in the studio with kevin henkes
Watch & listen
videos
grab a blanket
Read aloud storytimes
Chrysanthemum Storytime Read Aloud
Kevin Henkes reads Chrysanthemum — Learning to Love Your Name.
25 Minutes of Kevin Henkes
A read aloud storytime with five of Kevin Henkes’s best picture books.
videos
Kevin on process, characters, and the attic room where the books are made.
Inside the studio
Meet Kevin Henkes and Little White Rabbit
Inside the studio: Little White Rabbit — a curious bunny who hops through the wide world and ends up safe at home.
Kevin Henkes Talks About Junonia
The moving, often humorous tale of a girl turning ten who hunts for the perfect seashell.
Meet Kevin Henkes
Childhood drawings and paintings, characters like Lilly and Owen, and his illustration process.
videos
Introductions to the characters, straight from their creator.
Meet the mice
Meet Penny, by Kevin Henkes
Kevin Henkes introduces us to his newest mouse, Penny.
videos
A first look at recent picture books, in under a minute each.
Book trailers
Little Houses Book Trailer
A girl, her grandparents, and the sea — a lyrical look at Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek’s Little Houses.
The World and Everything in It — Book Trailer
Big things, little things, and everything in between.
A Parade of Elephants — Book Trailer
Five joyful elephants march from dawn to dusk. Where are they going?
Sun Flower Lion — Book Trailer
A sun. A flower. And a lion. Three motifs, three colors, fewer than 200 words.
All videos are hosted on YouTube (HarperKids) and open in a player on this page — no tracking is loaded until you press play.