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This Diary of a Wimpy Kid set includes these books starring Greg Heffley:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2: Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #3: The Last Straw
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #4: Dog Days
Once he conceived the concept for Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Kinney devoted nearly six years to developing the storyline and artwork. Fashioned as a journal with appealing, expressive stick figure drawings on every page, Diary is narrated in the pitch-perfect (and hilariously deadpan) voice of a not-always-likeable but totally believable tweener named Greg Heffley. Poised to make the painful transition from elementary to middle school, Greg struggles with the usual preteen angst: bullies and cliques, annoying siblings and clueless parents, faithful friends and cute, unattainable girls.
Although Kinney never intended to publish his book online, when the opportunity arose to serialize Greg's adventures on Funbrain.com, he knew he'd found the perfect way to reach his target audience. In 2004, the comic strip began appearing in daily installments on the website. The feature was a huge hit, attracting thousands of hits a day. Moreover, the online version paved the way to Kinney's five-book deal with the publisher Harry N. Abrams.
Armed with fresh, new story lines, Kinney launched the print sequence in 2007. From the very first installment, entitled simply Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the series was a success -- especially with reluctant readers who found the diary-with-doodles format far more accessible than conventional books. Greg, with his hilarious antics, backfiring schemes, and totally unfiltered thoughts (his mom has agreed not to read what he writes!), has struck a responsive chord -- both with kids who identify with his growing pains and with grownups who vividly recall their own.
HappyreaderKT
Posted March 7, 2010
My 8 year old has been a bit behind in reading and often found reading challenging and difficult. I took him to Barnes and Noble and we purchased the Yellow book in this series and he absolutely loved it! He read the full book in 2 days!!!! I was astonished! He had never, never wanted to read a book with 200 pages before and this one he simply could not put down!! Thank you and trust you me after this he will have more!! I highly recommend this book to your reluctant reader because mine loves it!
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I like the first book because it tells alot in.The book and the second book was like the first book.But the second book was more fun to read.The third book was awesome book.The fourth book it was awesome to because it tells about theres summer it cool book.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted March 15, 2010
My son who hates to read, loves these books. He wore out the school copies of the first two books... I purchased the next two in the set for him and decided just recently to replace those with this 4 edition set.
It is great to see a child excited about new books. If you have a child who does not enjoy reading, try these books. It was the spark to get my son reading again and may work for you too!
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted February 6, 2010
Great Set. Grandson liked them all. The fact that he has read all of them speaks for its self. They just seem to appeal to a young person.
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Posted October 20, 2011
Super funny
Great book
Ngal
Posted October 16, 2010
The first book was better than the movie. All of these books have classic comedy of an average middleschool student stuck in a place which is all about surviving. He holds his head up high when it comes to his fantasy. The book also tells the probloms of his childhood.
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Posted September 6, 2010
Its an okay book, but i wasen't crazy over it. But i am looking forward for number 5.
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Posted September 1, 2010
Diary of a wimpy kid: The last straw was an amazing book to read. I would reccommend this book to a friend for many reasons.This book was absolutely hillarious.This book might even be the bestseller fiction book of 2009! What i liked about this book is that it was very funny.I also like the whole story to the tittle "the last straw" which is basically Greg Heffley needing to "man" up. This book was the best one of the series so far that I have read. I look forward to ready the rest of this amazing series.
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Posted May 6, 2010
My children found this book absolutely hilarious! I bought the 4 book set, it was cheaper then buying them individually, and read them as bed time stories. The characters were very realistic and impressionable. A great read!
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Posted May 5, 2010
My three gils love these books!! They are in the age of 7, 10 and 12!!
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Posted May 5, 2010
After seeing the movie my daughters (ages 10 and 8) asked me to get them the entire collection. Even though they had each read book one in the series and the other volumes were available at our local library, there is something special about owning the book yourself. And that is even more special for a child. So I went onto the website for Barnes & Noble and searched for the set. To no surprise it was readily in stock. But to my surprise, there was a 40% discount for purchasing the set.
It is difficult to describe how a child's face lights up not just when they receive a gift, but when they receive a gift they truly want. You know this will be a remembrance through their entire lives. And a book is a gift that keeps on giving as you read it again and again because it becomes one of your favorites. And a book gives again when you pass it on to someone else to read.
My ten year old started on the set first. She devoured book one and immediately passed it on to her younger sister (pre-agreed reading order to avoid arguments). As my eight year old began to read book one my ten year old was reading through book two.
Sunday mornings before Sunday School are usually computer time for my daughters. But not the Sunday immediately follow their receiving the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book set. As usual my daughter were awake about an hour before I was. I was truly shocked to see both girls quietly in the living room each reading their respective books.
The stories are well written and the illustrations are appropriate for the story line. Anyone with a child ages six and up should encourage their child to read the Diary of a Wimpy Kind series.
Anonymous
Posted May 5, 2010
iam very happy me and my son spend lot's of quality time reading .
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Posted May 5, 2010
My son loves these books, he's on the 2nd one. The books are very funny and my son enjoys reading them. Can Not wait for book 5.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.i have all the wimpy kid series and i love them i think that all kids will love them to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted April 24, 2010
I purchased these for my grandson. He love the books read them all and is re-reading them again. This is great as he does only the reading he usually has to. I would recommend them to anyone looking for something a young person would read. They got his attention. I just purchased the Wimpy Kids- Movie book which I just gave him. He plans to start reading this one tomorrow.
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Posted April 23, 2010
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Anonymous
Posted April 21, 2010
Definitely keeps the 10 year old twins occupied!...good read and good for sharing.
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Posted April 17, 2010
My daughter loved the books and I received them in a timely fashion. Kids truly love to read these books and do it 3-4 times. I have even seen kids who don't like reading, read them! We saw the movie too.
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Posted April 17, 2010
I purchased this set for my Grandaughter. She had already read the first two books but was thrilled to have the complete set.
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Posted April 9, 2010
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The book was amazing. i would recommend this to a reader having trouble well just about anyone. when you start reading a little bit of the book you wont want to stop.
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Overview
This Diary of a Wimpy Kid set includes these books starring Greg Heffley:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2: Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #3: The Last Straw
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #4: Dog Days