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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AN ACT DESIGNATING THE OFFICIAL CHILDREN'S BOOK, THE OFFICIAL CHILDREN'S AUTHOR AND CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATOR AND THE OFFICIAL DONUT OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Chapter 2 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following 3 sections:-

Section 49. The book "Make Way For Ducklings" by Robert McCloskey shall be the official children's book of the commonwealth.

Section 50. The author Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, shall be the official children's author and children's illustrator of the commonwealth.

Section 51. The Boston Cream Donut shall be the official donut of the commonwealth.

Approved January 1, 2003.