Kevin Henkes

Oct 1, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Kevin Henkes |Remy Lai |Chanel Miller

Featuring 277 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and YA books; also in this issue: the 200 best children’s and 100 best nonfiction books of 2024, Holiday Gift Guide, author interviews, and much more

May 10, 2024 | hbook.com | Kevin Henkes |Erin Kelly |Rita Williams-Garcia |Peter Reynolds

Earlier this year, the Horn Book's eighth (and current) editor in chief, Elissa Gershowitz, spoke with longtime editors in chief numbers six and seven: Anita Silvey (from 1985–1995) and Roger Sutton (from 1996–2021). Currently an adjunct professor at Simmons University, Silvey is an author (Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book, Roaring Brook, 2009) and frequent lecturer and guest speaker.

May 9, 2024 | hbook.com | Kevin Henkes |Erin Kelly |Rita Williams-Garcia |Peter Reynolds

The memory of my first trip to the Horn Book offices is both hazy and vividly clear. I had to do a bit of detective work to figure out the date, but I’ve deduced that it must have been in July of 1991. I’d gone with editor Susan Hirschman to Boston to speak at the Simmons College (now University) Summer Institute in Children’s Literature. Sometime after the conference I made a trip to the Horn Book offices on Beacon Hill for an arranged visit.

Feb 15, 2024 | thefreelibrary.com | Kevin Henkes

Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a KittenBy Michelle Knudsen Illustrated by Kevin HenkesPICTURE BOOKWhen a big, hairy spider moves into a new house, his plan is to hide and catch flies--but then a kind old woman named Betty reaches beneath the couch and feels his fuzz. She thinks he's a kitten! Newly named Luigi doesn't want to scare her, so he pretends to be a cat. It turns out that cats have cushy lives. The longer Luigi pretends, the more he truly wants to be a kitten.

Aug 24, 2023 | gvpennysaver.com | Suzie Wells |Linda Ashman |Sandra Boynton |Kevin Henkes

As summer winds down (unfortunately quickly and school bells loom), I wanted to explore some of the local treasures we may overlook. Just because the school year approaches and children return to the classrooms and routines, fun and learning do not need to end.