The Corgi and the Queen

by Caroline L. Perry, Lydia Corry (Illustrator)

Overview

Selected as one of VOGUE Magazine’s Best Gifts For Kids!

Even a monarch needs a best friend and Queen Elizabeth II found one in a corgi pup she named Susan. From princesshood to queendom the pair forged an unbreakable bond, with Susan even participating in Elizabeth’s wedding day and joining her on honeymoon with Prince Philip. Over the course of her remarkable seventy-year reign the Queen had more than thirty corgi companions, and almost all were direct descendants of her cherished Susan.

Godwin Books

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250832382
Publisher:	Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication date:	11/22/2022
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	411,175
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Caroline L. Perry has never lived in a palace, but she has lived in four countries (and visited more than 60 others). Caroline has been writing for grown-ups for many years, but The Corgi and the Queen is her first picture book for children. She was born in the UK but currently resides in California with her husband and three corgi-loving kids.

Lydia Corry attended the Royal College of Art and has been a devoted illustrator ever since who specializes in watercolor, ink, and gouache.

Editorial Reviews

Endorsed by A Mighty Girl

"A sweet sidelight cast on Britain’s longest reigning monarch and her furry, four-legged retinue." —Kirkus

"Introducing Elizabeth first as an unpretentious child, Perry’s precisely worded text portrays the down-to-earth side of the monarch. The expressive illustrations, created with pencil, watercolor, and gouache, complete this appealing portrayal of the queen and her beloved pet." —Booklist

"This book will surely become a family favorite and will make children from all over the world smile. A gorgeous homage to the late Queen." — San Francisco Book Review

"The Corgi and the Queen shares sweet stories of the late queen and her beloved four-legged friend." — Town & Country

From the Publisher

2022-09-28
An introduction to the British royal families—human and canine.

Perry begins with the recently deceased Elizabeth II, seen here as a young girl. Elizabeth “wasn’t a storybook princess” even after her father became king, and after bonding with a corgi pup she named Susan, Elizabeth trained to be an auto mechanic in World War II. During the war, Susan guarded her charge “like a precious lamb,” and afterward, along with often finding herself “in the doghouse” for mischievous pranks in the palace, had pups of her own named Sugar and Honey. Meanwhile, Elizabeth married, became queen, and—though Susan eventually stopped barking and was buried—went on to own at least 30 corgis, many of them Susan’s descendants. “Susan’s legacy lives on,” the author concludes. As evidence, she closes with two multigenerational family trees—from Victoria and Albert to Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor (b. 2021) on one, and from Susan to Willow (d. 2018) on the other, with an utterly precious note about a hybrid line of “dorgis” co-founded by a dachshund parent. Corry supplies cleanly drawn scenes of smiling, stubby legged, solid-looking orange dogs and slender, upright royals, both in regal poses, surrounded on public occasions by racially diverse crowds of attentive onlookers. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

A sweet sidelight cast on Britain’s longest reigning monarch and her furry, four-legged retinue. (Informational picture book. 6-9)

Kirkus Reviews