Kevin Henkes Visits Bank Street!
On Tuesday, September 17, Kevin Henkes visited the School for Children and filmed a live broadcast with School Library Journal. We thought we would share some photos from the afternoon and a few things we learned about him as a writer and artist. Enjoy!
Kevin and moderator Betty Carter greeting early arrivals from the School for Children
As if he needs to remind this crowd of his work
He knew from a very young age that he wanted to be an artist
An 8-year-old Kevin practiced drawing portraits from every angle
Kevin Henkes writes by hand, then types his manuscript on a typewriter!
Kevin answered questions from Betty
and then from the crowd (both live and virtual)
Current editor Virginia Duncan, Kevin, Betty, CCL Director Jenny Brown, and former editor Susan Hirschman celebrating a job well done
Look who Kevin Henkes left behind to keep us company in the children’s library! It’s Lilly!
For more on Kevin, see this great interview in School Library Journal.
Many thanks to Kevin Henkes and School Library Journal for such a lovely event. We hope the virtual crowd loved it as much as we did!
(photos courtesy of Cheryl Simon and Kevin Henkes)
Bank Street College Center for Children's Literature 
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