Aileen Paterson

Aileen Paterson

MBE
Born30 November 1934(1934-11-30)
Bruntisland, Fife, Scotland
Dee'd23 Mairch 2018 (aged 83)
ThriftAuthor an Illustrator
Kent forMaisie bueks

Aileen Frances Paterson, MBE (née Henderson) (30 November 1934 – 23 Mairch 2018) wis a Scots writer an illustrator,[1] best kent for her series o childer's beuks aboot Maisie MacKenzie the kitten.[2]

She hailed frae Fife, wis eddicatit at Edinburgh College o Airt and toucht airt fir 18 years. She wis mither tae five dochters an twa sons. Whan yin o her sons de'ed o leukemia at 11 years auld, than Paterson startit screivin aboot 'the adult world from a child's point of view' in the 'Maisie" books in 1980.[2] The first yin to bi pit oot wis Maisie Comes to Morningside in 1984.[3] Paterson uised wirds frae Scots lik 'perjinkt', 'guddle' an 'driech' in her screiving fir comic effect.[2]

She scrieved 32 buiks in the 'Maisie' series,[4] forby ither scrievin sic as in Braw Stories (2005) an Scottish Summer Schools (2007).[5]

Paterson wis gi'en the honour o an MBE[6] bit thocht she didnae deserve an awaird.[2] Her hame toun o Burntisland reportit that the Edinburgh bus company (Lothian Buses) uised her eemage o Maisie oan the nummer 11 bus that gings via Morningside. A TV cairtoon series in Inglis an Gaelic, featurit the vyces o Stanley Baxter an Tony Kearney.[5]

Paterson de'ed on 23 Mairch 2018.[2]

Selectit warks

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  • Maisie comes to Morningside (1984)[3]
  • Maisie goes to Glasgow (1984, 1988)[7]
  • Maisie's Mystery Tour (1984, 1989)[8]
  • Maisie Meets her Match (1984, 1988)
  • Maisie in London (1985, 1988)[9]
  • Maisie and the Monster (1985, 1988)[10]
  • Maisie goes to School (1988)[11]
  • Maisie and the Space Invader (1988)[12]
  • Maisie and the Posties (1988)[13]
  • Maisie's Festival Adventure (1988)[14]
  • Maisie Loves Paris (1989)[15]
  • Maisie goes to Hospital (1989)[16]
  • What Maisie did Next (1991)[17]
  • Maisie in the Rainforest (1992)[18]
  • Maisie and the Puffer (1992)[19]
  • Maisie Digs up the Past (1994)[20]
  • Maisie at the Edinburgh Book Festival (1994)
  • Maisie Goes to Hollywood (1994)[21]
  • Maisie's Merry Christmas (1995)[22]
  • Maisie and the Pirates (1998)[23]
  • Maisie's Millennium Calendar (1999)
  • Maisie Jumps into Japan (2000)[24]
  • Maisie Bites the Big Apple (2002)[25]
  • Maisie and the Botanic Garden Mystery (2006)[26]
  • The Pigs of Puddledub (1992)[27]

References

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  1. ↑ "Best Scottish children's author". The Scotsman. The Scotsman Publications Limited. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 9 Januar 2015.[deid airtin]
  2. ↑ a b c d e "Author of Morningside Maisie books Aileen Paterson has died". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 21 Januar 2022.
  3. ↑ a b Paterson, Aileen (1984). Maisie comes to Morningside. Galashiels: Byway Books. ISBN 9780907448099. OCLC 1245530164.
  4. ↑ "Books by Aileen Paterson (Author of Maisie Comes to Morningside)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 21 Januar 2022.
  5. ↑ a b "Burntisland, Fife - [Aileen]". burntisland.net. Retrieved 21 Januar 2022.
  6. ↑ "Queen's birthday honours list 2015: MBE". the Guardian (in Inglis). 12 Juin 2015. Retrieved 21 Januar 2022.
  7. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1988). Maisie goes to Glasgow. Galashiels: Three Hills Books. ISBN 9781871705010. OCLC 1200476003.
  8. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1989). Maisie's mystery tour. Galashiels: Three Hills Books. ISBN 1-871705-02-9. OCLC 316378388.
  9. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1988). Maisie in London. Galashiels: Three Hills Books. ISBN 1-871705-04-5. OCLC 316378351.
  10. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1988). Maisie and the monster. Scotland: Three Hills Books. ISBN 1-871705-05-3. OCLC 48120106.
  11. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1988). Maisie goes to school. Amaising Pub. ISBN 1-871512-01-8. OCLC 21035772.
  12. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1988). Maisie and the space invader. Amaising Pub. ISBN 1-871512-02-6. OCLC 21035739.
  13. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1988). Maisie and the posties. Amaising Pub. ISBN 1-871512-03-4. OCLC 21035793.
  14. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1988). Maisie's festival adventure. Amaising Pub. ISBN 1-871512-04-2. OCLC 21035781.
  15. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1999). Maisie loves Paris. Broxburn: Glowworm Books. ISBN 1-871512-05-0. OCLC 819776179.
  16. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1989). Maisie goes to hospital. Aileen Paterson. Glowworm Books Ltd. ISBN 9781871512069. OCLC 1176260417.
  17. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1991). What Maisie did next. Musselburgh: Amaising Pub. House. ISBN 1-871512-09-3. OCLC 26673150.
  18. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1992). Maisie in the rainforest. Musselburgh: Amaising Pub. House. ISBN 1-871512-29-8. OCLC 26673153.
  19. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1992). Maisie and the puffer. Musselburgh: Amaising Pub. House. ISBN 1-871512-33-6. OCLC 27678665.
  20. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1994). Maisie digs up the past. Musselburgh: Amaising. ISBN 1-871512-41-7. OCLC 34283079.
  21. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1994). Maisie goes to Hollywood. Musselburgh: Amaising Pub. House. ISBN 1-871512-40-9. OCLC 34025499.
  22. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1995). Maisie's merry Christmas. Broxburn: Amaising Pub. House. ISBN 1-871512-46-8. OCLC 34150994.
  23. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1998). Maisie and the pirates. Broxburn: Amaising Pub. House. ISBN 1-871512-55-7. OCLC 39714306.
  24. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (2001). Maisie jumps into Japan. Broxburn: Glowworm. ISBN 9781871512656. OCLC 1256532515.
  25. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (2002). Maisie bites the Big Apple. Broxburn: Glowworm Books. ISBN 9781871512694. OCLC 1150282403.
  26. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (2006). Maisie and the botanic garden mystery. Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. ISBN 1-872291-35-X. OCLC 77514916.
  27. ↑ Paterson, Aileen (1992). The pigs of Puddledub. Musselburgh: Amaising Pub. House. ISBN 9781871512342. OCLC 1245623338.