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A substantial part of the adventures of Alfred Jodocus Kwak are told through books, rather than through the animated series or the theater plays. Many episodes of the animated series have also been retold in this medium. The franchise even began as an idea for a picture book when Annet Kossen and Herman van Veen started considering a partnership.^[1]^[2]^[3] Books for Alfred J. Kwak are still being produced to this day, even decades after the series was on television, in various languages.

Dutch books

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Dutch book series

Cover art	Title	Volumes	First release date	Last release date	Notes
	Wat wijzer (lit. A little wiser)	4 (+ 3 related releases)	1988	1992	^{[note 1]}
	De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak (lit. The wonderous adventures of Alfred J. Kwak)	17 (+ 4 related releases)	1989	1991

Notes

↑ In De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen the first book Wat wijzer met Alfred Jodocus Kwak was retroactively made the 20th iteration in this series. Wat wijzer was based on episode 20 of the animated series, expanding on the story. While only 4 books were made, it seems like it was the intention to have all 52 episodes of the animated series into an expanded Wat wijzer book. The other two releases, however, were parts 53 and likely, although generally unnumbered, 54.

References

↑ The flyer for Annet Kossen's post-humus art exhibition.
↑ van den Heuvel, Julienne (2006). Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur: Annet Kossen. Antwerpen, Belgium: Garant.
↑ Schra, Emile (2015). Herman van Veen. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Nieuw Amsterdam. ISBN 9789046818947. Page 238

[4] In De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen the first book Wat wijzer met Alfred Jodocus Kwak was retroactively made the 20th iteration in this series. Wat wijzer was based on episode 20 of the animated series, expanding on the story. While only 4 books were made, it seems like it was the intention to have all 52 episodes of the animated series into an expanded Wat wijzer book. The other two releases, however, were parts 53 and likely, although generally unnumbered, 54.

[flyer-1] The flyer for Annet Kossen's post-humus art exhibition.

[Lexicon-2] van den Heuvel, Julienne (2006). Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur: Annet Kossen. Antwerpen, Belgium: Garant.

[HvV-3] Schra, Emile (2015). Herman van Veen. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Nieuw Amsterdam. ISBN 9789046818947. Page 238

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-| '''[[Wat wijzer met Alfred Jodocus Kwak]]'''<br>(lit. A little wiser with Alfred Jodocus Kwak)
+| '''[[Wat wijzer]]'''<br>(lit. A little wiser)
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 | 1988
 | 1992
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+| <ref group="note">In [[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen]] the first book [[Wat wijzer met Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] was retroactively made the 20th iteration in this series. Wat wijzer was based on [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 20|episode 20]] of the animated series, expanding on the story. While only 4 books were made, it seems like it was the intention to have all 52 episodes of the animated series into an expanded [[Wat wijzer]] book. The other two releases, however, were [[Wat wijzer met Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Propvol|parts 53]] and likely, although generally unnumbered, [[Wat wijzer met Alfred Jodocus Kwak: De boom in|54]].</ref>
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