Henkes, Kevin: - Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the Children\'s Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children.
Kevin Henkes lives with his family in a house in Madison, Wisconsin..
His other books include Sun Flower Lion , A Parade of Elephants , Chrysanthemum , and the beloved Lilly\'s Purple Plastic Purse .
He received the Caldecott Medal for Kitten\'s First Full Moon
Caldecott Honors for Waiting and Owen ; two Newbery Honors--one for Olive\'s Ocean and one for The Year of Billy Miller --and Geisel Honors for Waiting and Penny and Her Marble .
Henkes, Kevin: - Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the Children\'s Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children
