Brian Alderson (born 1930) is an author, translator, critic, and children's book historian. He has translated

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, is a contributor to '' Books for Keeps'' and was

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editor for ''

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''. He founded the Children's Books History Society. He began as a specialist bookseller in 1950. He lectured on children's literature at the Polytechnic of North London for twenty years before becoming books editor for ''

'' from 1967 until 1995. He has organized exhibitions and written extensively on children's book history and illustration. He was president of the Beatrix Potter Society. He received the

Eleanor Farjeon Eleanor Farjeon (13 February 1881 – 5 June 1965) was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. Several of her works had illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Some of her correspondence has also be ...

Award and received an honorary doctorate from the

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Bibliography

* Brian Alderson, "Edward Ardizzone: a preliminary hand-list of his illustrated books, 1929–1970". ''The Private Library'', 2nd series, 5:1 (1972 Spring), pp. 2–64. * Brian Alderson, ''Edward Ardizzone: A Bibliographic Commentary''. Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 2003. . * Brian Alderson, "Miniature libraries for the young". ''The Private Library'', 3rd series, 6 (1983), 3–38. * Brian Alderson and Felix de Marez Oyens, ''Be merry and wise: origins of children’s book publishing in England 1650–1850''. New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 2006. . *

F. J. Harvey Darton Frederick Joseph Harvey Darton (22 September 1878 – 26 July 1936) was an author, publisher, and historian of children's literature. He was best known for his pioneering works in ''The Story of English Children's Books in England: Five Centuries ...

, ''Children’s Books in England''. 3rd ed. Revised by Brian Alderson. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982. . * Brian Alderson, "Tracts, Reward and Fairies: the Victorian contribution to children's literature". In: ''Essays in the History of Publishing...'', ed. Asa Briggs, London: Longman, 1974. * ''Cakes and Custard: children's rhymes'' selected by Brian Alderson and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. London: Heinemann, 1975. . * Brian Alderson, ''Ezra Jack Keats: a bibliography and catalogue''. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company, University of Southern Mississippi, 2002. . * Brian Alderson, ''Ezra Jack Keats: Artist and Picture-Book Maker'', Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company, 1994. . * Brian Alderson,
The History of Aesop's Fables
. '' Books for Keeps'' 165 (July 2007). * Brian Alderson,
Fairy Tales in the New Millennium
. ''Books For Keeps'' 131 (November 2001). * Lorraine Johnson and Brian Alderson, ''The Ladybird Story: children's books for everyone''. London:

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, 2014. .

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