Wimpy Kids is about to hit the silver screen. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney is a great, fun book. One of my favorites this past year. Now, it will be turned into a movie.
Fox 2000 is bringing the series to the big screen for a live action movie. The studio purchased all rights to the five novels in the series, composed of handwriting and animation, chronicling the daily indignities faced by middle school student Greg Heffley. No release date has been announced.
Author/illustrator Kinney’s first two books, last spring’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules released in February, both hit No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, the third book in the series, will be released this fall.
These are must-read books which will hopefully translate into must-see movies.
Ed Goldberg,
Teen Services Librarian