Kevin Henkes
Kevin Henkes
Kevin Henkesis an American writer and illustrator of children's books. As an illustrator he won the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon. Two of his books were Newbery Medal Honor Books, Olive's Ocean in 2004 and The Year of Billy Miller in 2014. 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth27 November 1960
CityRacine, WI
CountryUnited States of America