Kady MacDonald Denton

Kady MacDonald Denton (born 22 July 1941) is a Canadian creator of children's books, primarily an illustrator of picture books. 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." and also the 1999 Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award and Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Awards. Previously, she had won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon award for 'Til All the Stars Have Fallen: Canadian Poems for Children, edited by David Booth. She won the Mrazik-Cleaver award again in 2006 for Snow, written by Joan Clark.

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."

Selected works As illustrator What Are You Doing, Benny? by Cary Fagan (Tundra, 2019) The Bear and Mouse series by Bonny Becker (Candlewick) A Christmas for Bear (Sep 2017), A Library Book for Bear (Jul 2014), A Birthday for Bear (Sep 2012), The Sniffles for Bear (Sep 2011), A Bedtime for Bear (Sep 2010), A Visitor for Bear (Feb 2008), The Good-Pie Party, by Liz Gartlon Scanlon (Arthur A. Levine, Mar 2014), The Queen of France, by Tim Wadham, (Candlewick, Mar 2011), 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)