Kenneth Kraegel is an illustrator and author of children's books.  His first picture book, King Arthur's Very Great Grandson, will be published by Candlewick Press on July 24, 2012.  A self-taught artist, he works primarily in ink and watercolor.

Ken was a finalist in the 2010 CJ Picture Book Festival in Seoul, Korea.  He won the 2010 Illustrator Mentorship Competition of the Michigan chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and the 2009 SCBWI Tomie de Paola Honor Award.  He is represented by Ronnie Ann Herman of the Herman Agency.

He lives with his wife and son in Grand Rapids, Michigan.