Children’s Book Characters Named Henry
Here are just a few children’s books with characters named Henry. Please comment below if you know of one I missed. I hope this encourages your kiddo to read!
A My Name is Alice by Jane Bayer, Illustrated by Steven Kellogg
A variety of animals parade by in this familiar jump rope alphabet song. The antics never quite quit as a parade of animals sell their wares in this wildly illustrated version of the familiar alphabet ditty and ball-bouncing game. Young readers will delight in meeting such characters as Barbara, the bear with balloons for sale in Brazil; New York Ned, the newt who owns a noodle emporium, and finally the zipper-selling Zambian zebra and zebu, Zelda and Zach.
- Other characters: Alex, Barbara, Bob, Clara, Claude, Doris, Dave, Emily, Edward, Fifi, Fred, Gertrude, George, Hannah, Henry, Ida, Ivan, Jane, John, Karen, Keith, Lucy, Luke, Maude, Martin, Nancy, Ned, Olivia, Oscar, Polly, Paul, Queenie, Quentin, Rosie, Richard, Sally, Steve, Theresa, Ted, Ursula, Ulysses, Virginia, Vinnie, Winifred, William, Xena, Xavier, Yolanda, Yancie, Zelda, & Zach
- Ratings: Amazon- 4.8 Goodreads-4.0
- 4-8 year olds or Preschool-3rd grade
- Lexile Measure: 370L
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner, Illustrator: L. Kate Deal
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are brothers and sisters. They’re orphans too, and the only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. When the children find an abandoned boxcar in the woods, they decide to call it home—and become the Boxcar Children!
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- Other characters: Mrs./Dr. Moore, James Henry Alden & “Henry James”
- Ratings: Amazon-4.7 Goodreads-4.1
- 6-9 year olds or 2nd-5th grade
- Lexile Measure: 580L
Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1) by Mary Pope Osborne
Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get home. Can they do it before dark…or will they become a dinosaur’s dinner?
- Includes characters: Henry
- Ratings: Amazon 4.7 Goodreads:4.0
- 5-8 year olds or grade level 1st-4th
- Lexile Measure: 510L
Henry at Home by Megan Maynor
Liza is Henry’s big sister, and Henry is Liza’s little brother. As long as there has been a Henry and Liza, they have always done everything together. Haircuts, birthday parties, tree climbing, even flu shots. Liza and Henry. Henry and Liza. But that all changes when Liza starts school for the first time, heading off to kindergarten and leaving her little brother behind. Henry is incredulous. How can Liza do this to him?
- Ratings: Amazon- 5.0 Goodreads-4.1
- 4-7 year olds or Preschool-3rd grade
James and the Giant Peach By Roald Dahl Illustrator: Quentin Blake
James Henry Trotter lives with two ghastly hags. Aunt Sponge is enormously fat with a face that looks boiled and Aunt Spiker is bony and screeching. He’s very lonely until one day something peculiar happens. . . At the end of the garden a peach starts to grow and GROW AND GROW. Inside that peach are seven very unusual insects – all waiting to take James on a magical adventure. But where will they go in their GIANT PEACH, and what will happen to the horrible aunts if they stand in their way? There’s only one way to find out . . .
- Ratings: Amazon:4.9 Goodreads:4.0
- 7-11 years old
The Lost Book by Margarita Surnaite
Everyone in Rabbit Town loves to read. Well, everyone except for Henry, who would much prefer to play outside. Then Henry finds a lost book, and when he tries to track down the owner, he stumbles into the human world. There, the adults are all absorbed in their phones and tablets, and everyone ignores Henry until he befriends a young girl. They have so much fun together that Henry gives her the lost book, knowing it will be in good hands. Henry learns that books can contain adventures all their own, and when he returns to Rabbit Town, for the first time it is Henry who tells the bedtime story.
