Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 25, 1875 |
| Died | December 23, 1961 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | Teachers' College, Columbia |
| Notable awards | Newbery Medal 1947 |
| Spouse | Eben C. Hill, 1936 |
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (October 25, 1875 – December 23, 1961) was an American children's author.
Early life and education
She was born in Hoosick Falls, New York and attended Lansingburgh Academy of History, Teachers College of Columbia University,[1] the Montessori School in Rome and the New York School of Social Work.[2] Following several years of teaching and social work she became an editor, first on “Delineator” and then on “American Childhood.”
Career
Bailey contributed to the Ladies' Home Journal and other magazines. She published volumes of stories for children like methods of story telling, teaching children and other related subjects, which include Boys and Girls of Colonial Days (1917), Broad Stripes and Bright Stars (1919), Hero Stories (1919); Tops and Whistles (1937), and The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings (1945). She wrote For the Children's Hour (1906) in collaboration with Clara M. Lewis.[3]
She also wrote on arts and crafts and her works Children of the Handcrafts (1935), Tops and Whistles, Stories of Early American Toys and Children (1937), Homespun Playdays (1940), and Pioneer Art in America (1944), are thought by some critics to be her finest achievements.[4][5][6]
In 1947, her book Miss Hickory won the Newbery Medal.[7]
References
- ^ Miss Hickory About the Author. BookRags. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (1875-1961)". Lansingburgh Historical Society. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ^ For the Children's Hour 1943
- ^ Commire, Anne. Something about the Author. Vol. 14. Detroit, MI: Gale Research
- ^ Mainiero, Lina, ed. American Women Writers. NY: Frederick Ungar, 1979
- ^ Rothe, Anna. Current Biography. NY: H.W. Wilson, 1948
- ^ "Association for Library Service to Children Newbery Medal Winners, 1922 – Present" (PDF). ala.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
External links
- Media related to Carolyn Sherwin Bailey at Wikimedia Commons
- Miss Hickory Study Guide. BookRags.com. Retrieved July 7, 2006
- Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present. American Library Association. Retrieved July 7, 2006.
- Full text of Hero Stories, Milton Bradley Company, 1919.
- Works by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Carolyn Sherwin Bailey at the Internet Archive
- Works by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Carolyn Sherwin Bailey at Library of Congress, with 107 library catalog records