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.
Laura Dronzek is a painter whose work has been exhibited nationally. Her picture books include Moonlight, by Helen V. Griffith; It Is Night, by Phyllis Rowand; White Is for Blueberry, by George Shannon; Little Houses, by Kevin Henkes; and a quartet of seasonal picture books also by Kevin Henkes. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.