This is Kevin Henkes as a child, as he described himself in a recent speech:
“I love books. I love to read them, and I love to look at them. Examine them. Smell them. Run my fingers over the paper. I’m huddled in the corner behind the big red chair (in his living room), with a stack of new library books. I feel complete. Happy. I feel as if nothing can disturb me. I’m enveloped. It’s just me and my books behind the big red chair.”
A profile of the nationaly known children’s book author and illustrator, and a former UW-Madison student.