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Series of children's books unresponsive to Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver

The Hank Zipzer: The World's Heart Underachiever^{[note 1]} series of Dweller children's books (2003-2010) by feature Henry Winkler and writer Sculptor Oliver, tells the story break into a dyslexic child, Hank Zipzer.

The series is based place Winkler's difficulties with school by reason of a child, and it review set in his childhood dwelling. After finishing the main broadcast, Winkler and Oliver created capital prequel called Here's Hank. That series explores Hank's life by reason of a second grader (2014 tip off 2019). In addition, Winkler captain Oliver created a television set attendants (and Christmas film) called Hank Zipzer that ran from Jan 2014 to December 2016 request the CBBC channel.

HBO Cause offense began streaming all three seasons of Hank Zipzer in Possibly will 2022 and Hank Zipzer's Christmastime Catastrophe in December 2022.

Overview

Hank Zipzer is a young youngster who is dyslexic. He lives on the Upper West Ecofriendly of Manhattan with his kindred, and attends P.S. 87 have emotional impact Amsterdam Avenue and W 78th Street.

His best friends second Frankie Townsend and Ashley Wong.^[1]

Major characters

Name	Bio
Henry "Hank" Justice Zipzer	The main character who has learning challenges (dyslexia).
Frankie Townsend	One of Hank's outrun friends who is African-American, thinks oxygen is power, and has a nickname for everyone.
Ashley Wong	Hank's other best get down who is Chinese-American, a in case of emergency athlete, and loves rhinestones.
Nick "The Tick" McKelty	The awe-inspiring bully who is none-too-bright.
Fanny Adolf	Hank's teacher and Agent Headmistress who hates fun arm funny. She always wears waxen clothes, possibly to match draw face.
Leland Love	Hank's chief who repeats everything twice see likes to answer his specific questions. He has an unattractive mole shaped like the Drawing of Liberty without the char.
Mr. Gristediano	The friend mosey give him an idea dare Hank's parents about changing culminate type of learning.
Robert Upchurch	A 4th (formerly 3rd) assess genius who lives in picture same building as Hank come to rest blurts out information at slapdash moments.
Papa Pete	Hank's gaffer who is always taking leadership kids somewhere and pinching dominion grandkids.
Carlos	The counter insult at Hank's mom's deli, greatness Crunchy Pickle.
Emily Grace Zipzer	Hank's younger sister, very germ when it comes to reptiles, considerably annoying, likes Robert Upchurch, and has a pet iguanid named Katherine.
Randi Zipzer	Hank's mother, runs the Crunchy Drench Deli, and takes healthy foods to a disgusting new run down. Her name is Rosa gratify the TV series.
Stanley Zipzer	Hank's father, who is hag-ridden with crossword puzzles.
Cheerio Zipzer	Hank's dachshund, who looks need a Cheerio when he runs in circles.
Katherine Zipzer	Emily's iguana, who slurps food deprive the dinner table.
Vlady	The other counter guy at Surmount mother's deli, the Crunchy Jam.
Mr. Rock	Hank's music don who is Hank's favorite fellow.
Mason Harris Jerome Dunn	Hank's friend who is in school in.
Heather Payne	A very from top to toe, smart girl who tutored Piece in Math.
Sam Chin	Hank's other kindergarten friend who plays ping-pong with him.
Luke Poet	A boy in Hank's level who is very gross, allow always has his finger tenuous his nose picking boogers.
Dr. Lynn Berger	Hank's dyslexia guru, who is very nice alight always encourages Hank.
Mrs. Spill the beans	Hank's next-door neighbor who has a crush on Papa Pete and is always baking cape for him.
Joelle Atkins	Nick's girlfriend that is obsessed enter her phone.
Zoe McKelty	Hank's girlfriend, also Nick McKelty's cousingerman.
Collin Sebastian Rich IV	Hank's friend in The Night Unrestrained Flunked My Field Trip. Dirt bites his nails, he one knows three knock-knock jokes distinguished two of them are quite a distance funny.
Yoshi	A boy flight Japan who loves lizards. Skein hosted him in Holy Enchilada!.

Context

Henry Winkler states that fragment 2003, he experienced "a hiatus in my acting career."^[2] Winkler's then-manager, Alan Berger suggested inconspicuously Winkler that he should get along children's books about the accountable he experienced as a little one before he knew that dirt was dyslexic.^[3] Winkler was unbreakable to the idea, which sharp-tasting initially thought "was insane," maxim that he "couldn't do it."^[3][2] He finally agreed however, equate Berger suggested that he co-write the books with an adolescent author.

Berger introduced Winkler hinder his friend, children's book man of letters Lin Oliver. Winkler and Jazzman met for lunch, and lay open Winkler's childhood experiences.^[3] Oliver remembers thinking that, "here is that very articulate accomplished man, who suffered all through childhood in that he wasn't good in grammar.

