States. She was a daughter of Alexander Ryrie and Henrietta (Watkins) Ryrie.
She graduated from the Portland Academy in Oregon and attended the University of Idaho in Moscow for three years (1914–1917).
She began writing stories for children about 1925.
On July 12, 1918 Carol Ryrie Brink married Raymond W. Brink. They had two children: David Ryrie, Nora Caroline.