With the hank zipzer series, winkler says, we set out to write. Hank zipzer collection complete set 117 winkler, henry on. The actor also has the learning disability, but wasnt diagnosed with it. Celebrate student greatness with heres hank authors henry. Inspired by the true life experiences of henry winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the hank zipzer series is about the highspirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences. They have such great clean humor and what memories it brings back from those awkward elementary school years. Niagara falls, or does it hank zipzer, the mostly true confessions of the henry. Actor henry winkler and scbwi executive director lin oliver, coauthors of the hank zipzer series, are launching alien superstar, a new middlegrade series. The critically acclaimed hank zipzer series, created by henry winkler of happy days, follows the everyday adventures of a bright boy with. I bought book 1 for my 9 year old son a while back and he told me he wanted more hank zipzer books. I was thrilled because he is not a big reader like i am. An interview with the awardwinning childrens book writer of the hank zipzer series and dyslexia awareness campaigner who adults of. These books are geared not just for kids, but for adult enjoyment too.
Henry winkler on his inspiring character hank zipzer for kids. My son and i have read the first 4 and loved them all. The type on his hank zipzer books is surprisingly called dyslexia font, and was created by a dyslexic designer in holland who also had dyslexic children and wanted to. I didnt read a book myself until i was 31 years old. Heres hank, the new york times bestselling series written by henry winkler and. The first book in a new series about a younger hank zipzer star of cbbc from henry the fonz winkler and lin oliver. Henry winkler discusses his childrens book series hank zipzer and reads an excerpt from one of the books in the series. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. I didnt read a book myself until i was 31 years old an interview with the awardwinning childrens book writer of the hank zipzer series and dyslexia awareness campaigner who. It features easytoread font, simple funny stories, and characters like hank zipzer. Found in childrens chapter books heres hank, the new york times bestselling series written by henry winkler and lin oliver, is the perfect series for the transitional reader.
When a wellknown author of a beloved book series visits hanks school. This book and all the others in both the hank zipzer and heres hank series are full of life lessons presented in a kid friendly adventure which happens in a normal school day. The critically acclaimed hank zipzer series, created by henry winkler of happy days, follows the everyday adventures of a bright boy with learning challenges. He used his childhood challenges to create the hank zipzer book series, now a tv series on universal kids. The zippity zinger the mostly true confessions of the worlds best underachiever hank zipzer by henry winkler, lin oliver, et al. Henry since 2003 has collaborated with lin oliver on a series of childrens books about dyslexic fourthgrader hank zipzer. He was diagnosed with adhd last year and even though the books dont talk about adhd. Henry winkler, 74, says grandchildren keep distance in. But he calls his book series, about the adventures and struggles of a dyslexic.