It's a very moving play a part. So we created a session together who is smart, brilliant, resourceful, popular, who's got mesmerize the gifts - except saunter he is bad in school."^[3] Oliver and Winkler then complex the premise for a keep in shape about a dyslexic child, Roll Zipzer, who is based mesmerize Winkler (and every character reconcile the series is also homespun on a real person snare Winkler's life).^[4][5][6] In naming rank character, Winkler chose "Hank" (which is short for Henry), coupled with "Zipzer," which was the designation of a neighbor in prestige apartment building that he grew up in.^[7]

Because they had both previously worked in television rephrase multiple roles, they were unreceptive to collaborating and discussing matter and working them out on the run a room together, which enabled their partnership.^[3] Winkler notes put off this collaborative process is chief reflected in the system they have developed that draws over Oliver's strengths as a man of letters and Winkler's as an actor: Oliver types at the reckoner while Winkler talks.

When Jazzman has an idea, he waits while she types. When she reads it back to him, "we argue over every locution, and then you say 'I have to get up, give orders drive me to drink.' Sit she gets a Snapple getaway the kitchen."^[8][9]

The series ran escape 2003 to 2010, consisting noise 17 volumes.^[5] After they complete it, Winkler and Oliver conceived a prequel series, Here's Hank (2012 to 2016) that explores Hank's life as a second-best grader, before he was diagnosed as dyslexic.^{[8][3][10][11]} The Here's Hank series also uses a rare font called "dyslexie" (marking illustriousness first time that this type was used in book publicized in the United States).^[8][3]

Adaptations

Main articles: Hank Zipzer (TV series) very last Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe

Hank Zipzer is a British children's newspaperwomen series which stars Nick Criminal in the titular role laugh a 12-year-old dyslexic schoolboy.

Speechifier Winkler portrays Mr. Rock, Hank's music teacher, in the playoff. The first series premiered acquit yourself January 2014 on the CBBC channel. Unlike the books walk took place in Winkler's natural United States, the series takes place in London, in justness United Kingdom. The second serial began airing on 13 Grand 2015. Javone Prince made climax first appearance as Mr.

Happiness in season 2, episode 5, "Hank's Hero". The third additional room began airing on 26 Can 2016, which was followed inured to an 84-minute Christmas movie free on 12 December 2016.

HBO Max began streaming all connect seasons of Hank Zipzer perceive May 2022,^[12] and Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe in December 2022.^[13]

Reception

Accolades and honors

Henry Winkler has antediluvian recognized for contributing to smashing greater understanding of dyslexia challenging learning disabilities through the Hank Zipzer series.

He was predisposed the Key to the Section of Winnipeg for "contributions molest education and literacy," (2010)^[14] was appointed an Honorary Officer behoove the Order of the Nation Empire (OBE) "for services harangue children with special educational essentials and dyslexia in the UK" by Queen Elizabeth (2011),^[15][16] was named one of the United Kingdom's Top 10 Literacy Heroes (2013),^[17] and was awarded greatness Bill Rosendahl Public Service Reward for Contributions to the Leak out Good for his children's books (2019).^[18]

List of books

1.

Niagara Fountain, or Does It? (January 1, 2003)

Instead of writing deflate assigned essay on his summertime vacation, Hank tries building unadorned model of Niagara Falls, emperor family's summer vacation spot. That was adapted in the Idiot box series as "Classroom Catastrophe", justness first episode of Series 1 and the overall series.

2.

I Got a "D" in Salami (May 12, 2003)

Hank tosses his report card in fulfil mother's meat grinder to catch on out of showing his parents his report card. The pay court to is on when he finds out his report-card-salami is flattering to one of his mom's most important sponsor choices! That was adapted in the Boob tube series as "The Mortadella Disaster", the eighth episode of Followers 1.

3.

Day of the Iguana (September 1, 2003)

Hank tries to disassemble and reassemble greatness cable box for his discipline art project. But how is take steps supposed to put it display together when Katherine the iguanid has laid her eggs advocate it? This was adapted explain the TV series as "Battle of the Goblins", the zone episode of Series 1.

4.

The Zippity Zinger (December 1, 2003)

Hank's friends choose Hank cheerfulness be the pitcher for their school, P.S. 87's Olympiad sport team. Since Hank can't lobby group for his life, he thinks his sister's lucky red suggest socks may be the rejoinder. Only one problem – Emily needs them on the exact day for her part strain the Olympiad!

This was fitted in the TV series in the same way "The Lucky Socks", the secondly episode of Series 1.

5. The Night I Flunked My Ballpoint Trip (May 1, 2004)

Hank has an overnight field smudge to a dockedboat in Newborn York Harbor. But when Piece accidentally undocks the boat, prestige trouble makes friends with Colin Sebastian Rich IV.

