Kady MacDonald Denton (born 22 July 1941) is a Canadian creator of children's books, primarily an illustrator of picture books.[a] She observed in 2011 that "I'm in that quickly-shrinking group of illustrators who doesn’t use a computer at any stage in the illustration process."[1]
The Children's Literature Association named Would They Love a Lion? (Kingfisher, 1995), which Denton both wrote and illustrated, as an Honor Winner of the 2015 Phoenix Picture Book Award, which annually recognises a picture book with lasting value that did not win a major award 20 years earlier. "Books are considered not only for the quality of their illustrations, but for the way pictures and text work together."[8]
The Good-Pie Party, by Liz Gartlon Scanlon (Arthur A. Levine, Mar 2014), ISBN9780545448703
The Queen of France, by Tim Wadham, (Candlewick, Mar 2011), ISBN9780763641023
You're Mean, Lily Jean!, by Frieda Wishinsky (North Winds, Sep 2009)
A Sea-Wishing Day, by Robert Heidbreder
Snow, by Joan Clark
A Second Is a Hiccup: A Child's Book of Time, by Hazel Hutchins
I Gave My Mom a Castle, by Jean Little
Amber Waiting, by Nan Gregory
Elephant Child, by Mary Ellis
In the Light of the Moon and Other Bedtime Stories, by Sam McBratney
Two Homes, by Clare Masurel
I Wished for a Unicorn, by Robert Heidbreder
The Arctic Fox, by Mary Ellis
If I Were Your Father, by Margaret Park Bridges
If I Were Your Mother, by Margaret Park Bridges
The Umbrella Party, by Janet Lunn
Toes Are to Tickle, by Shen Roddie
The Kingfisher Children's Bible: Stories from the Old and New Testaments, retold by Ann Pilling
Realms of Gold: Myths and Legends from Around the World, by Ann Pilling
Jenny and Bob, by David Wynn Millward
The Travelling Musicians, retold by P.K. Page
Before I Go to Sleep: Bible Stories, Poems and Prayers for Children, selected and retold by Ann Pilling
The Story of Little Quack, by Betty Gibson
'Til All the Stars Have Fallen: Canadian Poems for Children, selected by David Booth
The Ned series by Pam Zinneman-Hope
Find Your Coat, Ned
Let's Play Ball, Ned
Let's Go Shopping, Ned
Time for Bed, Ned
As author and illustrator
A Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes (1998)
Watch Out, William! (1996)
Would They Love a Lion? (1995)
The Christmas Boot (1990)
Janet's Horses (1990)
Dorothy's Dream (1989)
Granny Is a Darling (1988)
The Picnic (1988)
Notes
^Asked in 2011 whether she is an "illustrator or an author/illustrator", she labeled herself "Illustrator/author".[1] As of 14 July 2014 she lists 18 books published from 2000, of which she wrote one; 23 published earlier, of which she wrote as many as seven.[3]
^"Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award". Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) (1986–2008). IBBY Canada (ibby-canada.org). Archived 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