- Other characters: Amy and Kate (sisters)
- Rating: Amazon-4.4 Goodreads-3.7
- 4-8 year olds or Preschool-3rd grade
- Lexile Measure: 520L
Missing on Superstition Mountain by Elise Broach, Illustrator: Antonio Javier Caparo
It’s summer and the three Barker brothers; Simon, Henry, and Jack just moved from Illinois to Arizona. Their parents have warned them repeatedly not to explore Superstition Mountain, which is near their home. But when their cat Josie goes missing, they see no other choice. There’s something unusually creepy about the mountain and after the boys find three human skulls, they grow determined to uncover the mystery. Have people really gone missing over the years, and could there be someone or some thing lurking in the woods? Together with their new neighbor Delilah, the Barker boys are dead-set on cracking the case even if it means putting themselves in harm’s way.
- Includes characters: Officer Myers, Uncle Hank Cormody, Mrs. Dunworthy, Sara Delgado, Emmett Trask, & Mrs. Thomas
- Ratings: Amazon-4.5 Goodreads-3.7
- 8-12 year olds or Preschool-2nd grade
- Lexile Measure: 620L
- Other characters: Levi Strauss, Bill Pickett, Annie Oakley, Nat Love, Patricia and Martin De Leon, Bass Reeves, Mamie Hafley, Jesse Stahl, Cathay Williams, Jackson Sundown, Mary Fields, James Butler Hickok, Martha Jane Canary, Charley Willis, Henry O. Flipper, William Frederick Cody, Fox Hastings, & Sam Steward
- Rating: Amazon- 4.6 Goodreads-3.9
- Age: 7-11 year olds or 3rd-4th grade
- Lexile Measure: 1160L
Who Was Henry Ford? by Michael Burgan
Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Ford’s humble beginnings were no match for his ambition. Ford quickly created a manufacturing dynasty, bringing affordable cars to the masses and forever changing America and the American workplace. Who Was Henry Ford? details his meteoric rise, and explains how the genius behind the assembly line and the Model T shaped modern American industry.
- Ratings: Amazon-4.8 Goodreads-4.2
- 8-11 year olds or 3rd-7th
Who was Henry VIII? by Ellen Labreque
Mainly remembered for his six marriages and his self-appointment as the “Supreme Head of the Church of England,” Henry VIII was also attractive, educated, and athletic. When Henry Tudor ascended to the English thrown at the age of 17, his reign looked promising. But by the time of his death in 1547, King Henry VIII was characterized as an extremely egotistical, harsh, and insecure king. Though Henry VIII’s legacy isn’t free from scandal, his monarchy thrived due to the achievements of his daughter Queen Elizabeth I.
- Ratings: Amazon-4.7 Goodreads-4.1
- 8-12 year olds or 3rd-7th grade
- Lexile Measure: 880L
X Marks the Spot (Puppy Pirates #2) by Erin Soderberg
Wally and his human friend, Henry, have passed the test. They are now officially puppy pirates—and just in time for an exciting new adventure. A treasure hunt! The puppies sail to a deserted island with treasure map in paw, ready to dig. But uh-oh! This island isn’t deserted after all. . . .
- Other characters: Grace, Lucinda, Rosie, Curly, Puggly, and Piggly
- Ratings: Amazon-4.7 Goodreads-4.1
- Age: 6-9 year olds or 1st-4th grade
- Lexile Measure: 640L
Yoko Writes Her Name by Rosemary Wells
Yoko is so excited for the first day of school. She’s just learned to write her name. But when Mrs. Jenkins asks Yoko to show everyone, Olive and Sylvia make fun of her Japanese writing. “Yoko can’t write. She’s only scribbling!” The teasing continues as Yoko shares her favorite book at show and tell, and reads it back to front.
- Includes characters: Mrs. Jenkins, Angelo, Henry, Doris, Franks, & Valerie
- Ratings: Amazon-4.7 Goodreads-3.9
- 3-6 year olds or Preschool-1st grade
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