Order of Henry Winkler Books

Order of Henry Winkler Books


Henry Winkler is an American author of children’s books, but is best known for his role as The Fonz on Happy Days. He has also produced several TV shows (including MacGyver) and directed films such as Cop and a Half with Burt Reynolds. Since then, Henry has started a children’s book series along with Lin Oliver about Hank Zipzer, a dyslexic fourth grader which appears to loosely be based on himself (also a dyslexic).

Henry Winkler became a publised author in 1976 with his memoirs, The Other Side of Henry Winkler. He would become a children’s book author in 2003 with Niagara Falls, Or Does It?. Below is a list of Henry Winkler’s books in order of when they were originally released (and in chronological order):

Publication Order of Hank Zipzer Books

(with Lin Oliver)

Niagara Falls, Or Does It?

(2003)

I Got a D in Salami

(2003)

The Day of the Iguana

(2003)

The Zippity Zinger

(2003)

The Night I Flunked My Field Trip

(2004)

Holy Enchilada!

(2004)

Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade!

(2005)

Summer School! What Genius Thought That Up?

(2005)

My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard

(2005)

My Dog’s a Scaredy-Cat

(2006)

The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down

(2007)

Barfing in the Backseat

(2007)

Who Ordered This Baby? Definitely Not Me!

(2007)

The Life of Me (Enter At Your Own Risk)

(2008)

A Tale of Two Tails

(2008)

Dump Trucks and Dogsleds

(2009)

A Brand-New Me!

(2010)

Publication Order of Hank Zipzer (TV Tie-In) Books

(with Lin Oliver)

The Crazy Classroom Cascade

(2012)

The Crunchy Pickle Disaster

(2012)

The Mutant Moth

(2012)

The Lucky Monkey Socks

(2012)

The Soggy School Trip

(2012)

The Killer Chilli

(2013)

The Parent-Teacher Trouble

(2013)

The Best Worst Summer Ever

(2013)

The World’s Greatest Underachiever Is the Ping-Pong Wizard

(2013)

The House of Halloween Horrors

(2013)

My Book of Pickles… Oops, I Mean Lists

(2014)

The Cow Poo Treasure

(2015)

Publication Order of Detective Duck Books

(with Lin Oliver)

The Case of the Strange Splash

(2023)

The Case of the Missing Tadpole

(2024)

Publication Order of Ghost Buddy Books

(with Lin Oliver)

Zero to Hero

(2012)

Mind If I Read Your Mind?

(2012)

How to Scare the Pants Off Your Pets

(2013)

Always Dance with a Hairy Buffalo!

(2013)

Publication Order of Here’s Hank Books

(with Lin Oliver)

Bookmarks are People Too!

(2014)

A Short Tale About a Long Dog

(2014)

Stop That Frog!

(2014)

Fake Snakes and Weird Wizards

(2015)

There’s a Zombie in My Bathtub

(2015)

How to Hug an Elephant

(2015)

You Can’t Drink a Meatball Through a Straw

(2016)

The Soggy, Foggy Campout

(2016)

Always Watch Out for the Flying Potato Salad!

(2017)

Hooray! My Butt Left the Bench!

(2017)

Robot on the Loose

(2018)

Everybody is Somebody

(2019)

Publication Order of Alien Superstar Books

(with Lin Oliver)

Alien Superstar

(2019)

Lights, Camera, Danger!

(2020)

Hollywood vs. the Galaxy

(2021)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Other Side of Henry Winkler

(1976)

I’ve Never Met an Idiot on the River

(2011)

Being Henry: The Fonz… and Beyond

(2023)

Note: All children’s books authored by Henry Winkler were co-authored by Lin Oliver.