Kevin Henkes thought he would be an artist until his junior year of high school when one of his teachers encouraged him in his writing efforts.
10 Facts About Kevin Henkes
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Kevin Henkes discovered that children's books combined both his literary and artistic interests.
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Kevin Henkes wrote his first book during his freshman year in college.
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Kevin Henkes has written and illustrated around fifty critically acclaimed and award-winning picture books, early readers, and novels in his career thus far.
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In 1994 Kevin Henkes was a runner-up for one of the premier American Library Association children's book awards, the Caldecott Medal for Owen, one of his mouse books.
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Kevin Henkes won the inaugural Phoenix Picture Book Award in 2013 for Owen.
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In 2020 Kevin Henkes was awarded the ALA's Children's Literature Legacy Award, celebrating his entire body of work.
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Kevin Henkes writes the story, while Dronzek provides the acrylic painting illustrations.
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Kevin Henkes is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Kevin Henkes has won numerous awards for both his books and as an author.