Brother is a very driven person. He's driven by love, family, friendship, intelligence, physical strength endurance, and by deep connections with nature. He's also driven by some difficult emotions...

Doodle is born on October 8, 1911, and named William Armstrong, Armstrong being his middle name, not his last name. When he learns to crawl backwards, reminding Brother of a doodle-bug, brother nam...

True to her name, Aunt Nicey seems like a nice lady. When Doodle is born, she's the only person who believes he'll make it. Her reasons for believing this are interesting. She's the story's most ov...