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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.
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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.
 
==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===
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|[[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
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_series.png]
|[[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
|}


The logo of the series, appearing on the book covers, blogs, and webcomic.
===''Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid''===
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|[[File:Diary-of-a-Wimpy-KId-Large.png|200px]]
| style=""|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Kinney_%28writer%29 Jeff Kinney]
|''[[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
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; -moz-background-clip: inherit; -moz-background-origin: inherit; -moz-background-inline-policy: inherit; white-space: nowrap;"|Country
|[[File:Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid Rowley Jefferson's Journal cover.jpg|200px]]
| style=""|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States]
|''[[Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal]]''
|As Greg's biography, Rowley writes about his experiences with Greg.
|April 9, 2019
|-
|-
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|[[File:Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories cover.jpg|200px]]
| style=""|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language English]
|''[[Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories]]''
|An anthology of scary stories by Rowley.
|March 16, 2021
|}
 
===Other ===
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|[[File:Red DYS Book Dowk.jpg|200px]]
| style=""|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realistic_fiction Realistic fiction]
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book]]''
|An activity book containing original illustrations.
|October 1, 2008
|-
|-
! style="text-align: left; -moz-background-clip: inherit; -moz-background-origin: inherit; -moz-background-inline-policy: inherit; white-space: nowrap;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publisher Publisher]
|[[File:The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book cover.jpg|200px]]
| style=""|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amulet_Books Amulet Books]
|''[[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
|-
|-
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|[[File:The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary cover.jpg|200px]]
| style=""|April 1, 2007 - present
|''[[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
|-
|-
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|[[File:The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary The Next Chapter cover.jpg|200px]]
| style=""|Print ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperback Paperback]), ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardback Hardback])
|''[[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
|}
|}
'''''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.


==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 (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+.


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[hide]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#Supplementary_works 1 Supplementary works]
|JapR=Gureggu no dame nikki
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#About_the_books 2 About the books]
|JapM=Greg's Useless Diary
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#Audio_Books 3 Audio Books]
|Spa=Diario de Greg
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#Achievements 4 Achievements]
|SpaM=Greg's Diary
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#Awards_and_honors 4.1 Awards and honors]
|Fre=Journal d'un dégonflé (stylized as "<s>dé</s>gonflé," meaning the opposite of "wimpy")
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#Commercial_success 4.2 Commercial success]
|FreM=Diary of a Courageous Kid
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#Other_media 5 Other media]
|Dut=Het leven van een loser
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#Blog 5.1 Blog]
|DutM=The Life of a Loser
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#Film 5.2 Film]
|Ger=Gregs Tagebuch
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#References 6 References]
|GerM=Greg's Diary
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29#External_links 7 External links]
|Ita=Diario di una schiappa
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|ItaM=Diary of a Wimpy Kid
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit&section=1 edit]] Supplementary works===
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*''[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])
|DanM=Not a Diary
*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>
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===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit&section=2 edit]] About the books===
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*"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" is about Greg, Rowley, Fregley, the wrestling unit, the school play, and the Cheese Touch.
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*"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.
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*"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw" is about Greg, his father, Holly Hills, soccer, and Spag Union Military Academey.
|Por="Diaro De Um Banana" (American)<br>"O Diaro De Um Banana" (European)
*"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).
|PorM=Diary Of A Banana<br>The Diary of a Banana
*"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>.
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*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.
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==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit&section=3 edit]] Audio Books==
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*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid]'' (April 1, 2007)
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*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid:_Rodrick_Rules Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules]'' (February 1, 2008)
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*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid:_The_Last_Straw Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw]'' (January 13, 2009)
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*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid:_Dog_Days Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days]'' (October 12, 2009)
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*''[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)
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==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit&section=4 edit]] Achievements==
|Rom=Jurnalul unui puști
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit&section=5 edit]] Awards and honors===
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*ALA Notable Book
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===[[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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| class="mbox-text" style=""|'''Please help [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit improve this article] by expanding it.''' Further information might be found on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29 talk page]. ''(August 2008)''
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==[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit&section=7 edit]] Other media==
|Wel=Dyddiadur Dripsyn
===[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28series%29&action=edit&section=8 edit]] Blog===
|WelM=Dripsyn's Diary
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>
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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>
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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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