This bibliography provides a comprehensive record of the children’s books published by Brunswick Press of Fredericton, New Brunswick in the years 1952–84. Founded in 1950–51 by Brigadier John Michael Stewart Wardell and with funding and support from Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, Brunswick Press published a wide range of books for all ages and audiences. The company set out to be a fine book press with a threefold mission: to republish out-of-print Canadian and British titles; to introduce leading British writers to Canadian readers; and to publish contemporary Canadian authors—New Brunswick authors in particular.
From the outset, children’s books were a key component of the business. The content of these books ranges from regional to national to cosmopolitan. They include stories set in New Brunswick, non-fiction works of Canadian history, and nursery rhymes and folk/fairy tales. Most of them are set apart from the press’s adult catalogue by the presence of illustrations that are remarkable in both design and quality. During its thirty-odd-year history, Brunswick Press made significant contributions to children’s reading and produced remarkable children’s books. The press’s place in Canadian children’s publishing history is little known but significant, given the press’s early adoption of four-colour offset printing.