Synopses & Reviews
Now every kid can write like a Wimpy Kid!
An exciting companion to the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
First of all, let me get something straight: This is a journal, not a diary.”
This innovative interactive journal based on Greg Heffleys own diary” lets kids express themselves in an exciting new way. In Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book, kids will be asked: What was the best dream you ever had? The worst thing you ever ate? The best secret you ever heard? The most trouble you ever got in for something that wasnt even your fault to begin with? This Do-It-Yourself Book features art throughout, along with ruled and blank pages for readers to create their own stories, keep their own diaries, and record their favorites and least faves. Includes a bonus full-color comics section featuring the collected cartoons of Greg Heffley and his best friend, Rowley.
Includes
16 pages of full-color comics!
Move over, Harry Potter. . . . Theres a new set of titles dominating the bestseller list for kids chapter books, and theres nothing fantasy about these.”Andrea Yeats on NPRs All Things Considered
Perfectly pitched wit and believably self-centered hero . . .”The New York Times
Charming and hilarious from the get-go. . . . [Kinney has] an uncanny eye for the depredations and triumphs of middle school life.” The Boston Globe
The writing is sharp, and the artwork, though deceptively simple, is both entertaining and expressive . . . adding comic punch to these funny-because-theyre-true scenes . . .” Bookpage
Perfect for someone about to go to middle school, perfect for parents to help ease their child into this new phase. . . . Kinney has done a wonderful service for preteens by talking about all those awful, embarrassing, and good moments.” The San Diego Union Tribune
F&P level: T
Synopsis
Its summer vacation, the weathers great, and all the kids are having fun outside. So wheres Greg Heffley? Inside his house, playing video games with the shades drawn.
Greg, a self-confessed “indoor person,” is living out his ultimate summer fantasy: no responsibilities and no rules. But Gregs mom has a different vision for an ideal summer . . . one packed with outdoor activities and “family togetherness.”
Whose vision will win out? Or will a new addition to the Heffley family change everything?
F&P level: T
Synopsis
Go behind the scenes with Jeff Kinney and the making of the
Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie!
If you've ever wondered how a movie gets made, you're not alone. Author and illustrator Jeff Kinney didn't know either, but when his bestselling series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, was turned into a live-action movie by 20th Century Fox, he learned how a book gets adapted into a major motion picture.
Complete with photographs, script pages, storyboard sketches, costume designs, and original art by Jeff Kinney, The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary is the perfect companion to the bestselling series.
Synopsis
Boys dont keep diariesor do they?The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to
Its a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before youre ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary.
In book one of this debut series, Greg is happy to have Rowley, his sidekick, along for the ride. But when Rowleys star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friends newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion.
Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid. As Greg says in his diary, Just dont expect me to be all Dear Diary this and Dear Diary that.” Luckily for us, what Greg Heffley says he wont do and what he actually does are two very different things.
Since its launch in May 2004 on Funbrain.com, the Web version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid has been viewed by 20 million unique online readers. This year, it is averaging 70,000 readers a day. F&P level: T
Synopsis
The first four books in the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series are available together for the first time in a collectible boxed set. Included are Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Rodrick Rules, The Last Straw, and Dog Days, in a specially designed package that features six pages from Rowley Jeffersonand#8217;s journal, and#8220;Diary of an Awesome, Friendly Kidand#8221;and#8212;an original cartoon by Jeff Kinney.
Synopsis
and#160;All five books in the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series are now available together for the first time in a collectible boxed set. Included are
Diary of a Wimpy Kid,
Rodrick Rules,
The Last Straw,
Dog Days, and
The Ugly Truth in a specially designed package.
Also available:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books: Books 1-4 (9781419711824)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books: Books 5-7, plus The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (9781419711831)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books: Books 1-7, The Do-It-Yourself Book, and Journal (9781419711879)
Special Edition Diary of a Wimpy Kid with Journal (9781419711862)
About the Author
Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and five-time Nickelodeon Kidsandrsquo; Choice Award winner for Favorite Book. Jeff has been named one of Time magazineandrsquo;s 100 Most Influential People in the World. He is also the creator of Poptropica, which was named one of Time magazineandrsquo;s 50 Best Websites. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C., area and moved to New England in 1995. Jeff lives with his wife and two sons in Plainville, Massachusetts, where he owns a bookstore, An Unlikely Story.