Based on the adventures of an imaginary character Greg Heffley, The Diary Of A Wimpy Kid has been described as a 'novel in cartoons’ that is designed as part of reading material for kids aged between eight and twelve years.
Often compared with J.K. Rowling, Jeff Kinney has aptly been able to portray a kid’s inner wall: a kid who is forced into maintaining a diary by his mum but will never submit to conventions.
Greg, the kid, maintains the fact that he is not writing just a diary, but rather a journal; He also sets out to warn the reader that there will never be any 'Dear diary’ this and that in his writings.
Regarded as a great graphic novel series for kids, 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ takes the reader on a whirlwind journey to the inner world of a new-age kid.
Product Details
- Reading level: 9 - 12 years
- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Penguin UK; Latest edition (21 August 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0141324902
- ISBN-13: 978-0810971493
- Product Dimensions: 1.8 x 12.7 x 19.3 cm
About the Author
As well as being an international bestselling author, Jeff Kinney is also an online developer and designer. He is the creator of the children's virtual world, poptropica. He was names one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2009. He lives with his family in Massachusetts, USA.
Review
'The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series' - Sun
'Kinney is right up there with JK Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet' - Independent
'Hilarious!' - Sunday Telegraph
'The most hotly anticipated children's book of the year is here - Diary of a Wimpy Kid' - The Big Issue
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