Author: Kevin Henkes

Quotes

When I'm drawing, I only do that at home, really, at my drawing table. But writing I could do in other places. So I've written in airports, in hotels, different places.

When I'm drawing, I only do that at home, really, at my drawing table. But writing I could do in other places. So I've written in airports, in hotels, different places.

- Kevin Henkes

When I work on a novel, I usually have one character and a setting in mind.

When I work on a novel, I usually have one character and a setting in mind.

- Kevin Henkes

Whenever I'm writing a book, small details from my life always creep in.

Whenever I'm writing a book, small details from my life always creep in.

- Kevin Henkes

When I was a boy, one of my uncles had a cabin on a lake in Wisconsin. My family went there for parts of three summers, and I loved it!

When I was a boy, one of my uncles had a cabin on a lake in Wisconsin. My family went there for parts of three summers, and I loved it!

- Kevin Henkes

You don't need to have kids to write a good book for kids. I don't want my kids to see themselves in my books. Their lives should be their lives.

You don't need to have kids to write a good book for kids. I don't want my kids to see themselves in my books. Their lives should be their lives.

- Kevin Henkes

I always craft my words to the point where I think and hope they're perfect before I ever begin sketching.

I always craft my words to the point where I think and hope they're perfect before I ever begin sketching.

- Kevin Henkes

I like examining the ordinary, and by doing so, one hopefully reveals the extraordinary nature within.

I like examining the ordinary, and by doing so, one hopefully reveals the extraordinary nature within.

- Kevin Henkes

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