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OTTAWA—Kady MacDonald Denton, a renowned children's-book illustrator who lives in Peterborough, Ont., was thrilled when the royal baby was born on her 72nd birthday this week.
She was doubly thrilled on Thursday, however, to learn that one of her books, A Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes, was among 11 books chosen to be Canada's official gift to Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge, born on Monday to Prince William and Kate.
"That's a very good choice because it's a tiny baby, and I couldn't be happier," Denton said when she learned of the honour.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor-General David Johnston announced on Thursday the array of gifts that Canada was sending to the royal baby.
A cream-coloured, muskox-wool blanket, embroidered with Canada's coat of arms and the royal birthdate, is currently being made for the little prince. A Canadian children's charity — yet to be named — will also receive $100,000 in honour of the birth.
As well, the Harpers and the Johnstons assembled a selection of children's books by Canadian authors and illustrators to send to the young prince. Roch Carrier's classic, The Hockey Sweater, is of course included in the package, as well as Robert Munsch's Love You Forever.
Nine other books, all recipients of the Governor-General's prize for children's literature over the years, were also chosen.
In addition to Denton's book, here are the titles that will grace the royal baby's library, courtesy of Canada:
Alphabeasts, by Wallace Edwards; Amos's Sweater, by Janet Lunn and Kim LaFave; Cats' Night Out, by Jon Klassen and Caroline Stutson; Le gros monstre qui aimait trop lire, by Lili Chartrand and Roger Girard; Imagine a Day, by Sarah L. Thomson and Rob Gonsalves; Lili et les poilus, by Caroline Merola, The Party by Barbara Reid; and Virginia Wolf, by Kyo Maclear and Isabelle Arsenault.
LaFave, who is based in British Columbia, was pleasantly surprised to hear that the book he illustrated back in the 1980s, Amos's Sweater, was one of the chosen titles.
"I'm not a huge royalist," LaFave confessed, "but I feel very honoured."
Amos, in the book, is a chilly, grumpy sheep who is tired of having his wool shorn and turned into sweaters, so he makes it his mission to get his wool back.
"It's a wonderful, wonderful story," LaFave said, though when asked whether there was a lesson in it for the young prince, he laughed and said: "I'm not sure."
Edwards, author of Alphabeasts, was also surprised and honoured. His late mother was a big follower of the monarchy, a member of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE), and she no doubt would have been delighted to know that her son had provided reading material to the newest member of the Royal Family.
Alphabeasts, like many of the books on the list, is one that is best read aloud to children. Edwards said it didn't even start as a book; it was originally just a series of animal drawings to correspond to letters of the alphabet — a project that just kept growing. By the time he got to the letter "L," he realized he might have a book on his hands. A copy of it was also given to U.S. President Barack Obama's children a few years ago, he said — also an official gift from Canada.
In the book, "G" doesn't stand for George, but it does stand for "giraffe," pictured with an array of drinks on its head. Edwards' favourite drawing in the book is "L" for lion, who is pictured combing tresses that resemble those on an old French king.
Denton, for her part, said her favourite rhyme in the book — the one she'd love to imagine being read to Prince George by his parents — is "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose."
"That's the one I would choose, but there are lots of others too," she said.
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