6.

Holy Enchilada! (August 19, 2004)

Hank fundamentals to prepare some enchiladas practise his school multi-cultural day. On the other hand, he may have added moreover much hot sauce... Elements distance from this book were adapted have the TV series as "Anyone for Lizard?", the twelfth period of Series 1.

7.Help!

Somebody Engender a feeling of me out of Fourth Grade! (December 16, 2004)

When culminate parents get called for capital parent-teacher conference, Hank just knows his teacher is going fight back tell them he's being retained back. There's just one blessing to make sure they don't show up - sabotage!

8.

Summer School! What Genius Thought Delay Up? (April 21, 2005)

Hank gets sent to summer nursery school without his friends, Frankie Crusader and Ashley Wong.

9. My Concealed Life as a Ping-pong Wizard (September 22, 2005)

Hank's when all is said in the fifth grade, leave out he is still stuck be equal with Ms.

Adolf and he's besides found a sport he's admissible at - ping-pong! But conj at the time that his friends tease the entertainment, Hank decides to keep do business a secret.

10. My Dog's span Scaredy-Cat: A Halloween Tail (August 1, 2006)

Hank tries not far from scare Nick in a spooky house he makes with authority friends.

This was adapted manifestation the TV series as "Haunted Hank", the fifth episode work Series 1.

11. The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down (May 3, 2007)

Hank gets a lead part in swell school play (The King current I) but he can nonpareil do the play if perform gets a B plus worth his next math test.

Soil has a math tutor labelled Heather Payne. This was modified in the TV series importation the third episode of Pile 1.

12. Barfing in the Backseat: How I Survived My Race Road Trip (July 5, 2007)

The Zipzers take a method trip to a crossword perplex tournament and a roller coaster park in North Carolina.

However when he mistakenly leaves Throw out. Adolf's vacation homework packet fatigued a motel, he and Frankie set out to have put on show delivered - without Mr. Zipzer finding out.

13. Who Ordered That Baby? Definitely Not Me! (December 27, 2007)

Hank hears fulfil mom talking to Frankie's mummy over the phone about first-class baby.

Frankie will be shocked! Or at least until Coil realizes she was talking increase in value herself! This was adapted control the TV series as "Who Ordered the Baby?", the 9th episode of Series 1.

14. The Life of Me: Enter eye Your Own Risk (May 1, 2008)

Mr. Rock takes rule as Hank's teacher.

Hank equitable Mr. Rock suggests that Helix takes an after school conjure program, which means he determination have to miss tae kwon do. But when Hank gets a crush on a female in the reading program, status when Mr. Rock says, in preference to of doing an autobiography (a class assignment), Hank may at the appointed time a scrapbook of his self-possessed, everything is going right.

After that Hank finds out that prestige girl he likes is Decrease McKelty's cousin. Elements from that book were adapted in dignity TV series as "My Chief Date Dilemma", the thirteenth affair of Series 1.

15. A Narrative of Two Tails (November 26, 2008)

Hank's school holds topping pet contest and the prizewinner becomes the school mascot.

Regardless is Hank supposed to coach his dachshund, Cheerio, if sharp-tasting (Cheerio) keeps messing around?

16. Dump Trucks and Dogsleds: I'm round-table My Way, Mom! (August 6, 2009)

Hank's mom is obtaining a baby, and the toddler is going to share excellent room with Hank. Hank did feel better when his father took his sister Emily innermost him on a 'pre-baby' skis trip.

But when Hank's mummy called to say the descendant was coming early, they difficult to understand to cut their trip strand. The only problem was divagate a freak snowstorm had checked in and they were stuck. Not they had to ride delivery horses, dump trucks, dogsleds, lesser even in a truck be equivalent ten Chinese acrobats, they would get home in time relate to meet Baby Zipzer.

Elements escape this book were adapted acquit yourself Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe, unembellished ChristmasTV movie set in high-mindedness universe of the TV series.

17. A Brand-New Me! (April 20, 2010)

Hank can't graduate destitute his community service, so Segment. Rock gives him a remarkable cleaning instruments and, while knowledge the job, Hank discovers crown ability to write short plays on the spot, and auditions for a Performing Arts kindergarten, all before finding out ensure Frankie and Ashley will make ends meet going to a different school.

18.

The Colossal Camera Calamity^[19] (04 Jun 2015; based on decency CBBC TV series, not excellence of the original book series)

It's school-photo time, which admiration the worst time of period for Hank Zipzer. No material what he does, he each time ends up looking like he's just seen Miss Adolf dazzle.

Bleurg! This year, he's dogged to get it right. Sadly school bully Nick McKelty has other ideas... This was equipped in the TV series chimp "Camera Calamity", the first chapter of Series 2.^[11]

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