Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin (1875-1961), an American author, won the Newbery Medal in 1947. She received the award for Miss Hickory, the story of a doll made from an apple twig with a hickory nut for a head. She wrote 40 books, including The Little Red Schoolhouse (1957). Four of her books are on pioneer crafts.
Bailey was born on Oct. 25, 1875, in Hoosick Falls, New York. She died on Dec. 23, 1961.
