Carolyn Sherwin Bailey

Carolyn Sherwin Bailey

Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (October 25, 1875 – December 23, 1961) was an American children's author. She was born in Hoosick Falls, New York and attended Teachers College, Columbia University, from which she graduated in 1896. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_International_Encyclopedia] [http://www.bookrags.com/shortguide-miss-hickory/abouttheauthor.html] She contributed to the "Ladies' Home Journal" and other magazines, and published volumes of stories for children, methods of story telling, methods of teaching children, etc., which include "Boys and Girls of Colonial Days" (1917); "Broad Stripes and Bright Stars" (1919); "Flint; The Story of a Trail" (1922); and "Friendly Tales" (1923). She wrote "For the Children's Hour" (1906) in collaboration. In 1947, her book "Miss Hickory" won the Newbery Medal. [http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.htm]

References

* [http://www.bookrags.com/shortguide-miss-hickory/abouttheauthor.html "Miss Hickory" Study Guide] . BookRags.com. Retrieved July 7, 2006
* [http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.htm Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present] . American Library Association. Retrieved July 7, 2006.

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