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. She was born in Hoosick Falls, New York.