The document profiles children's book author and illustrator Kevin Henkes and summarizes some of his most popular books. It discusses that Henkes' stories often involve a conflict that gets happily resolved by the end. His keen observations and gentle wit have made his books beloved by child readers and have kept them coming back for more of his work.

1. KEVIN HENKES
Children’s Author and Illustrator
C re ate d by M ich e lle Ie d e m a
June 4, 2003
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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.
 Read this book to
see what you can do
all by yourself.
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3. CHRYSANTHEMUM
 Chrysanthemum loves her name until
she starts going to school and the other
children make fun of it.
 Read to find out if she likes her name
by the end of the book.
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4. OWEN
 Owen had a fuzzy
yellow blanket.
Owen’s teacher
thought that he was
too old for a blanket.
 Read this book to
find out how Owen’s
parents solve the
problem.
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5. CHESTER’S WAY
 Chester and Wilson
did everything
together. Then, Lilly
moved into the
neighborhood.
 Read this book to
find out if Lilly takes
over the
neighborhood.
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6. Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
 Lilly is upset when
her teacher takes
the new purse that
she has been
showing off to her
friends.
 Read this book to
see if Lilly gets her
purse back.
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7. WEMBERLY WORRIED
 Wemberly, who
worries about
everything, finds she
has too much to
worry about the first
day of school.
 Read this book to
see if Wemberly
enjoys her first day
of school.
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8. SHEILA RAE THE BRAVE
 The boastful and
fearless Sheila Rae
decides to go home
from school by
taking a new route.
 Read this book to
find out if Sheila
Rae will make it
home or not.
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9. JULIUS
 Lilly is convinced
that the arrival of her
new baby brother is
the worst thing that
happened.
 Read this book to
see if she changes
her mind when her
cousin comes to
visit.
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10. Owen’s Marshmallow Chick
 “My favorite”, said
Owen when he saw
the marshmallow
chick.
 Read this book to
see if you will say
“my favorite”.
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11. JESSICA
 Ruthie does
everything with her
imaginary friend.
 Read this book to
find out if Jessica’s
mother likes her
imaginary friend.
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12. Bailey Goes Camping
 Bailey’s brother and
sister said he wasn’t
old enough to go
camping.
 Read to see if Bailey
is able to go
camping without
leaving his house.
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13. 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.”
 First book published
when he was 19 years
old.
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14. Henkes creates picture books that
end with some conflict being
happily resolved.
 Henke’s keen
eye and ear
and his gentle
wit keep his
books fresh and
his readers
coming back for
more.
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15. REFERENCES
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