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The '''Diary of a Wimpy Kid series''' is a series of comedy realistic fiction graphic novels, written by American cartoonist and online game designer [[Jeff Kinney]]. They follow through the illustrations of [[Greg Heffley]], a male student in middle-school explaining his everyday adventures through his drawings and simple notes. It first started as Igdoof in the early 1990s and after its failure, he made up of which was a comic about a middle school weakling called Greg Heffley. [[Jeff Kinney]] started writing ideas and eventually made a online fiction novel, uploaded to [[funbrain.com]] in 2004-2005, where it got 20 million views and was later made into a book series, then later were made into film adaptions.
|caption = The official logo of the series, displayed through the books. the wimpy kid text is red in some books
|Row 1 title = Author
|Row 1 info = Jeff Kinney
|Row 2 title = Country
|Row 2 info = United States
|Row 3 title = Language
|Row 3 info = English, though have been translated into several languages.
|Row 4 title = Genre
|Row 4 info = Realistic Fiction
|Row 5 title = Publisher
|Row 5 info = Amulet Books
|Row 6 title = Original Run
|Row 6 info = April 1 2007 - Present (Online Book 2004-2005)
|Row 7 title = Media Type
|Row 7 info = Print (paperback and hardback)}}
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is a penology of humorous books, written by American cartoonist and online game developer Jeff Kinney. They follow through the illustrations of Greg Heffley, a male student in middle-school explaining his everyday adventures through his detailed drawings and simple notes.


It was orignally released in 2004 as a web book.
The books are published by [[Abrams Books]] and Amluet Books in the United States and {{w|Penguin Books}} and [[Puffin Books]] in the United Kingdom. They are released in hardback, paperback, and digital formats each.


Jeff Kinney orignally made a comic strip called Igdoof for a <span style="font-size:12px;">college's newspaper,it was about a middle-school weakling called Greg Heffley in the 1990s.</span>
==Development==
===Bibliography===
After Jeff Kinney was unsuccessful in syndicating his comic strip, [[Igdoof]], he started writing down his ideas for about 6 years (from 1998-2004), which eventually became Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The series are believed to be based on a family that [[Jeff Kinney]] know personally, and virtually all the characters are based off people in reality, who are replaced by fictional names to protect their identity.
After Jeff Kinney was unsuccessful in syndicating his comic strip, he started writing down his ideas for about 10 years (in the early 1990's), which eventually became Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The series are believed to be loosely based on Jeff Kinney's childhood, and virtually all the characters are based off people in reality, who are replaced by fictional names to protect their identity. Before writing, the author stated that he had a rather complex childhood in middle school in which he was given numerous swirlys in the girls bathroom, and wanted to write about this.


Greg Heffley was made in 1998 as a middle school weakling ,Jeff Kinney started making stories about Greg in a cheap writing-pad from 1998-2004,then after making a single joke,Jeff Kinney sticked it together with others,this resulted in a big 1,300+ pages book,then Kinney uploaded it on funbrain.com in 2004,but he had cut most of the pages and the web-book was only around 600+-700+ pages and then it got over 25 million views and then he converted into a book series.
[[Greg Heffley]] was made in 1998 as a middle school weakling, and Jeff Kinney started making stories about Greg in a cheap writing-pad from 1998-2004, and when a single joke was made, Jeff Kinney stuck it together with others. This resulted in a big 1,300+ pages book, which was cut to about 600 pages when Kinney uploaded it on funbrain.com in 2004. It then achieved over 25 million views, and soon after the success of the web book, he converted the series into published books.


