Penny and Her Song

Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the Children’ s Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children. He received  the Caldecott Medal for  Kitten’ s First  Full Moon; Caldecott Honors for  Waiting  and  Owen; two Newbery Honors, one for  Olive’ s Ocean  and one for  The Year of Billy Miller; and Geisel Honors for  Waiting  and  Penny and Her Marble. His other books include  The World and Everything in It, A House,   A  Parade of Elephants,   Chrysanthemum, and the beloved  Lilly’ s Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.