Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 25, 1875 |
| Died | December 23, 1961 (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | Teachers' College, Columbia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse |
Eben C. Hill (m. 1936) |
| Writing career | |
| Notable awards | Newbery Medal 1947 |
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (1875–1961) was an American children's author.
Early life and education
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey was born in Hoosick Falls, New York on October 25, 1875, to Charles Henry and Emma Frances (née Blanchard) Bailey. Her father was a scientist and traveler, while her mother was a teacher and writer. She had one sister.[1]
Bailey studied at home until age 12, then later attended Lansingburgh Academy before graduating from the Teachers College, Columbia University in 1896. She also attended the Montessori School in Rome and the New York School of Social Work.[1][2]
Career
Bailey began her career as a public school teacher, then as a social worker.[1]
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).[1] 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]
An uncharacteristic book, Miss Hickory (1946), won the 1947 Newbery Medal.[1][7]
Personal life
In 1936, Baily married Eben Clayton Hill, a researcher at Johns Hopkins University. The couple lived on a large property in Temple, New Hampshire.[1]
She died in Concord, Massachusetts on December 24, 1961.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin (1875–1961)". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2026. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (1875-1961)". Lansingburgh Historical Society. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ↑ 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 March 19, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 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 the Library of Congress, with 107 library catalog records