==Books==
===Main series===
{| class="wikitable"
!Cover
! width="25" |#
! width="300" |Title
! width="700" |Plot
! width="150" |Release date
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid cover.jpg|200px]]
|1
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]''
|Greg tries to become popular in school and introduces his family, his friends, and the [[Cheese Touch]].
|April 1, 2007
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules cover.jpg|200px]]
|2
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules]]''
|Greg must prevent Rodrick from telling about an embarrassing incident.
| February 1, 2008
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw cover.jpg|200px]]
|3
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw]]''
|When Greg's father plans to send him to military school, Greg takes up sports and joins the Boy Scouts to make him reconsider.
|January 13, 2009
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days cover.jpg|200px]]
|4
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days]]''
| Over summer vacation, Greg is annoyed by his mother's attempts to make it the "best summer ever."
| October 12, 2009
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Ugly Truth cover.jpg|200px]]
|5
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth]]''
|As Greg grows up, he struggles with changes such as having a different dentist and getting The Talk.
|November 9, 2010
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cabin Fever cover.jpg|200px]]
|6
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever]]''
|Greg fears that he will be sent to jail for accidentally vandalizing the school, while a snowstorm traps him in his house.
|November 15, 2011
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Third Wheel cover.jpg|200px]]
|7
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel]]''
|Greg tries to find a date for the Valentine's Day Dance.
|November 13, 2012
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Hard Luck cover.jpg|200px]]
| 8
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck]]''
|Unhappy with his decisions, Greg finds a Magic 8 Ball and uses it to make choices for him.
|November 5, 2013
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Long Haul cover.jpg|200px]]
|9
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul]]''
|Greg and his family go on a road trip.
|November 4, 2014
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Old School cover.jpg|200px]]
|10
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School]]''
|Greg's mother passes a petition to prevent use of electronics for a weekend. Greg later goes on a school field trip to a farm.
|November 3, 2015
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Double Down cover.jpg|200px]]
|11
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down]]''
|Greg's mother wants him to do creative activities, so he joins the school's band and films a movie with Rowley.
|November 1, 2016
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Getaway cover.jpg|200px]]
|12
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway]]''
|Greg and his family board a plane and fly to a resort for Christmas vacation.
|November 7, 2017
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Meltdown cover.jpg|200px]]
|13
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown]]''
| Greg and Rowley participate in a street-wide snowball fight.
| October 30, 2018
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wrecking Ball cover.png|200px]]
|14
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball]]''
|Greg's family renovate their home after receiving an inheritance.
|November 5, 2019
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Deep End cover.png|200px]]
| 15
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End]]''
|Greg's family take a road trip to an RV park.
|October 27, 2020
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Big Shot cover.jpg|200px]]
|16
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot]]''
|Greg joins a basketball team.
|October 26, 2021 |
|-
|[[File:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diper Överlöde cover.webp|200px]]
|
|[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde]]
|Greg joins Rodrick's Band Löded Diper to compete in the [[Battle Of The Bands]].
|October 25, 2022
|}


===''Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid''===
{| class="wikitable"
!Cover
! width="300" |Title
! width="700" |Description
! width="150" |Release date
|-
|[[File:Diary-of-a-Wimpy-KId-Large.png|200px]]
|''[[Diary of Greg Heffley's Best Friend]]''
|A shortened version of ''Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal'', containing the first half of the book.
|February 28, 2019
|-
|[[File:Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid Rowley Jefferson's Journal cover.jpg|200px]]
|''[[Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal]]''
|As Greg's biography, Rowley writes about his experiences with Greg.
|April 9, 2019
|-
|[[File:Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories cover.jpg|200px]]
|''[[Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories]]''
|An anthology of scary stories by Rowley.
|March 16, 2021
|}


==Books in the series==
===Other ===
In total, there are about seven books in the series, each having a different color and a picture.from the origanal to the seventh book,the third wheel
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Cover
*[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid|Book 1]]: ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'', released in 2007, talks about Greg and his relationship with Rowley, and the infamous Cheese Touch. (Red)
! width="300" |Title
*[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules|Book 2]]: ''Rodrick Rules'', released in 2008, is about Greg and his relationship with his brother, Rodrick, and about the traumatic event that Greg experienced during the summer. (Dark Blue)
! width="700" |Description
*[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw|Book 3]]: ''The Last Straw'', released in early 2009, is about Greg and his relationship with his father. (Green)
! width="150" |Release date
*[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days|Book 4]]: ''Dog Days'', released in late 2009, is about Greg's worst summer ever. This book focuses on Greg's mother. (Yellow)
|-
*[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth|Book 5]]: ''The Ugly Truth'', released in 2010, is about Greg and Rowley going through puberty. It is the first book to be released in hardcover. (Purple)
|[[File:Red DYS Book Dowk.jpg|200px]]
*[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever|Book 6:]] ''Cabin Fever'', released in 2011, is about a snowstorm that keeps Greg and his family inside. This book revolves around Greg's little brother Manny. (Ice Blue)
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book]]''
*[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid 7|Book 7]]: ''The Third Wheel'', released in 2012, is about Greg's relationship with girls and the valentines dance. This book revolves around Greg's Uncle Gary. (Brown)
|An activity book containing original illustrations.
*Book 8:Announced after The Third Wheel was released,Kinney released a teaser on 25 March,2013. 
|October 1, 2008
*Other Books: The other books in the series are the Do It Yourself Book (Orange) and The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary (White)
|-
|[[File:The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book cover.jpg|200px]]
|''[[The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book]]''
|An expanded version of ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book'', containing more full-color comics and extra activities.
|May 10, 2011
|-
|[[File:The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary cover.jpg|200px]]
|''[[The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary]]''
|A book about the creation and development of the first three ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' films. This book was re-released and expanded after the premiere of ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'', and again after ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days''
|March 19, 2010<br>March 25, 2011<br>August 3, 2012
|-
|[[File:The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary The Next Chapter cover.jpg|200px]]
|''[[The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: The Next Chapter]]''
|A book detailing the development of ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul''. It is a follow-up to the original ''The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary''.
| May 9, 2017
|}


