Full House books
Books based on Full House are geared toward children primarily ages 8-14. However, many are considered enjoyable by fans of the sitcom, especially of the characters Stephanie Tanner and Michelle Tanner, who are the main focuses. Warner Brothers, the owners of Full House, would not permit others to use their characters, and selected who could write books based on the TV series. Such strict control by the owners of Full House means they may be considered more than fan fiction, and in fact represent a parallel universe known to many fans as the Book Universe. Differences in the universes are noted below.
The series include the following:
Full House Stephanie: These 33 books were written from the point of view of the Tanners’ middle daughter, Stephanie Tanner. They take place with Stephanie in a different middle school, likely because of a slightly different redistricting plan compared to the one mentioned in season 7’s Fast Friends. She has different best friends, Allie Taylor and Darcy Powell, as well.
Though these are book creations, she has known Allie since kindergarten, and there are several places in the first five seasons of Full House where fans think an unnamed extra could be Allie. The first ten of these books overlap with seasons 7 and 8 of the TV series, though the school is not the only difference; there are a number of differences in the Tanners from the series, as noted below.
This series begins with Stephanie being pressured to join a clique called the Flamingoes, by completing a series of dares. She almost does the last one, though she’s not sure if she wants to, before D.J. catches her trying to steal Danny’s phone card. Stephanie explains tearfully what was happening, and D.J. helps her to understand what the Flamingoes were really up to: they wanted the phone card to use to call boyfriends. Stephanie and the Flamingoes become fierce rivals, though not all books surround this rivalry or even show the Flamingoes.
Two stories were translated and published in Japan in February 2007.
Full House Michelle: These 41 stories are told from Michelle’s point of view. The first 27 feature more of her - and the other Tanners’ - home life than others, though some focus on events at school, whereas the last 14, the “Michelle and Friends” series, focuses mostly on Michelle and her classmates. Unlike Stephanie, Michelle goes to the same elementary school, but is in a different class. The first four books in the Michelle series overlap with season 8 of Full House, though these, too, take place in this Book Universe. Two stories were translated and published in Japan in February 2007.
Full House Sisters: These 14 books focus on Michelle and Stephanie’s friendship and comical situations that occur between them. The sisters often alternate points of view in the story.
Full House: Dear Michelle: These 4 books were published several years after the others stopped being produced. They take place with Michelle third grade, where she writes an advice column for her class paper. It is a different third grade class from either the first four books or the TV universe, though the class contains several of the same friends as in the other books.
