Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)

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[edit] Supplementary works

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book (October 1, 2008) (color: orange in hardcover, red in paperback. 2009 international edition, gold)
• An 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".

[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 middle school.
• The special book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (published after "Rodrick Rules"), is an activity book that features a blank section encouraging readers to keep their own journal in the style of the books.

[edit] Audio Books

Four audio books have been released for the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, and one for the upcoming one.

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid (April 1, 2007)
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (February 1, 2008)
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (January 13, 2009)
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (October 12, 2009)
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: We're Moving (2010)

[edit] Achievements

[edit] Awards and honors

1. 1 New York Times Best Seller thrice

• Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards: Favorite Book
• ALA Notable Book

[edit] Commercial success

See also: List of best-selling books{| class="metadata plainlinks ambox ambox-notice" style="" | class="mbox-image"|[2] | class="mbox-text" style=""|Please help improve this article by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page. (August 2008) |} The book has been on the 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?..."

[edit] Other media

[edit] Blog

Jeff Kinney, writer of the series, also runs a blog that posts updates on new books and covers along with plot details and summaries. 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.

[edit] Film

Main article: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film)Jeff Kinney announced that a Diary of a Wimpy Kid film would be produced by 20th Century Fox and is being filmed.^{[citation needed]} The film is scheduled to be released on March 19, 2010. It will be directed by Thor Freudenthal, who also directed Hotel for Dogs. The film will star Steve Zahn as Frank (Greg's dad), Rachael Harris as Susan [Greg's Mom], Zachary Gordon as Greg, Devon Bostick as Rodrick (Greg's Brother), Chloe Moretz as a new character named Angie, Robert Capron as Rowley (Greg's best friend), and Greyson Russell as Fregley.

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