Aileen Paterson
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Aileen Paterson MBE |
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30 November 1934 Burntisland, Fife, Scotland |
| Occupation | Author and Illustrator |
Aileen Paterson, MBE (born 30 November 1934) is a Scottish writer and illustrator, best known for her series of children's books about Maisie MacKenzie the kitten.
Aileen Paterson was born in the Fife town of Burntisland. As a child, she moved to Kirkcaldy, before gaining a place at Edinburgh Art College, where she specialised in pottery.
She still lives in Edinburgh and is a passionate supporter of that city.
The title of her first book, Maisie Comes to Morningside (1984), was inspired by the American crime writer Chester Himes'book Cotton Comes to Harlem (1965).
In the Queen's Birthday Honours list of 2016 she was awarded an MBE for services to children's literature.
Maisie Mackenzie, the heroine of Paterson's series of children's books, wears a kilt and Fair Isle jumper and lives in Morningside, a suburb of Edinburgh. Maisie is a brave, adventurous kitten exploring a world that ultimately reinforces the good things in life such as friendship, food, fun, community and football. The wit and finely tuned social observation engages adults as much as children.
Maisie's world is almost entirely populated by cats, so that although there is a belligerent budgie and the occasional horse, there are no dogs or humans. However, Maisie's adventures take place in real places (reflected in the books' illustrations) such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, Paris, and New York. Maisie Bites the Big Apple features the Marc Chagall murals in the Metropolitan Opera House.
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