Recently, I was walking by a Borders Book Store and saw, “A Diary of a Wimpy Kid” by Jeff Kinney in the window. This was a pretty emotional time for me. Jeff Kinnley was a cartoonist for the Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park’s student newspaper. He was the creator of Igdoof, which was the funniest comic strip known to man. I became disappointed as Igdoof’s popularity never expanded nationally. This was thirteen years ago.
On my way back from Los Angeles, I saw the book again at the LA airport. The cover stated that it was a #1 New York Times best seller! I picked up a copy and read the entire book before I got back to Maryland. It was so funny, I couldn’t put it down. Jeff has not lost his touch. Diary of a Wimpy Kid is extremely hilarious. It is the journal of a fictitious middle school student named Greg Heffley. Jeff takes normal adolescent situations and puts a hilarious spin on them. For instance, he speaks of a time that Greg and his best friend, Rowley, created a haunted house for Halloween. In order to get kids in the community interested, they advertised the haunted house as featuring real live sharks. The situations seem so real to life, though they are a bit far fetched. This is the formulat that makes it so funny. You often find yourself either saying, “I did the same thing when I was in elementary school” or “I knew someone who tried to do the exact same thing.” The illustrations are to die for! If you are up for some good laughter, a suggest checking this book out. I haven’t read the sequel Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, as yet. I’m sure I’ll be picking it up in the near future.
After I read you passage it’s make me feel this book have to funny. I actually like reading book .I think I should be find this book but i’m not sure in my country will have it …:(
Hey, Ju… thanks for the recommendation!
My 8 year old son loves this book so much he has barely put it down since he got it yesterday. He chose to read it instead of playing video games (Wii), and even took it to bed with him last night. He can’t wait to read the sequel!