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Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a pentalogy of humorous 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 simple 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.
Books
Diary of a Wimpy Kid was well received from the Princeton Review, Gold Card Association, The Dallas News, The TRR Editors, The NW Press, and The JJ Printing Company.
There will be five books available in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, and each one of them has a different color:[3]
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (April 1, 2007) (color: red)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (February 1, 2008) (color: blue)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (January 13, 2009) (color: green)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (October 12, 2009) (color: yellow)
- "Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5" (title not known) (2010) (Color: not known)
Extra books and poster
- An American Library Association poster endorsed by Jeff Kinney is also available. It features Greg Heffley reading a book on a toilet with the ALA slogan, "READ".[5]
About the books
- The first book is about Greg, Rowley, Fregley, the wrestling unit, the school play, and the Cheese Touch.
- The second book is about Greg, Rodrick, the Mom Bucks program, the Invisible Chirag joke, a Civil War battlefield play set, and a talent show.
- The third book is about Greg, his father, Holly Hills, the Valentine's Day dance, soccer, and Spag Union Military Academy.
- The fourth book is about Greg's summer vacation, his mother, Lil' Cutie, Heather Hills, the Muddy Hand, and Sweetie (their dog).
- The fifth book, to be published in 2010, will be about Greg and Rowley's friendship.
- 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.
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)
Achievements
Awards and honors
Commercial success
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?..."
Other media
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.[6] 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.[7]
Film
Jeff Kinney announced that a film based on the first book would be produced by 20th Century Fox and is being filmed.The film is scheduled to be released on March 19, 2010, moved up from an April 2 release date.[8] 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. [9][10]
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