The Fonz draws from unhappy days for inspirational kids’ books

As a child growing up in midtown Manhattan, Henry Winkler—Fonzie from television’s “Happy Days”—was anything but cool. He was called lazy, unmotivated and stupid by his teachers, his peers, and even his parents. It was not until 1976, when he was 31 years old, that he was diagnosed with dyslexia. Winkler perservered and, along with children’s media producer Lin Oliver, has cowritten a book series inspired by his true-life experiences growing up with dyslexia. Read more about Winkler’s experiences—and the eleventh book in his series— in this article from The Morning Call of Allentown, PA.