Sources & references
Where the record can be checked.
Everything this site claims about the history of Bradbury Press, the authors published under the imprint, and the honours those books received can be verified against independent records. They are listed here so readers, journalists and librarians do not have to take our word for any of it.
What the record shows
Bradbury Press was co-founded in 1968 by the editors Richard Jackson and Robert Verrone, with financing from Prentice-Hall. Over the following two decades the imprint published Judy Blume, Paula Fox, Cynthia Rylant, Paul Goble, Avi, Gary Paulsen, Arnold Lobel and many others. Authors published by Bradbury Press have been recognised with major honours including the Newbery Medal, the Caldecott Medal, Newbery and Caldecott Honors, and National Book Award recognition. The house has no connection to the writer Ray Bradbury.
| Source | What it confirms |
|---|---|
| Bradbury Press — Wikidata (Q133108611) | Structured item for the publishing house: instance of publishing house, headquarters New York, official website bradburypress.com, and the Open Library publisher ID Bradbury_Press. |
| Bradbury Press — Wikipedia | Confirms Bradbury Press was co-founded in 1968 by editors Richard Jackson and Robert Verrone, with financing from Prentice-Hall. |
| Hatchet (Gary Paulsen) — Wikipedia | Book infobox credits Bradbury Press as publisher, September 1987, ISBN 0-02-770130-1 — an example of the imprint appearing across Wikipedia title and author articles. |
| Bradbury Press — Open Library publisher records | Publisher page with a publication-history chart. Most-published authors: Cynthia Rylant (25 books), Paul Goble (14), Denys Cazet (13), Judie Angell (12), Jim Arnosky (10), Judy Blume (10), Gary Paulsen (9), Avi (7), Paula Fox (6). |
| Bradbury Press editions — Internet Archive | Scanned lending copies credit the publisher as “New York : Bradbury Press”. |
| Hatchet — Kirkus Reviews (1987) | Contemporary trade review: “Plausible, taut… A winner.” Pub date September 1, 1987; publisher listed as Bradbury. |
| Richard Jackson — Publishers Weekly | Trade coverage of co-founder Richard Jackson and first-hand tributes from editors whose first children's publishing job was at Bradbury Press. |
| Bradbury Press first editions — Biblio | Rare-book listings describing physical Bradbury Press editions, e.g. “Bradbury Press, New York, 1987, First Edition, recipient of the 1988 Newbery Honor”. |
| Bradbury Press ISBNs — BookScouter | Publisher index of Bradbury ISBNs, including Jim Arnosky, Judy Blume, Pat Brisson, Nick Butterworth and Grace Chetwin. |
| Richard Jackson obituary — Associated Press / The Seattle Times | Wire obituary confirming Jackson co-founded Bradbury Press and published Judy Blume’s “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” |
| Newbery Medal and Honor Books — American Library Association | Confirms the Newbery Medal for Paula Fox’s The Slave Dancer and Newbery Honors for Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet and Dogsong and Cynthia Rylant’s A Fine White Dust. |
| Caldecott Medal and Honor Books — American Library Association | Confirms the Caldecott Medal for Paul Goble’s The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. |
| National Book Awards — National Book Foundation | Reference for National Book Award recognition of writers on the Bradbury list. |
| Judy Blume — official bibliography | Confirms that Judy Blume’s early novels, beginning with her first, were published by Bradbury Press. |
| Bradbury Press — ISFDB publisher directory | Bibliographic listing of Bradbury Press editions. |
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