Sherred Willcox Adams

Sherred Willcox Adams is known today mainly for Five Little Friends, a children's book first published in 1922 by The Macmillan Company and illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham.

The story follows a group of children—Bob, Betty, Paul, Peggy, and little Dot—through school and vacation adventures, with an emphasis on companionship, everyday imagination, and a child's-eye view of the world. Because the book has been preserved by projects such as Project Gutenberg and library catalogs, Adams's work has remained accessible long after its original publication.

Beyond that book, reliable biographical details about Adams are scarce in the sources I could confirm. Based on the dates provided, Sherred Willcox Adams lived from 1872 to 1960, but I could not verify further personal details such as birthplace, career history, or a confirmed portrait image from trustworthy sources.