Bambi is a popular book by Marjorie Benton Cooke. Novelist and playwright, Marjorie Benton Cooke was born on 27 November, 1876, in Richmond, Indiana. She was the daughter of Joseph H. and Jessie Benton Cooke. Her father was a salesman and had once served as treasurer for the city of Richmond. Marjorie attended preparatory schools in Detroit and Chicago before entering the University of Chicago. Cooke had also authored a number of popular short stories that appeared in magazines and several plays and screenplays before her career was tragically cut short. Bambi is a popular book by Marjorie Benton Cooke. The author from "The Girl who Lived in the Woods". "The brightest, wittiest, most optimistic and wholesome tale which it has been my pleasure to read." Really good story about a young women, who has big dreams, a strange family and lots of happiness. The story is a great ride through the family challenges and success as everyone moves towards their life goals as Bambi thinks they should.