A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Kevin Henkes Books in Order

The complete Kevin Henkes reading order — 40 books from 1950–2008.

  1. 01 Chester's Way 1950 Amazon — buy Chester's Way Bookshop — buy Chester's Way ThriftBooks — buy Chester's Way eBooks.com — buy Chester's Way
  2. 02 All Alone 1981 Amazon — buy All Alone Bookshop — buy All Alone ThriftBooks — buy All Alone eBooks.com — buy All Alone
  3. 03 Margaret and Taylor 1983 Amazon — buy Margaret and Taylor Bookshop — buy Margaret and Taylor ThriftBooks — buy Margaret and Taylor eBooks.com — buy Margaret and Taylor
  4. 04 Return to sender 1984 Amazon — buy Return to sender Bookshop — buy Return to sender ThriftBooks — buy Return to sender eBooks.com — buy Return to sender
  5. 05 Bailey goes camping 1985 Amazon — buy Bailey goes camping Bookshop — buy Bailey goes camping ThriftBooks — buy Bailey goes camping eBooks.com — buy Bailey goes camping
  6. 06 A Weekend With Wendell 1986 Amazon — buy A Weekend With Wendell Bookshop — buy A Weekend With Wendell ThriftBooks — buy A Weekend With Wendell eBooks.com — buy A Weekend With Wendell
  7. 07 Grandpa & Bo 1986 Amazon — buy Grandpa & Bo Bookshop — buy Grandpa & Bo ThriftBooks — buy Grandpa & Bo eBooks.com — buy Grandpa & Bo
  8. 08 Sheila Rae, the Brave 1987 Amazon — buy Sheila Rae, the Brave Bookshop — buy Sheila Rae, the Brave ThriftBooks — buy Sheila Rae, the Brave eBooks.com — buy Sheila Rae, the Brave
  9. 09 Two Under Par 1987 Amazon — buy Two Under Par Bookshop — buy Two Under Par ThriftBooks — buy Two Under Par eBooks.com — buy Two Under Par
  10. 10 The Zebra Wall 1988 Amazon — buy The Zebra Wall Bookshop — buy The Zebra Wall ThriftBooks — buy The Zebra Wall eBooks.com — buy The Zebra Wall
  11. 11 Jessica 1989 Amazon — buy Jessica Bookshop — buy Jessica ThriftBooks — buy Jessica eBooks.com — buy Jessica
  12. 12 Shhhh 1989 Amazon — buy Shhhh Bookshop — buy Shhhh ThriftBooks — buy Shhhh eBooks.com — buy Shhhh
  13. 13 Julius, the Baby of the World 1990 Amazon — buy Julius, the Baby of the World Bookshop — buy Julius, the Baby of the World ThriftBooks — buy Julius, the Baby of the World eBooks.com — buy Julius, the Baby of the World
  14. 14 Chrysanthemum 1991 Amazon — buy Chrysanthemum Bookshop — buy Chrysanthemum ThriftBooks — buy Chrysanthemum eBooks.com — buy Chrysanthemum
  15. 15 Words of Stone 1992 Amazon — buy Words of Stone Bookshop — buy Words of Stone ThriftBooks — buy Words of Stone eBooks.com — buy Words of Stone
  16. 16 Owen 1993 Amazon — buy Owen Bookshop — buy Owen ThriftBooks — buy Owen eBooks.com — buy Owen
  17. 17 Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick 1993 Amazon — buy Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick Bookshop — buy Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick ThriftBooks — buy Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick eBooks.com — buy Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick
  18. 18 Oscar 1994 Amazon — buy Oscar Bookshop — buy Oscar ThriftBooks — buy Oscar eBooks.com — buy Oscar
  19. 19 Protecting Marie 1995 Amazon — buy Protecting Marie Bookshop — buy Protecting Marie ThriftBooks — buy Protecting Marie eBooks.com — buy Protecting Marie
  20. 20 The Biggest Boy 1995 Amazon — buy The Biggest Boy Bookshop — buy The Biggest Boy ThriftBooks — buy The Biggest Boy eBooks.com — buy The Biggest Boy
  21. 21 Good-bye, Curtis 1995 Amazon — buy Good-bye, Curtis Bookshop — buy Good-bye, Curtis ThriftBooks — buy Good-bye, Curtis eBooks.com — buy Good-bye, Curtis
  22. 22 Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse 1996 Amazon — buy Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse Bookshop — buy Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse ThriftBooks — buy Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse eBooks.com — buy Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
  23. 23 Sun & Spoon 1997 Amazon — buy Sun & Spoon Bookshop — buy Sun & Spoon ThriftBooks — buy Sun & Spoon eBooks.com — buy Sun & Spoon
  24. 24 Circle Dogs 1998 Amazon — buy Circle Dogs Bookshop — buy Circle Dogs ThriftBooks — buy Circle Dogs eBooks.com — buy Circle Dogs
  25. 25 Oh! 1999 Amazon — buy Oh! Bookshop — buy Oh! ThriftBooks — buy Oh! eBooks.com — buy Oh!
  26. 26 The Birthday Room 1999 Amazon — buy The Birthday Room Bookshop — buy The Birthday Room ThriftBooks — buy The Birthday Room eBooks.com — buy The Birthday Room
  27. 27 Wemberly Worried 2000 Amazon — buy Wemberly Worried Bookshop — buy Wemberly Worried ThriftBooks — buy Wemberly Worried eBooks.com — buy Wemberly Worried
  28. 28 Olive's ocean 2001 Amazon — buy Olive's ocean Bookshop — buy Olive's ocean ThriftBooks — buy Olive's ocean eBooks.com — buy Olive's ocean
  29. 29 Owen's Marshmallow Chick Book and Finger Puppet 2002 Amazon — buy Owen's Marshmallow Chick Book and Finger Puppet Bookshop — buy Owen's Marshmallow Chick Book and Finger Puppet ThriftBooks — buy Owen's Marshmallow Chick Book and Finger Puppet eBooks.com — buy Owen's Marshmallow Chick Book and Finger Puppet
  30. 30 Teaching with favorite Kevin Henkes books 2002 Amazon — buy Teaching with favorite Kevin Henkes books Bookshop — buy Teaching with favorite Kevin Henkes books ThriftBooks — buy Teaching with favorite Kevin Henkes books eBooks.com — buy Teaching with favorite Kevin Henkes books
  31. 31 Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star 2003 Amazon — buy Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star Bookshop — buy Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star ThriftBooks — buy Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star eBooks.com — buy Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star
  32. 32 Lilly's Chocolate Heart 2003 Amazon — buy Lilly's Chocolate Heart Bookshop — buy Lilly's Chocolate Heart ThriftBooks — buy Lilly's Chocolate Heart eBooks.com — buy Lilly's Chocolate Heart
  33. 33 Julius's candy corn 2003 Amazon — buy Julius's candy corn Bookshop — buy Julius's candy corn ThriftBooks — buy Julius's candy corn eBooks.com — buy Julius's candy corn
  34. 34 Kitten's first full moon 2004 Amazon — buy Kitten's first full moon Bookshop — buy Kitten's first full moon ThriftBooks — buy Kitten's first full moon eBooks.com — buy Kitten's first full moon
  35. 35 A Box of Treats 2004 Amazon — buy A Box of Treats Bookshop — buy A Box of Treats ThriftBooks — buy A Box of Treats eBooks.com — buy A Box of Treats
  36. 36 Lilly's big day 2005 Amazon — buy Lilly's big day Bookshop — buy Lilly's big day ThriftBooks — buy Lilly's big day eBooks.com — buy Lilly's big day
  37. 37 So happy! 2005 Amazon — buy So happy! Bookshop — buy So happy! ThriftBooks — buy So happy! eBooks.com — buy So happy!
  38. 38 A Box Full of Lilly 2006 Amazon — buy A Box Full of Lilly Bookshop — buy A Box Full of Lilly ThriftBooks — buy A Box Full of Lilly eBooks.com — buy A Box Full of Lilly
  39. 39 A Good Day 2007 Amazon — buy A Good Day Bookshop — buy A Good Day ThriftBooks — buy A Good Day eBooks.com — buy A Good Day
  40. 40 Old Bear 2008 Amazon — buy Old Bear Bookshop — buy Old Bear ThriftBooks — buy Old Bear eBooks.com — buy Old Bear

