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Kevin Henkes

Forfatter af Chrysanthemum

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Kevin Henkes was born in Racine, Wis. in 1960 and graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. One of four children in his family, Henkes grew up with aspirations of being an artist. As a junior in high school, one of Henkes's teachers awakened his interest in writing. Falling in love vis mere with both writing and drawing, Henkes realized that he could do both at the same time as a children's book author and illustrator. At the age of 19, Henkes went to New York City to get his first book, All Alone, published. Since that time, he has written and illustrated dozens of picture books including Chrysanthemum, Protecting Marie, and A Weekend with Wendell. A recurring character in several of Henkes's books is Lily, an outrageous, yet delightful, individualist. Lily finds herself the center of attention in the books Chester's Way, Julius, the Baby of the World, and Lily's Purple Plastic Purse. A Weekend With Wendell was named Children's Choice Book by the Children's Book Council in 1986. He recieved the Elizabeth Burr Award for Words of Stone in 1993. Owen was named a Caldicott Honor in 1994. The Year of Billy Miller was named a Newbery Honor book in 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre

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Værker af Kevin Henkes

Chrysanthemum (1991) 8,557 eksemplarer
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse (1996) 6,087 eksemplarer
Wemberly Worried (2000) 4,265 eksemplarer
Owen (1993) 4,180 eksemplarer
Kitten's First Full Moon (2004) — Forfatter — 3,240 eksemplarer
Chester's Way (1988) 3,136 eksemplarer
Sheila Rae, the Brave (1987) 3,116 eksemplarer
Julius, the Baby of the World (1990) 2,507 eksemplarer
Jessica (1989) 1,683 eksemplarer
A Weekend with Wendell (1986) 1,439 eksemplarer
Penny and Her Marble I Can Read (2013) 1,255 eksemplarer
Lilly's Big Day (2006) 1,093 eksemplarer
Old Bear (1712) 998 eksemplarer
Penny and Her Song (2012) 929 eksemplarer
Birds (2009) 902 eksemplarer
Waiting (2015) 885 eksemplarer
The Year of Billy Miller (2013) 822 eksemplarer
A Good Day (2007) 756 eksemplarer
My Garden (2010) 614 eksemplarer
When Spring Comes (2016) 596 eksemplarer
Bailey Goes Camping (1985) 548 eksemplarer
Bird Lake Moon (2008) 539 eksemplarer
Words of Stone (1992) 533 eksemplarer
Little White Rabbit (2011) 468 eksemplarer
Sun & Spoon (1997) 461 eksemplarer
Penny and Her Doll (2012) 421 eksemplarer
Protecting Marie (1995) 408 eksemplarer
Junonia (2011) 360 eksemplarer
The Birthday Room (1999) 325 eksemplarer
Egg (2017) 313 eksemplarer
The Zebra Wall (1988) 312 eksemplarer
In the Middle of Fall (2017) 302 eksemplarer
Oh! (1999) 252 eksemplarer
Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick (2001) 232 eksemplarer
Winter Is Here (2018) 229 eksemplarer
Owen's Marshmallow Chick (2002) 224 eksemplarer
The Biggest Boy (Mulberry Books) (1995) 217 eksemplarer
Circle Dogs (1998) 203 eksemplarer
Two Under Par (1987) 189 eksemplarer
A Parade of Elephants (2018) 189 eksemplarer
Lilly's Chocolate Heart (2003) 183 eksemplarer
So Happy! (2005) 131 eksemplarer
All Alone (1981) 125 eksemplarer
Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star (2003) 121 eksemplarer
Sweeping Up the Heart (2019) 114 eksemplarer
Summer Song (2020) 95 eksemplarer
Grandpa and Bo (1780) 93 eksemplarer
Julius's Candy Corn (2003) 84 eksemplarer
Good-bye, Curtis (1995) 74 eksemplarer
Penny and Her Sled (2019) 69 eksemplarer
Shhhh (1989) 62 eksemplarer
Billy Miller Makes a Wish (2021) 56 eksemplarer
A House (2021) 50 eksemplarer
Sun Flower Lion (2020) 48 eksemplarer
Little Houses (2022) 47 eksemplarer
Return to Sender (1984) 30 eksemplarer
Oh, Sal (2022) 30 eksemplarer
The World and Everything in It (2023) 27 eksemplarer
Once Around the Block (1987) 24 eksemplarer
Chrysanthemum...and More Kevin Henkes Stories [1999 film] (2004) — Writer — 22 eksemplarer
Margaret & Taylor (1983) 19 eksemplarer
Lilly's Sticker & Storybook Fun (2000) 17 eksemplarer
Lilly's Big Day and Other Stories (2006) 17 eksemplarer
Clean Enough (1982) 14 eksemplarer
A Box Full of Lily (2006) 6 eksemplarer
Kevin Henkes 8-book Set (2008) 5 eksemplarer
Adventures of Penny (2013) 3 eksemplarer
Babies 2 eksemplarer
My Garden — Forfatter — 1 eksemplar
Finding Things 1 eksemplar
Lilly adore l'école ! (2002) 1 eksemplar
Oh Happy 1 eksemplar
Oscar 1 eksemplar
Wemblerly Worried 1 eksemplar

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Værker
100
Also by
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Medlemmer
57,462
Popularitet
#255
Vurdering
4.0
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2,569
ISBN
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