“(I) . . . see something in everyday life that inspires me. And . . . Everyday life is where I get my inspiration.” –
Kevin Henkes
Born in Wisconsin , in November, 1960 Henkes is a leading light in the Children’s Book world. He has won numerous awards, including both a Caldecott Honor Book Award and a Geisel Honor
Book Award for his book Waiting, only the second
time in publishing history that an author won both awards for the same book.
As an illustrator, Henkes earlier won the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon and a Caldecott Honor for Owen. For his writing he earned Newbery Medal Honor Book Awards for both Olive's Ocean and The Year of Billy Miller. All told, he has authored and (mostly) illustrated more than 50 bestselling books.
And in 2020, he won the Children’s Literature
Legacy Award honoring a U.S. author or illustrator whose books have made a
"significant and lasting contribution to literature for children."
“I
like examining the ordinary,” Henkes said, “and by doing so, one hopefully
reveals the extraordinary nature within.”
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