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Kevin Henkes

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Chester's Way 1950
2 All Alone 1981
3 Margaret and Taylor 1983
4 Return to sender 1984
5 Bailey goes camping 1985
6 A Weekend With Wendell 1986
7 Grandpa & Bo 1986
8 Sheila Rae, the Brave 1987
9 Two Under Par 1987
10 The Zebra Wall 1988
11 Jessica 1989
12 Shhhh 1989
13 Julius, the Baby of the World 1990
14 Chrysanthemum 1991
15 Words of Stone 1992
16 Owen 1993
17 Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick 1993
18 Oscar 1994
19 Protecting Marie 1995
20 The Biggest Boy 1995
21 Good-bye, Curtis 1995
22 Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse 1996
23 Sun & Spoon 1997
24 Circle Dogs 1998
25 Oh! 1999
26 The Birthday Room 1999
27 Wemberly Worried 2000
28 Olive's ocean 2001
29 Owen's Marshmallow Chick Book and Finger Puppet 2002
30 Teaching with favorite Kevin Henkes books 2002
31 Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star 2003
32 Lilly's Chocolate Heart 2003
33 Julius's candy corn 2003
34 Kitten's first full moon 2004
35 A Box of Treats 2004
36 Lilly's big day 2005
37 So happy! 2005
38 A Box Full of Lilly 2006
39 A Good Day 2007
40 Old Bear 2008

Kevin Henkes reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Chester's Way (1950). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Kevin Henkes — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Kevin Henkes books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1950–2008.

What is the newest Kevin Henkes book?

Old Bear, published in 2008.