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    Henry Winkler's New Kids Book "Alien Superstar" Taps Into His Hollywood History

    Henry Winkler and co-author Lin Oliver discuss their new kids' book "Alien Superstar."
    Oct 02, 2019 5 minutes
    Alien Superstar, by Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

    Audiences have loved Henry Winkler from his iconic role as Fonzie on “Happy Days” to playing the Bluth family’s incompetent attorney Barry Zuckerkorn on “Arrested Development.”

    Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Henry Winkler (@hwinkler4real) and co-author Lin Oliver (@linoliver) about their new kids’ book “Alien Superstar.”

    Book Excerpt: “Alien Superstar”

    By Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver

    Chapter 2

    When I came to, I had no idea where I was or how much time had elapsed. Grandma Wrinkle had preprogrammed my vehicle to land on planet Earth, but I couldn’t tell how far along in the journey I was. I swiveled all six of my eyes to the front and looked out the windshield at the panoramic view. Wow, space is beautiful, I thought as I surveyed the swirling misty spiral ahead of me filled with two hundred billion

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