Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)
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The logo of the series, appearing on the book covers, blogs, and webcomic. |- ! style="text-align: left; -moz-background-clip: inherit; -moz-background-origin: inherit; -moz-background-inline-policy: inherit; white-space: nowrap;"|Author | style=""|Jeff Kinney |- ! style="text-align: left; -moz-background-clip: inherit; -moz-background-origin: inherit; -moz-background-inline-policy: inherit; white-space: nowrap;"|Country | style=""|United States |- ! style="text-align: left; -moz-background-clip: inherit; -moz-background-origin: inherit; -moz-background-inline-policy: inherit; white-space: nowrap;"|Language | style=""|English |- ! style="text-align: left; -moz-background-clip: inherit; -moz-background-origin: inherit; -moz-background-inline-policy: inherit; white-space: nowrap;"|Genre(s) | style=""|Realistic fiction |- ! style="text-align: left; -moz-background-clip: inherit; -moz-background-origin: inherit; -moz-background-inline-policy: inherit; white-space: nowrap;"|Publisher | style=""|Amulet Books |- ! style="text-align: left; -moz-background-clip: inherit; -moz-background-origin: inherit; -moz-background-inline-policy: inherit; white-space: nowrap;"|Publication date | style=""|April 1, 2007 - present |- ! style="text-align: left; -moz-background-clip: inherit; -moz-background-origin: inherit; -moz-background-inline-policy: inherit; white-space: nowrap;"|Media type | style=""|Print (Paperback), (Hardback) |} Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a pentalogy of fiction books written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney. The books are the journals of the main character, whose name is Greg Heffley. Befitting a child's diary, they are filled with hand written notes and stick drawings of his daily adventures.[1][2] The first three books of the series are based on a visual novel featured on FunBrain; the other books are thought to derive from the visual novel as well, but the series' website denies this.
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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".[3]
[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[4].
- 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 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?..."
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[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.[5] 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.[6]
[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.[7] 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. [8][9]