Olive's Ocean by the multiple award-winning author Kevin Henkes (also of ‘Chrysanthemum’, ‘Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse,’ and others) grapples with family dynamics, death, and the healing power of ...

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 ...

Like Henkes' other mice books, "Lilly's Big Day," is a humorous, yet heartfelt look at issues that are important to children. It is also another milestone in the lives of both Lilly and her creator, ...

My sister and I fought so bitterly over our copy of “Little Women” that our mother had to buy a second one. Obviously, we didn’t learn much from the story. By Annie Barrows These back-to-school reads ...

Just when you thought he'd won them all, author/illustrator Kevin Henkes went and earned himself another major literary award. The Madison resident, born and raised in Racine, recently traveled to ...

Variable vernal weather spurs this high-spirited seasonal offering from Henkes (The World and Everything in It). The titular question turns refrain as answers centered around the natural world ...