Kevin Henkes Quote

You know, he said, when you were little and tired like this, I’d throw you over my shoulder and carry you home like a sack of rice. Sometimes I wish you were still that little. I wish I could still do that. Da-ad. That is so embarrassing, is what she said. But sometimes she wished it, too. Sometimes she wished it with all her heart.

Kevin Henkes

You know, he said, when you were little and tired like this, I’d throw you over my shoulder and carry you home like a sack of rice. Sometimes I wish you were still that little. I wish I could still do that. Da-ad. That is so embarrassing, is what she said. But sometimes she wished it, too. Sometimes she wished it with all her heart.

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About Kevin Henkes

Kevin Henkes (born November 27, 1960) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. As an illustrator he won the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon (2004). Two of his books were Newbery Medal Honor Books, Olive's Ocean in 2004 and The Year of Billy Miller in 2014. His picture book Waiting was named both a 2016 Caldecott Honor Book and a Geisel Honor Book. It was only the second time any author has won that combination of awards.