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 Read Quote
I always craft my words to the point where I think and hope they’re perfect before I ever begin sketching. Kevin Henkes Read Quote
When I’m writing, I’m creating the story and its character with words. I’m thinking about what the pictures will be like, but I never begin to sketch. The pictures are all in my head. Kevin Henkes Read Quote
I think writers are observers and watchers. We always have our ears open and eyes open, so I might see something in everyday life that inspires me. And I think that’s probably more than anything else. Everyday life is where I get my inspiration. Kevin Henkes Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I usually know where I want to end up when I begin, but I have no idea how I’m going to get there… I don’t write with an outline, and surprises happen on the way, and sometimes it changes. Kevin Henkes Read Quote
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 Read Quote
