KEVIN HENKES Childrens Author and Illustrator 1 Meet

KEVIN HENKES Children’s Author and Illustrator 1

Meet Kevin Henkes “I remember drawing at a very early age. I loved it. My parents and teachers told me I was good at it—that made me love it all the more. ” n First book published when he was 19 years old. n 2

ALL ALONE Kevin’s First Children’s Book It is fun to spend time with friends, but sometimes it is nice to be by yourself. n Read this book to see what you can do all by yourself. n 3

CHRYSANTHEMUM v Chrysanthemum loves her name until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it. 4

OWEN n Owen had a fuzzy yellow blanket. Owen’s teacher thought that he was too old for a blanket. 5

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse Lilly is upset when her teacher takes the new purse that she has been showing off to her friends. n Read this book to see if Lilly gets her purse back. n 6

More Lilly Stories 7

WEMBERLY WORRIED n Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds she has too much to worry about the first day of school. 8

SHEILA RAE THE BRAVE n The boastful and fearless Sheila Rae decides to go home from school by taking a new route. 9

JESSICA n Ruthie does everything with her imaginary friend. 10

Bailey Goes Camping n Bailey’s brother and sister said he wasn’t old enough to go camping. 11

Caldecott Medal Winner! n Kevin’s book, Kitten’s First Full Moon, won a Caldecott medal for its pictures. 12

REFERENCES http: //www. spaghettibookclub. org/ http: //www. kevinhankes. com http: //www. carolhurst. com/authors/khen kes. html http: //www. nccil. org/exhibit/henkes. html 13