==Reception==
==Reception==
The New York Times, which ranks children's serials collectively on a "Series Books" bestseller list, has included the ''Wimpy Kid'' series for 64 weeks as of April 10, 2010 . USA Today, which ranks best sellers based on sales alone regardless of genre or intended audience, has listed ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' in its top 150, peaking at number 8, for 141 weeks as of April 4, 2010. As of the same date, ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'' has been on the list for 117 weeks (peaking at number 4), ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw'' has been on the list for 65 weeks (peaking at number 1), ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days'' has been on the list for all 25 weeks of its publication (peaking at number 1), and ''The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary'' has been listed for all three weeks of its publication, peaking at number 2. As of May 2010, more than 32 million Wimpy Kid books are in print in the U.S., and the books have been sold in more than 30 countries in the world.
The New York Times, which ranks children's book series collectively on a "Series Books" bestseller list, has included the'' Wimpy Kid'' series for 64 weeks as of April 10, 2010. USA Today, which ranks best sellers based on sales alone regardless of genre or intended audience, has listed ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' in its top 150, peaking at number 8, for 141 weeks as of April 4, 2010. As of the same date, ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'' has been on the list for 117 weeks (peaking at number 4), ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw'' has been on the list for 65 weeks (peaking at number 1), ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days'' has been on the list for all 25 weeks of its publication (peaking at number 1), and ''The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary'' has been listed for all three weeks of its publication, peaking at number 2. As of May 2010, more than 200 million Wimpy Kid books are sold worldwide., and the books have been sold in more than 30 countries in the world. As of 2014, Jeff Kinney has made 25 million dollars from the series.
 
==Film Adapations==
In March 2010, Fox 2000 released a movie named Diary of a Wimpy Kid, based on the first book. The film garnered mixed reviews, and is rated 55% on Rotten Tomatoes.
 
In 2011, a second movie (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules) hit theaters. 47% of critcs gave the film a positive review, according to the aforementioned Rotten Tomatoes.
 
In 2012, a third movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days was released. Unlike the first two films, Dog Days combined the third and fourth books (The Last Straw and Dog Days).
 
An Animated Christmas Special based on Cabin Fever will be released near Christmas 2013.


==Film adaptations==
*In March 2010, Fox Film 2000 released a movie named [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010 film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]], based on the first book. The film garnered mixed reviews, and is rated 55% on Rotten Tomatoes.
*In 2011, a second movie named [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011 film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules]] hit theaters. 47% of critics gave the film a positive review, according to the aforementioned Rotten Tomatoes.
*In 2012, a third movie named [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012 film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days]] was released. It got 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, unlike the first two films. Dog Days combined the third and fourth books (The Last Straw and Dog Days).
*In 2017, a fourth movie named [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017 film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul]] was released. It got 20% on Rotten Tomatoes which received negative reviews because of the new casting changes. This film combined the ninth and tenth books (The Long Haul and Old School).<nowiki/>
*In 2021, an animated [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021 film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]] film was made for [[Disney+]] with 73% on Rotten Tomatoes.
*In 2022, another [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022 film)|animated film]] was also made for Disney+.


