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TWINSIGHTS CHATS WITH CALDECOTT WINNER, KEVIN HENKES
He's one of our family's favorite authors, and likely one of yours. Get to know a bit more about Kevin Henkes.

Twinsights: What authors/illustrators inspired you when you were a child?

Kevin Henkes: William Steig (Sylvester and the Magic Pebble) was a favorite of mine, as were Crockett Johnson (Harold and the Purple Crayon), Garth Williams (illustrator of the Little House books and Charlotte's Web) and Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are). 

Twinsights: Whose work do you currently admire?

Kevin Henkes: There are so many. I look forward to each new book by Jon Agee and Lynne Rae Perkins. James Marshall is a favorite of mine, too. I love his sense of humor.
 
Twinsights: All of your characters are so very “real” amidst very “real” situations that kids confront daily. Where have you and how have you come up with the characters that populate your books?

Kevin Henkes: Creativity is difficult to understand, much less describe. I'm not sure how my characters come to me. I do know that I'm an observer. "Watching life" can provide for some good ideas for books.
 
Twinsights: Is there any one character you've created with whom you particularly connect? Why?

Kevin Henkes: I suppose I connect most strongly with  my character Wemberley -- I'm a worrier.
 
Twinsights: We’ve been fortunate to see your books “come to life” in DVD form! Can you talk a bit about how that feels as the creator of "still" images?  
Kevin Henkes: I'm very fond of the Weston Woods productions of my picture books. I love books most of all, but it's been a big thrill for me to experience the music, the voices, and the moving images of the DVDs. The quality of the narrators has been particularly superb.
 
Twinsights: What is your fondest hope for your books/what do you want them to achieve?

Kevin Henkes: I hope that my books are read and shared and loved. To know that a child really connected with one of my books is the most one could ask for.
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c. 2008, Cheryl Lage with Kevin Henkes

***Special thanks to Kevin Henkes and Beth Blenz Clucas for helping us get to know the creative mind behind some of our favorite books!***

Interested in some of the new DVD interpretations of Mr. Henkes' and other exemplary authors' stories? Visit www.newkideo.com .

And be sure to tune in to Liner Notes with the Lage Twins later this week for a review of the newly-released Chrysanthemum DVD (narrated by Meryl Streep)!