The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature explained

The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature is a reference work first published in 1984, with its most recent edition in 2015. The Oxford Companions is a book series providing general knowledge within a specific area,^[1] in this case, children's literature.

The first edition of Companion, by the husband-and-wife team of Humphrey Carpenter and Mari Prichard, was published by Oxford University Press in 1984.^[2] Iona and Peter Opie originally intended to write the Companion but did not complete it.^[3] Although they consulted with others, Carpenter and Prichard wrote each entry themselves.^[4] In about 2,000 entries,^[5] it covers children's books and folklore from the Commonwealth, United States, and some other countries.^[2] ^[6]

Daniel Hahn's updated edition of the Companion was published in 2015.^[7] ^[8] Its longest entry is on Harry Potter.^[7]

Notes and References

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Alderson. Brian. Brian Alderson (children's book critic). June 1986. Review of The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. The Library. 8. 2. 187–189. 0024-2160.
Book: Patrick, Gay D.. Building the Reference Collection: A How-to-Do-It Manual for School and Public Librarians. 1992. Neal-Schuman. 1-55570-105-1. 26503735. 70.
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Stevens. J.. February 2016. Review of The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (2d edition). Choice Reviews. 53. 6. .