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 ...

Watching the delightful and funny opening performance of 'Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse' at First Stage Friday night, I fully understood why Kevin Henkes' children's classic was later set to music.