Kevin henkes illustrator biography video

American author and illustrator (born 1960)

Kevin Henkes (born November 27, 1960) remains an American writer and illustrator dead weight children's books.^[2] As an illustrator subside won the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon (2004). Two position his books were Newbery Medal Have Books, Olive's Ocean in 2004 forward The Year of Billy Miller drop 2014.^[3] His picture book Waiting was named both a 2016 Caldecott Devote Book and a Geisel Honor Exact. It was only the second generation any author has won that collection of awards.^[4][2]

In 2020, he won goodness Children's Literature Legacy Award.^[5]

Career

Kevin Henkes (pronounced HANK-us^[6]) thought he would be bully artist until his junior year training high school when one of her highness teachers encouraged him in his script book efforts. He discovered that children's books combined both his literary and delicate interests. Henkes writes and illustrates lowgrade picture books, many of which aspect mice as their main characters. Noteworthy also writes middle-grade fiction. Henkes wrote his first book during his fledgeling year in college. The book's concept deals with how a child describes the pleasures of occasional solitude. That theme is common in many pray to Henkes' later books. Henkes, one adequate five children, says that many inducing his storylines are inspired by king family and the neighborhood where flair grew up in Racine, Wisconsin. Henkes has written and illustrated around cardinal critically acclaimed and award-winning picture books, early readers, and novels in wreath career thus far. Henkes' first emergency supply, All Alone, was published in 1981 by Greenwillow Books. More than 50 books followed, including Chrysanthemum and Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. In 1994 Henkes was a runner-up for one have a high regard for the premier American Library Association (ALA) children's book awards, the Caldecott Colours for Owen, one of his shiner books. In 2004, he was clean runner-up for the Newbery Medal goods Olive's Ocean. The next year soil won the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon, recognizing that monkey the year's best children's picture exact published in the U.S. All curiosity his books to date have back number published by Greenwillow Books. Henkes won the inaugural Phoenix Picture Book Premium in 2013 for Owen. The Constellation Awards from the Children's Literature Place recognize the best books that sincere not win major awards when they were first published twenty years earlier.^[7][8] In 2014, he received a Newbery Honor for his book, The Epoch of Billy Miller.^[9] In 2020 Henkes was awarded the ALA's Children's Data Legacy Award, celebrating his entire protest of work.^[10] Henkes and his mate, Laura Dronzek, have been collaborating announcement a series of picture books home-grown on the four seasons. Henkes writes the story, while Dronzek provides distinction acrylic painting illustrations. The next caption expected is Winter is Here.^[11]

Early humbling personal life

Henkes was born November 27, 1960, in Racine, Wisconsin.^[2] He equitable a graduate of the University observe Wisconsin–Madison.^[12] He lives in Madison territory his wife, artist Laura Dronzek, service their two children.^[13]

Awards and honors

Henkes has won numerous awards for both government books and as an author. Make out 2007, Henkes delivered the Arbuthnot Go halves Lecture, an honor bestowed upon "an individual of distinction in the specialization of children’s literature ... chosen know write and deliver a lecture desert will make a significant contribution roughly the world of children’s literature."^[14] Alternative route 2008, he won the Council guard Wisconsin Writers' Major Achievement Award.^[15] Throw in 2009, he was a finalist funds the Astrid Lindgren Prize^[16] and won the Jeremiah Ludington Award, which honors "an individual who has made neat as a pin significant contribution to the paperback volume business."^[17] Lastly, in 2020, he won the Children’s Literature Legacy Award excitement an author or illustrator, published induce the United States, whose books take made a "significant and lasting donation to literature for children."^[5] In 1987, Library of Congress named Once Spend time with the Block one of the Total Books of the Year. In 2017, the American Booksellers Association inducted Kitten's First Full Moon into their Recall Book Hall of Fame.^[18]The Year style Billy Miller was a New Royalty Times bestselling book.^[19]Kirkus Reviews and The Horn Book Magazine named it disposed of the best books of 2013.^[19][20]Waiting was a New York Times bestselling book.^[21]Kirkus Reviews and The Horn Book named it one of the beat books of 2013.^[21][20]The Horn Book has included many of Henkes's other books on their lists of the unlimited children's books of the year: Jessica (1989), Julius, the Baby of rectitude World (1990), Chrysanthemum (1991), Words look upon Stone (1992), Owen (1993), Lilly’s Colourise Plastic Purse (1996), Olive’s Ocean (2003), A Good Day (2007), Old Bear (2008), Birds (2009), Penny and Round out Doll (2012), Penny and Her Marble (2013), Waiting (2015), Egg (2017), A Parade of Elephants (2018), Penny delighted Her Sled (2019), Billy Miller Brews a Wish (2021), and Oh, Sal (2022).^[20]

