Katey Howes

Katey Howes (1977-2024) was an award-winning poet and author of picture books including Woven of the World ; Rissy No Kissies ; A Poem Grows Inside You , a Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor Book; and Be a Maker , a recipient of the International Literacy Association's Social Justice Literature Award. She was a passionate crafter, a frequent contributor to parenting, literacy, and STEAM websites, and she especially loved working to restore native plants to the woods and wetlands around her...See more

Katey Howes (1977-2024) was an award-winning poet and author of picture books including Woven of the World ; Rissy No Kissies ; A Poem Grows Inside You , a Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor Book; and Be a Maker , a recipient of the International Literacy Association's Social Justice Literature Award. She was a passionate crafter, a frequent contributor to parenting, literacy, and STEAM websites, and she especially loved working to restore native plants to the woods and wetlands around her Pennsylvania home. See less