Hank Zipzer Books in Order
There are 44 Hank Zipzer books, published between 2003 and 2019: 32 in the 2 main-line series and 12 related titles. The first book is Niagara Falls, Or Does It? (2003) and the newest main-line book is Everybody is Somebody (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 44
- Published
- 2003–2019
- Confirmed
- 17 of 44 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,116 in 28 of 44 books
- Reading time
- 69–103 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,116 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 28 of 44 titles with a page count on record.
Hank Zipzer is the title character of Henry Winkler's humorous children's books, whose subjects include schools, learning disabilities and dyslexia. Niagara Falls, Or Does It? (2003) is the first title, and I Got a D in Salami, The Day of the Iguana and The Zippity Zinger also date from 2003. The catalogue holds 44 books through Everybody is Somebody (2019), with Lin Oliver credited on 7. Here's Hank is a related series. Subjects also include school field trips, pets, friendship and family life.
How many Hank Zipzer books are there?
Hank Zipzer has 44 books, released between 2003 and 2019. 32 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Hank Zipzer, Here's Hank), and 12 related titles sit outside it: film tie-ins.
Hank Zipzer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 44 Hank Zipzer books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120031443/4
- 220031763/4
- 320031543/4
- 420031533/4
- 520041543/4
- 620041583/4
- 720041563/4
- 820051573/4
- 92005–3/4
- 1020061583/4
- 1120071583/4
- 122007–3/4
- 1320071603/4
- 142008–3/4
- 1520081603/4
- 162009–3/4
- 172010–3/4
- 182012–2/4
- 1920121902/4
- 202012–2/4
- 2120121762/4
- 222012–2/4
- 232012–2/4
- 24Hank Zipzer 6: The World's Greatest Underachiever and the Killer ChilliHank Zipzer #192012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 252013–2/4
- 262013–2/4
- 272013–2/4
- 28The World's Greatest Underachiever Is the Ping-Pong WizardHank Zipzer (TV Tie-In) #92013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 2920131892/4
- 302013–2/4
- 3120141222/4
- 3220141282/4
- 3320141212/4
- 3420141442/4
- 3520151232/4
- 3620151232/4
- 3720151282/4
- 382015–2/4
- 3920161282/4
- 4020161282/4
- 4120171282/4
- 4220171282/4
- 4320181442/4
- 4420191282/4
Do you have to read Hank Zipzer books in order?
You should read the 2 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 12 related titles (film tie-ins) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Hank Zipzer book also stands alone.
Where to start with Hank Zipzer
Start with Niagara Falls, Or Does It? (2003), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series.
What is the newest Hank Zipzer book?
Everybody is Somebody (2019) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series.
Is there a new Hank Zipzer book coming?
No next Hank Zipzer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Hank Zipzer at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Hank Zipzer title on record is Everybody is Somebody (2019), 7 years ago.
- Release pace
- Hank Zipzer books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,116 pages across the 28 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 148 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Hank Zipzer books, 28 of 44, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 44 titles, 37 are credited to Henry Winkler and 7 to Lin Oliver.
What the Hank Zipzer books are about
40 of the 44 Hank Zipzer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 28 of 40. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 28 of 40 books
- Humor 22 of 40 books
- Schools 16 of 40 books
- Learning disabilities 15 of 40 books
- Brothers and sisters 3 of 40 books
- Family life 3 of 40 books
- Friendship 3 of 40 books
- Pets 3 of 40 books
- School field trips 3 of 40 books
- Birthdays 2 of 40 books