Who Ordered this Baby? Definitely Not Me!
Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever Series
Author: Henry Winkler
Author: Lin Oliver
Illustrator: Jesse Joshua Watson
Book 13 in the Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever series
Pages: 160
Published: 2007
Age: 7+
One afternoon, Hank overhears his mom and Frankie's mom talking about having a baby. Having a baby?! It must be Frankie's mom that they're talking about! Frankie will go crazy when he hears about this!
Hank worries about how to break the news to his best friend - until he finds out that it's his own mother who is pregnant! How could she do this to him? One annoying sibling is more than enough. Hank definitely did not order this baby!
About the Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever Series
Books in series order
- 1.Niagra Falls, Or Does It?(2003)
- 2.I Got a "D" in Salami(2003)
- 3.Day of the Iguana(2003)
- 4.The Zippity Zinger(2003)
- 5.The Night I Flunked My Field Trip(2004)
- 6.Holy Enchilada!(2004)
- 7.Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade!(2004)
- 8.Summer School! What Genius Though That Up?(2005)
- 9.My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard(2005)
- 10.My Dog's a Scaredy-Cat: A Halloween Tail(2006)
- 11.The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down(2007)
- 12.Barfing in the Backseat: How I Survived My Family Road Trip(2007)
- 13.Who Ordered this Baby? Definitely Not Me!(2007)
- 14.The Life of Me (Enter at Your Own Risk)(2008)
- 15.A Tale of Two Tails(2008)
- 16.Dump Trucks and Dogsleds: I'm on My Way, Mom!(2009)
- 17.A Brand-New Me!(2010)
Reading age: 8+ years
Hank Zipzer wants to be number one, not the one who always gets it wrong. Hank Zipzer's report is due, and he's dreading it. Then he gets his grades and they are his worst nightmare come true: straight Ds. His parents are not going to be happy. Hank needs help. And he needs it fast.
Inspired by Henry Winkler's true life experiences of growing up with dyslexia, this popular children's series about the world's greatest underachiever is funny, touching, and deals with learning differences in a gentle and humorous manner.