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📖 Best for: Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Kevin Henkes books in order · Borrow free (Open Library & your library) · Free books like these
Kevin Henkes writes picture books about the big worries of small children, often starring mice — like Chrysanthemum, teased for her name, and Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. Kitten’s First Full Moon won the Caldecott Medal.
New to Kevin Henkes? Start with Chrysanthemum.
Kevin Henkes’s books are under copyright, so Pagine doesn’t host them — but you can borrow every title below free. Tap Local library to see which libraries near you have it, Libby / OverDrive to borrow the ebook or audiobook with your library card, or Open Library for free online lending.
Most public libraries lend ebooks and audiobooks free with a library card — ask at the desk or sign up online.
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Kevin Henkes writes picture books about the big worries of small children, often starring mice — like Chrysanthemum, teased for her name, and Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. Kitten’s First Full Moon won the Caldecott Medal.
Chrysanthemum is a great place to start; other favourites include Chester’s Way, Julius, the Baby of the World, Owen.
Kevin Henkes’s books are best for pre-k (ages 2–5) · k–2nd grade (ages 5–8).
Kevin Henkes’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download. You can borrow them free: from your public library (search WorldCat), as ebooks and audiobooks with a library card through Libby/OverDrive, or from Open Library’s free lending. Pagine links to each below, and suggests similar books you can read free right now.
Search WorldCat to see which libraries near you have a copy, or ask your school or public library. Most libraries also lend Kevin Henkes ebooks and audiobooks free through the Libby app.