It is, despite the easy vocabulary and large font and illustrations and incessant marketing towards younger children, apparently intended for middle school ages and up.
#Diarie of a wimpy kid update
Thought I'd offer an update to be more specific and put to rest unfounded concerns. Oddly enough, this book review seems to be engendering strong reactions in a number of readers. I suppose one good thing came from it: Jacob came home from school the next day, sat down with a new notebook, and proceeded to design a cover and several entries for his new "diary" book. But I did what I almost never have to do-I took the book back to store.
To be fair, I didn't finish the book, and it may very well be a great book to give to a fifth or sixth grader who still struggles with recreational reading. I'm willing to cut an author some slack with characters that start out rough but learn valuable life lessons, but not with a character that embodies mediocrity, laziness, and is a smart aleck to boot. And actually, he would have-except after one night of reading this out loud I discovered that the content was definitely not age appropriate (nor redeeming in any way, to my mind). I pictured him, the boy who fancies himself an author and artist, just eating up this book. Although the tone was sarcastic, I thought that it would prove to be a good read-aloud for my 6 year old son, who still needs some enticement into stories. And actually, he would have-except after one night of reading this out loud I discovered that the content was defin I got this book based on a quick skim in the store where I saw lots of funny line illustrations and large fonts that mimic handwriting.
#Diarie of a wimpy kid series
So, will you start reading this series? maybe you wanted to get a Diary of a Wimpy Kid book set as a gift for someone? leave a comment now telling us which of the books in the series is your favorite.I got this book based on a quick skim in the store where I saw lots of funny line illustrations and large fonts that mimic handwriting. While it is true that this story is adressed to kids, you can actually enjoy this story at any age since it is a comedic series in which the situations in which Greg gets involved are just hilarious. Now that you have all the Diary of a Wimpy kid books in order you have no excuse not to enjoy this series. If you are up for a fun series with illustrations then The Wimpy Kid books by Jeff Kinney are what you are looking for.
A different way to tell a story (well, actually other famous series that do this, but you know what I mean) in which we will understand the main character’s feelings better. You will learn how Greg Heffley deals with the fact of attending a new school.Īs it may seem obvious the book is written in the form of a diary (but remember, the idea of starting a diary was Greg’s mom, not his). This story is really fun, the illustrations are just hilarious while the plot has lots of twists and funny situations. Why should you start reading these books? The reading level for this series is Grades 4 – 10, that is, these books are adressed to kids between nine and twelve years old. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid books narrate the story of Greg Heffley, a boy who has a challenge to beat: surviving middle school. The books in this series are around 200 pages long, therefore, they are a quick read for children.
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