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Kevin Henkes

Mouse is a series of 15 books by Kevin Henkes: 287 pages in the 9 with a known length, about 5 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

15
books
287
pages in 9 of them
5 hours
to read those 9
11 days
at 30 minutes a day
A Weekend with Wendell 1986 35 min Sheila Rae, the Brave 1987 34 min Chester's Way 1988 35 min Julius, the Baby of the World 1990 35 min Chrysanthemum 1991 35 min Owen 1993 26 min Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse 1996 35 min Wemberly Worried 2000 35 min
Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick 2001 length not known
Owen's Marshmallow Chick 2002 length not known
Julius's Candy Corn 2003 length not known
Lilly's Chocolate Heart 2003 length not known
Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star 2003 length not known
A Box Full of Lilly 2006 length not known
Lilly's Big Day 2006 44 min

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. A Weekend with Wendell 1986 35 min

    Sophie does not enjoy energetic, assertive Wendell's weekend visit until the very end, when she learns to assert herself and finds out Wendell can be fun to play with after all.

  2. Sheila Rae, the Brave 1987 34 min

    When brave Sheila Rae, who usually looks out for her sister Louise, becomes lost and scared one day, Louise comes to the rescue.

  3. Chester's Way 1988 35 min

    Chester and Wilson share the same exact way of doing things, until Lilly moves into the neighborhood and shows them that new ways can be just as good.

  4. Julius, the Baby of the World 1990 35 min

    Lilly is convinced that the arrival of her new baby brother is the worst thing that has happened in their house, until Cousin Garland comes to visit.

  5. Chrysanthemum 1991 35 min

    Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.

  6. Owen 1993 26 min

    Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy.

  7. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse 1996 35 min

    Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry…

  8. Wemberly Worried 2000 35 min

    A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school.

  9. Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick 2001 length not known

  10. Owen's Marshmallow Chick 2002 length not known

  11. Julius's Candy Corn 2003 length not known

  12. Lilly's Chocolate Heart 2003 length not known

  13. Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star 2003 length not known

  14. A Box Full of Lilly 2006 length not known

  15. Lilly's Big Day 2006 44 min

    When her teacher announces that he is getting married, Lilly the mouse sets her heart on being the flower girl at his wedding.

How much is left

After A Weekend with Wendell about 5 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Sheila Rae, the Brave about 4 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Chester's Way about 4 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Julius, the Baby of the World about 3 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Chrysanthemum about 2 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Owen about 2 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse about 1 hour left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Wemberly Worried about 44 minutes left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick about 44 minutes left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After Owen's Marshmallow Chick about 44 minutes left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After Julius's Candy Corn about 44 minutes left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After Lilly's Chocolate Heart about 44 minutes left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star about 44 minutes left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After A Box Full of Lilly about 44 minutes left

Reading the whole series

About 5 hours 16 minutes

9 of 15 books, 287 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

11 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.