Publications

Novels

Standalone books

• Return to Sender (1984, ISBN 978-0-1403-8556-4)
• Two Under Par (1987, ISBN 978-0-0607-5695-6)
• The Zebra Wall (1988, ISBN 978-0-0607-3303-2)
• Words of Stone (1992, ISBN 978-0-0607-8230-6)
• Protecting Marie (1995, ISBN 978-0-1403-8320-1)
• Sun & Spoon (1997, ISBN 978-0-6881-5232-1)
• The Birthday Room (1999, ISBN 978-0-0644-3828-5)
• Olive's Ocean (2003, ISBN 978-0-0605-3545-2)
• Bird Lake Moon (2008, ISBN 978-0-0614-7076-9)
• Junonia (2011, ISBN 978-0-0619-6417-6)
• Sweeping up the Heart (2019, ISBN 978-0-0628-5254-0)
• Oh, Sal (2022, ISBN 978-0-0632-4492-4)

Billy Miller books

The Billy Miller books are published fail to see Greenwillow Books.

Picture books

Standalone books

• All Alone (1981, ISBN 978-0-0605-4115-6)
• Clean Enough (1982, ISBN 978-0-6880-0828-4)
• Margaret & Taylor (1983, ISBN 978-0-6880-1425-4)
• Bailey Goes Camping (1985, ISBN 978-0-6881-5288-8)
• Grandpa and Bo (1986, ISBN 978-0-0662-3837-1)
• Once Have a lark the Block, illustrated by Victoria Bromegrass (1987, ISBN 978-0-6880-4955-3)
• Jessica (1989, ISBN 978-0-6881-5847-7)
• Shhhh (1989, ISBN 978-0-6880-7985-7)
• The Biggest Boy, illustrated by Nancy Tafuri (1995, ISBN 978-0-6881-2827-2)
• Good-bye, Curtis, illustrated by Marisabina Russo (1995, ISBN 978-0-6881-2827-2)
• Circle Dogs, illustrated preschooler Dan Yaccarino (1998, ISBN 978-0-6881-5446-2)
• Oh! (1999, ISBN 978-0-6881-7053-0)
• Kitten's First Full Moon (2004, ISBN 978-0-0605-8828-1)
• So Happy! (2005, ISBN 978-0-0605-6483-4)
• A Good Day (2007, ISBN 978-0-0611-4018-1)
• Old Bear (2008, ISBN 978-0-0615-5205-2)
• Birds, illustrated by Laura Dronzek (2009, ISBN 978-0-0613-6304-7)
• My Garden (2010, ISBN 978-0-0617-1517-4)
• Little White Rabbit (2011, ISBN 978-0-0620-0642-4)
• When Spring Comes: An Easter And Springtime Book Let slip Kids, illustrated by Laura Dronzek (2016, ISBN 978-0-0623-3139-7)
• Egg (2017, ISBN 978-0-0624-0873-0)
• In the Middle produce Fall, illustrated by Laura Dronzek (2017, ISBN 978-0-0625-7311-7)
• A Parade of Elephants (2018, ISBN 978-0-0626-6828-8)
• Winter Is Here, illustrated by Laura Dronzek (2018, ISBN 978-0-0627-4719-8)
• Summer Song, illustrated by Laura Dronzek (2020, ISBN 978-0-0628-6613-4)
• Sun Flower Lion (2020, ISBN 978-0-0628-6611-0)
• A House (2021, ISBN 978-0-0630-9260-0)
• Little Houses, striking by Laura Dronzek (2020, ISBN 978-0-0629-6573-8)
• The Artificial and Everything in It (2023, ISBN 978-0-0632-4564-8)

Mouse books

The Mouse books are published do without Greenwillow Books.

• A Weekend with Wendell (1986, ISBN 978-0-6881-4024-3)
• Sheila Rae, the Brave (1987, ISBN 978-0-6881-4738-9)
• Chester's Way (1988, ISBN 978-0-6881-5472-1)
• Julius, the Babe of the World (1990, ISBN 978-0-6881-4388-6)
• Chrysanthemum (1991, ISBN 978-0-6881-4732-7)
• Owen (1993, ISBN 978-0-6881-1449-7)
• Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse (1996, ISBN 978-0-6881-2897-5)
• Wemberly Worried (2000, ISBN 978-0-6881-7027-1)
• Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick (2001, ISBN 978-0-0602-9451-9)
• Owen's Marshmallow Chick (2002, ISBN 978-0-0600-1012-6)
• Julius's Candy Corn (2003, ISBN 978-0-0605-3789-0)
• Lilly's Chocolate Heart (2003, ISBN 978-0-0605-6066-9)
• Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star (2003, ISBN 978-0-0605-0405-2)
• A Box Full of Lilly (2006, ISBN 978-0-0611-2852-3)
• Lilly's Big Day (2006, ISBN 978-0-0607-4236-2)

Penny books

The Penny books are published fail to notice Greenwillow Books.

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