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The logo of the series, appearing on the book covers, blogs, and webcomic.
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'''''Diary of a Wimpy Kid''''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentalogy pentalogy] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiction fiction] books written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States American] author and cartoonist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Kinney_%28writer%29 Jeff Kinney]. The books are the journals of the main character, whose name is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Heffley Greg Heffley]. Befitting a child's diary, they are filled with hand written notes and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick_figure stick drawings] of his daily adventures.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#cite_note-0 [1]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#cite_note-1 [2]]</sup> The first three books of the series are based on a visual novel featured on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FunBrain FunBrain]; the other books are thought to derive from the visual novel as well, but the series' website denies this.


 
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==Contents==
[hide]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#Supplementary_works 1 Supplementary works]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#About_the_books 2 About the books]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#Audio_Books 3 Audio Books]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#Achievements 4 Achievements]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#Awards_and_honors 4.1 Awards and honors]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#Commercial_success 4.2 Commercial success]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#Other_media 5 Other media]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#Blog 5.1 Blog]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#Film 5.2 Film]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#References 6 References]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#External_links 7 External links]
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===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit&section=1 edit]] Supplementary works===
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid:_Do-It-Yourself_Book Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book]'' (October 1, 2008) (color: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange orange] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcover hardcover], red in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperback paperback]. 2009 international edition, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold gold])
*An [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Library_Association American Library Association] poster endorsed by Jeff Kinney is also available. It features Greg Heffley reading a book on his toilet with the ALA slogan, "READ".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#cite_note-2 [3]]</sup>
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit&section=2 edit]] About the books===
*"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" is about Greg, Rowley, Fregley, the wrestling unit, the school play, and the Cheese Touch.
*"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" is about Greg, Rodrick, the Mom Bucks program, a Civil War battlefield play set, and a talent show.
*"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw" is about Greg, his father, Holly Hills, soccer, and Spag Union Military Academey.
*"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" is about Greg's summer vacation, his mother, Heather Hills, Sweetie, Lil' Cutie, and possibly the end of Greg's friendship with Rowley (implied but not shown).
*"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: We're Moving" will be about Greg's last year of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_school middle school]<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-official_website_3-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#cite_note-official_website-3 [4]]</sup>.
*The special book: ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book'' (published after "Rodrick Rules"), is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activity_book activity book] that features a blank section encouraging readers to keep their own [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal journal] in the style of the books.
==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit&section=3 edit]] Audio Books==
Four audio books have been released for the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series, and one for the upcoming one.
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid]'' (April 1, 2007)
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid:_Rodrick_Rules Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules]'' (February 1, 2008)
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid:_The_Last_Straw Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw]'' (January 13, 2009)
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid:_Dog_Days Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days]'' (October 12, 2009)
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid:_We%27re_Moving&action=edit&redlink=1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: We're Moving]'' (2010)
==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit&section=4 edit]] Achievements==
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit&section=5 edit]] Awards and honors===
#1 New York Times Best Seller thrice
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon_Kids_Choice_Awards Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards]: Favorite Book
*ALA Notable Book
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit&section=6 edit]] Commercial success===
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The book has been on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times New York Times] Bestseller list for several months, and the author commented, ''"I didn't think for a minute that it'd go this far... Best seller?..."''
==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit&section=7 edit]] Other media==
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit&section=8 edit]] Blog===
Jeff Kinney, writer of the series, also runs a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog blog] that posts updates on new books and covers along with plot details and summaries.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#cite_note-4 [5]]</sup> The blog was established on February 16, 2007 and Jeff Kinney has been updating about the first, second, and third book's releases since that first post.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#cite_note-5 [6]]</sup>
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit&section=9 edit]] Film===
Main article: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28film%29 Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film)][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Kinney Jeff Kinney] announced that a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid] film would be produced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Fox 20th Century Fox] and is being filmed.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from September 2009">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]'']</sup> The film is scheduled to be released on March 19, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_in_film 2010].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#cite_note-6 [7]]</sup> It will be directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Freudenthal Thor Freudenthal], who also directed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_for_Dogs_%28film%29 Hotel for Dogs]. The film will star [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Zahn Steve Zahn] as Frank (Greg's dad), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Harris Rachael Harris] as Susan [Greg's Mom], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Gordon Zachary Gordon] as Greg, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devon_Bostick Devon Bostick] as Rodrick (Greg's Brother), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloe_Moretz Chloe Moretz] as a new character named Angie, Robert Capron as Rowley (Greg's best friend), and Greyson Russell as Fregley. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#cite_note-7 [8]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#cite_note-8 [9]]</sup>
 
Links
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