When a high school English teacher told Kevin Henkes, “I wouldn’t be surprised if I saw a book with your name on it one day,” she likely didn’t expect to see more than 60 books with Henkes’ writing or ...

Award-winning children’s author Kevin Henkes shared his love for drawing and words during a visit to Trinity East Elementary School. Henkes, who lives in Madison, Wisc., was a guest of the school ...

"Dissss-GUSTING!," retorts Lilly, pinching her nose and stomping her foot in distaste. So goes the dialogue between a sweet and sassy little mouse named Lilly and her dear parents as they sort out the ...

But once in a while Henkes and his wife, fine art painter Laura Dronzek, will collaborate on a children's book together. Henkes writes the manuscript, and then hands it off to Dronzek for her to ...

Kevin Henkes was just a teenager when he decided he wanted to write picture books. He landed his first book contract when he was still in college. "People used to assume that I had kids long before I ...