When we hear the name Henry Winkler, most of us smile and remember the actor in the role of the Fonz on the 1970s sitcom "Happy Days." The guy in the leather jacket could summon women with a snap of the fingers, and he somehow made an office with a men's-room view the height of cool.
Winkler's been busy since then, to say the least -- he's continued to act in movies, on Broadway, and on television, and has also directed and produced. At present, he is a producer of television's "Hollywood Squares."
Winkler has also been writing books: he is the author, with Lin Oliver, of a new series of children's books called Hank Zipzer: The Mostly True Confessions of the World's Best Underachiever, published by the Grosset & Dunlap imprint of Penguin Putnam. The books feature whimsical illustrations by Carol Heyer that evoke the days of looseleaf paper and three-ring binders, and the amusing author biographies are fun, too.
Winkler's been busy since then, to say the least -- he's continued to act in movies, on Broadway, and on television, and has also directed and produced. At present, he is a producer of television's "Hollywood Squares."
Winkler has also been writing books: he is the author, with Lin Oliver, of a new series of children's books called Hank Zipzer: The Mostly True Confessions of the World's Best Underachiever, published by the Grosset & Dunlap imprint of Penguin Putnam. The books feature whimsical illustrations by Carol Heyer that evoke the days of looseleaf paper and three-ring binders, and the amusing author biographies are fun, too.
Genres: Children's Fiction
New and upcoming books
Series
Hank Zipzer; The World's Greatest Underachiever
1. Niagara Falls, Or Does It? (2003) (with Lin Oliver)
2. I Got A D in Salami (2003) (with Lin Oliver)
3. The Day of the Iguana (2003) (with Lin Oliver)
4. The Zippity Zinger (2003) (with Lin Oliver)
5. The Night I Flunked My Field Trip (2004) (with Lin Oliver)
6. Holy Enchilada! (2004) (with Lin Oliver)
7. Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade! (2004) (with Lin Oliver)
8. Summer School! What Genius Thought That Up? (2005) (with Lin Oliver)
9. My Secret Life As a Ping-pong Wizard (2005) (with Lin Oliver)
10. My Dog's a Scaredy-Cat (2006) (with Lin Oliver)
11. The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down (2007) (with Lin Oliver)
12. Barfing in the Backseat (2007) (with Lin Oliver)
13. Who Ordered This Baby? Definitely Not Me! (2007) (with Lin Oliver)
14. The Life of Me (Enter At Your Own Risk) (2008) (with Lin Oliver)
15. A Tale of Two Tails (2008) (with Lin Oliver)
16. Dump Trucks and Dogsleds (2009) (with Lin Oliver)
17. A Brand-New Me! (2010) (with Lin Oliver)
The Cow Poo Treasure Hunt (2015) (with Lin Oliver)
1. Niagara Falls, Or Does It? (2003) (with Lin Oliver)
2. I Got A D in Salami (2003) (with Lin Oliver)
3. The Day of the Iguana (2003) (with Lin Oliver)
4. The Zippity Zinger (2003) (with Lin Oliver)
5. The Night I Flunked My Field Trip (2004) (with Lin Oliver)
6. Holy Enchilada! (2004) (with Lin Oliver)
7. Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade! (2004) (with Lin Oliver)
8. Summer School! What Genius Thought That Up? (2005) (with Lin Oliver)
9. My Secret Life As a Ping-pong Wizard (2005) (with Lin Oliver)
10. My Dog's a Scaredy-Cat (2006) (with Lin Oliver)
11. The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down (2007) (with Lin Oliver)
12. Barfing in the Backseat (2007) (with Lin Oliver)
13. Who Ordered This Baby? Definitely Not Me! (2007) (with Lin Oliver)
14. The Life of Me (Enter At Your Own Risk) (2008) (with Lin Oliver)
15. A Tale of Two Tails (2008) (with Lin Oliver)
16. Dump Trucks and Dogsleds (2009) (with Lin Oliver)
17. A Brand-New Me! (2010) (with Lin Oliver)
The Cow Poo Treasure Hunt (2015) (with Lin Oliver)
Ghost Buddy (with Lin Oliver)
1. Zero to Hero (2012)
2. Mind If I Read Your Mind? (2012)
3. How to Scare the Pants Off Your Pets (2013)
4. Never Dance With A Buffalo (2013)
1. Zero to Hero (2012)
2. Mind If I Read Your Mind? (2012)
3. How to Scare the Pants Off Your Pets (2013)
4. Never Dance With A Buffalo (2013)
Hank Zipzer TV tie-in (with Lin Oliver)
1. The Crazy Classroom Cascade (2012)
2. The Crunchy Pickle Disaster (2012)
3. The Mutant Moth (2012)
4. The Lucky Monkey Socks (2012)
5. The Soggy School Trip (2012)
6. The Killer Chilli (2012)
7. The Parent-Teacher Trouble (2013)
8. The Best Worst Summer Ever (2013)
10. The House of Halloween Horrors (2013)
My Book of Pickles... Oops, I Mean Lists (2014)
The Colossal Camera Calamity (2015)
The Pizza Party and the Plague of Locusts (2016)
1. The Crazy Classroom Cascade (2012)
2. The Crunchy Pickle Disaster (2012)
3. The Mutant Moth (2012)
4. The Lucky Monkey Socks (2012)
5. The Soggy School Trip (2012)
6. The Killer Chilli (2012)
7. The Parent-Teacher Trouble (2013)
8. The Best Worst Summer Ever (2013)
10. The House of Halloween Horrors (2013)
My Book of Pickles... Oops, I Mean Lists (2014)
The Colossal Camera Calamity (2015)
The Pizza Party and the Plague of Locusts (2016)
Here's Hank (with Lin Oliver)
1. Bookmarks Are People Too! (2014)
2. A Short Tale About a Long Dog (2014)
3. Stop That Frog! (2014)
4. Fake Snakes and Weird Wizards (2015)
5. There's a Zombie in My Bathtub (2015)
6. How to Hug an Elephant (2015)
7. You Can't Drink a Meatball Through a Straw (2016)
8. The Soggy, Foggy Campout (2016)
9. Always Watch Out for the Flying Potato Salad! (2017)
10. Hooray! My Butt Left the Bench! (2017)
11. Robot on the Loose (2018)
12. Everybody Is Somebody (2019)
1. Bookmarks Are People Too! (2014)
2. A Short Tale About a Long Dog (2014)
3. Stop That Frog! (2014)
4. Fake Snakes and Weird Wizards (2015)
5. There's a Zombie in My Bathtub (2015)
6. How to Hug an Elephant (2015)
7. You Can't Drink a Meatball Through a Straw (2016)
8. The Soggy, Foggy Campout (2016)
9. Always Watch Out for the Flying Potato Salad! (2017)
10. Hooray! My Butt Left the Bench! (2017)
11. Robot on the Loose (2018)
12. Everybody Is Somebody (2019)
Alien Superstar (with Lin Oliver)
1. Alien Superstar (2019)
2. Lights, Camera, Danger (2020)
3. Hollywood vs. the Galaxy (2021)
1. Alien Superstar (2019)
2. Lights, Camera, Danger (2020)
3. Hollywood vs. the Galaxy (2021)
Detective Duck (with Lin Oliver)
1. The Case of the Strange Splash (2023)
2. The Case of the Missing Tadpole (2024)
1. The Case of the Strange Splash (2023)
2. The Case of the Missing Tadpole (2024)
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