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Kevin Henkes
American author and illustrator (born 1960)
Kevin Henkes (born November 27, 1960) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books.[2] As an illustrator he won the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon (2004).
Henkes kevin biography
Two of his books were Newbery Medal Honor Books, Olive's Ocean in 2004 and The Year of Billy Miller in 2014.[3] His picture book Waiting was named both a 2016 Caldecott Honor Book and a Geisel Honor Book.
It was only the second time any author has won that combination of awards.[4][2]
In 2020, he won the Children's Literature Legacy Award.[5]
Career
Kevin Henkes (pronounced HANK-us[6]) thought he would be an artist until his junior year of high school when one of his teachers encouraged him in his writing efforts.
He discovered that children's books combined both his literary and artistic interests. Henkes writes and illustrates children's picture books, many of which fe