Jeff Kinney - Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Pros: Illustrations, plot, Kinney's grasp of the middle school mind.
Cons: None.

This summer I've been working on my Masters degree at the University of Utah, and so that means I've been reading thousands of pages of...crap. And it's really boring and really long and scholarly and statistical, and so while I've got a break for a few ...

Pros: Quick read
Cons: none

I love books. I have books scattered all over the house to read. Monkey Girl says she likes to read but her favorite reading material is non-fiction materials and Nick magazine. I can’t get her to read fiction. Needless to say I was thrilled to find ...

Pros: Very Funny, Visually Engaging, Perfect for Adults and Young readers
Cons: Wish it were longer!

I forget how I came upon Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I believe I saw it in a bookstore and was engaged by its simplistic illustrations and Journal-style format. This is the age of the graphic novel, and Diary of a Wimp is presented as such, given its tagline ...

Pros: It is a wonderful book for children to read and have on their shelf.
Cons: It is a long book for young readers.

Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a book every kid will love. It is somewhat a comic. It has comic like graphics and comic like typing. I think it is a very funny book. The main character, Greg, is trying to tell the reader that he will not be ...