This story is written by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (1875 - 1961). She was anAmerican writer of children’s literature. She was born in Hoosick Falls, New York and attended Teachers College, Colombia University, from where she graduated in 1896. Her stories for children include Boys and Girls of Colonial Days (1917), Broad Stripes and Bright Stars (1919), Hero Stories (1919) and The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings (1945). She wrote For the Children's Hour (1906) in collaboration. In 1947, her book Miss Hickory won the Newberry Medal.