Chugga Chugga! Here comes Kevin Lewis – mastermind behind beloved children’s books like Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo, My Truck is Stuck!, and The Runaway Pumpkin! Growing up on a farm in South Carolina, he fell hard for books in third grade and never looked back.
A kid-lit powerhouse, Kevin has worked with legends like Dav Pilkey (Captain Underpants), Laurie Halse Anderson (Fever 1793), and Tony DiTerlizzi (The Spiderwick Chronicles). He’s shaped stories at Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, and Disney Press—where he helped bring Vampirina Ballerina to life.
Now an agent at Erin Murphy Literary Agency, Kevin champions diverse voices and writer-illustrators. He lives in a 200-year-old farmhouse in Newburgh, NY, with his husband, Phil, and their dog, Kat. When he’s not crafting literary magic, he’s likely gardening, biking, or enjoying his back porch office!