Hazel Hutchins Wilson (April 8, 1898 – August 20, 1992) was an American writer of children's books who turned to writing after a career as a school and university librarian.
Born in Portland, Maine, she attended Bates College in Lewiston,[2] graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1919.
[2] Wilson's library career began in a high school (1920–23) in Portland and continued at Northeast Missouri State Teacher's College (1923–26) in Kirksville.
Thereafter, she became head of the circulation department for the American Library in Paris, France, (1926–28); librarian at Bradford Academy, in Bradford, Massachusetts (1928–29); supervisor of school libraries in Denver (1929–30), and lecturer at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
[2] Topics for her books ranged from historical figures like George Washington to events in Maine to the antics of a 10-year old named Herbert.