==Names in other languages==
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==The book/movie covers==
[[Category:Diary of a Wimpy Kid series| ]]
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180px-Diary_of_a_wimpy_kid.jpg|Diary of a Wimpy Kid|link=Diary of a Wimpy Kid
180px-Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_Rodrick_Rules.png|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules|link=Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Red DYS Book Dowk.jpg|Do-It-Yourself Book|link=Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-it Yourself Book (original color)
--.jpg|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book|link=Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-it Yourself Book
180px-Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_The_Last_Straw.png|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw|link=Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Dog Days.jpeg|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days|link=Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
diary.of_.wimpy_.kid_.movie_.jpg|Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie|link=Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film)
206px-WIMPY_Movie_CVR.jpg|The First Movie Diary Cover|link=The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary
rodrickrules.jpg|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Movie|link=Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film)
MD.jpg|The 2nd Movie Diary Cover
Ugly Truth.jpeg|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth|link=Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
The diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself_Book.jpg|The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book|link=The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
200px-Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cabin Fever cover art.jpg|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever|link=Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
MV5BMTc2MTk4MTk4Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzgzOTY2Nw@@._V1_SX214_.jpg|Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days Movie|link=Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (film)
142px-Wkmd.png|The Third Movie Diary Cover
200px-The Third Wheel Cover.jpg|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel|link=Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel
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[[Category:Extra Books in the series]]

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The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is a series of comedy realistic fiction graphic novels, written by American cartoonist and online game designer Jeff Kinney. They follow through the illustrations of Greg Heffley, a male student in middle-school explaining his everyday adventures through his drawings and simple notes. It first started as Igdoof in the early 1990s and after its failure, he made up of which was a comic about a middle school weakling called Greg Heffley. Jeff Kinney started writing ideas and eventually made a online fiction novel, uploaded to funbrain.com in 2004-2005, where it got 20 million views and was later made into a book series, then later were made into film adaptions.

The books are published by Abrams Books and Amluet Books in the United States and Penguin Books and Puffin Books in the United Kingdom. They are released in hardback, paperback, and digital formats each.

Development

After Jeff Kinney was unsuccessful in syndicating his comic strip, Igdoof, he started writing down his ideas for about 6 years (from 1998-2004), which eventually became Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The series are believed to be based on a family that Jeff Kinney know personally, and virtually all the characters are based off people in reality, who are replaced by fictional names to protect their identity.

Greg Heffley was made in 1998 as a middle school weakling, and Jeff Kinney started making stories about Greg in a cheap writing-pad from 1998-2004, and when a single joke was made, Jeff Kinney stuck it together with others. This resulted in a big 1,300+ pages book, which was cut to about 600 pages when Kinney uploaded it on funbrain.com in 2004. It then achieved over 25 million views, and soon after the success of the web book, he converted the series into published books.

Books

Main series

Cover # Title Plot Release date
Diary of a Wimpy Kid cover.jpg 1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Greg tries to become popular in school and introduces his family, his friends, and the Cheese Touch. April 1, 2007
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules cover.jpg 2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Greg must prevent Rodrick from telling about an embarrassing incident. February 1, 2008
Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw cover.jpg 3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw When Greg's father plans to send him to military school, Greg takes up sports and joins the Boy Scouts to make him reconsider. January 13, 2009
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days cover.jpg 4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Over summer vacation, Greg is annoyed by his mother's attempts to make it the "best summer ever." October 12, 2009
Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Ugly Truth cover.jpg 5 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth As Greg grows up, he struggles with changes such as having a different dentist and getting The Talk. November 9, 2010
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cabin Fever cover.jpg 6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever Greg fears that he will be sent to jail for accidentally vandalizing the school, while a snowstorm traps him in his house. November 15, 2011
Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Third Wheel cover.jpg 7 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel Greg tries to find a date for the Valentine's Day Dance. November 13, 2012
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Hard Luck cover.jpg 8 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck Unhappy with his decisions, Greg finds a Magic 8 Ball and uses it to make choices for him. November 5, 2013
Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Long Haul cover.jpg 9 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Greg and his family go on a road trip. November 4, 2014
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Old School cover.jpg 10 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School Greg's mother passes a petition to prevent use of electronics for a weekend. Greg later goes on a school field trip to a farm. November 3, 2015
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Double Down cover.jpg 11 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down Greg's mother wants him to do creative activities, so he joins the school's band and films a movie with Rowley. November 1, 2016
Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Getaway cover.jpg 12 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway Greg and his family board a plane and fly to a resort for Christmas vacation. November 7, 2017
Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Meltdown cover.jpg 13 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown Greg and Rowley participate in a street-wide snowball fight. October 30, 2018
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wrecking Ball cover.png 14 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball Greg's family renovate their home after receiving an inheritance. November 5, 2019
Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Deep End cover.png 15 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End Greg's family take a road trip to an RV park. October 27, 2020
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Big Shot cover.jpg 16 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot Greg joins a basketball team.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diper Överlöde cover.webp Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde Greg joins Rodrick's Band Löded Diper to compete in the Battle Of The Bands. October 25, 2022

Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid

Cover Title Description Release date
Diary-of-a-Wimpy-KId-Large.png Diary of Greg Heffley's Best Friend A shortened version of Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal, containing the first half of the book. February 28, 2019
Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid Rowley Jefferson's Journal cover.jpg Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal As Greg's biography, Rowley writes about his experiences with Greg. April 9, 2019
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories cover.jpg Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories An anthology of scary stories by Rowley. March 16, 2021

Other

Cover Title Description Release date
Red DYS Book Dowk.jpg Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book An activity book containing original illustrations. October 1, 2008
The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book cover.jpg The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book An expanded version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book, containing more full-color comics and extra activities. May 10, 2011
The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary cover.jpg The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary A book about the creation and development of the first three Diary of a Wimpy Kid films. This book was re-released and expanded after the premiere of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, and again after Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days March 19, 2010
March 25, 2011
August 3, 2012
The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary The Next Chapter cover.jpg The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: The Next Chapter A book detailing the development of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. It is a follow-up to the original The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary. May 9, 2017

Reception

The New York Times, which ranks children's book series collectively on a "Series Books" bestseller list, has included the Wimpy Kid series for 64 weeks as of April 10, 2010. USA Today, which ranks best sellers based on sales alone regardless of genre or intended audience, has listed Diary of a Wimpy Kid in its top 150, peaking at number 8, for 141 weeks as of April 4, 2010. As of the same date, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules has been on the list for 117 weeks (peaking at number 4), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw has been on the list for 65 weeks (peaking at number 1), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days has been on the list for all 25 weeks of its publication (peaking at number 1), and The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary has been listed for all three weeks of its publication, peaking at number 2. As of May 2010, more than 200 million Wimpy Kid books are sold worldwide., and the books have been sold in more than 30 countries in the world. As of 2014, Jeff Kinney has made 25 million dollars from the series.

Film adaptations

  • In March 2010, Fox Film 2000 released a movie named Diary of a Wimpy Kid, based on the first book. The film garnered mixed reviews, and is rated 55% on Rotten Tomatoes.
  • In 2011, a second movie named Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules hit theaters. 47% of critics gave the film a positive review, according to the aforementioned Rotten Tomatoes.
  • In 2012, a third movie named Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days was released. It got 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, unlike the first two films. Dog Days combined the third and fourth books (The Last Straw and Dog Days).
  • In 2017, a fourth movie named Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul was released. It got 20% on Rotten Tomatoes which received negative reviews because of the new casting changes. This film combined the ninth and tenth books (The Long Haul and Old School).
  • In 2021, an animated Diary of a Wimpy Kid film was made for Disney+ with 73% on Rotten Tomatoes.
  • In 2022, another animated film was also made for Disney+.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese グレッグのダメ日記
Gureggu no dame nikki		 Greg's Useless Diary
Spanish Diario de Greg Greg's Diary
French Journal d'un dégonflé (stylized as "dégonflé," meaning the opposite of "wimpy") Diary of a Courageous Kid
Dutch Het leven van een loser The Life of a Loser
German Gregs Tagebuch Greg's Diary
Italian Diario di una schiappa Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Danish Ikke en dagbog Not a Diary
Portuguese "Diaro De Um Banana" (American)
"O Diaro De Um Banana" (European)		 Diary Of A Banana
The Diary of a Banana
Romanian Jurnalul unui puști Diary of a Kid
Polish Dziennik Cwaniaczka Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Welsh Dyddiadur Dripsyn Dripsyn's Diary
Bulgarian Дневникът на един дръндьо
Dnevnikŭt na edin drŭnd’o		 The Diary of a Thug
Afrikaans Dagboek van 'n Wimpy Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Latvian Grega dienasgrāmata Greg's Diary
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