Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is a series of comedy realistic fiction graphic novels, written by American cartoonist and online game designer Jeff Kinney. They follow through the illustrations of Greg Heffley, a male student in middle-school explaining his everyday adventures through his drawings and simple notes. It first started as Igdoof in the early 1990s and after its failure, he made up of which was a comic about a middle school weakling called Greg Heffley. Jeff Kinney started writing ideas and eventually made a online fiction novel, uploaded to funbrain.com in 2004-2005, where it got 20 million views and was later made into a book series, then later were made into film adaptions.
The books are published by Abrams Books and Amluet Books in the United States and and Puffin Books in the United Kingdom. They are released in hardback, paperback, and digital formats each.
==Development==
After Jeff Kinney was unsuccessful in syndicating his comic strip, Igdoof, he started writing down his ideas for about 6 years (from 1998-2004), which eventually became Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The series are believed to be based on a family that Jeff Kinney know personally, and virtually all the characters are based off people in reality, who are replaced by fictional names to protect their identity.
Greg Heffley was made in 1998 as a middle school weakling, and Jeff Kinney started making stories about Greg in a cheap writing-pad from 1998-2004, and when a single joke was made, Jeff Kinney stuck it together with others. This resulted in a big 1,300+ pages book, which was cut to about 600 pages when Kinney uploaded it on funbrain.com in 2004. It then achieved over 25 million views, and soon after the success of the web book, he converted the series into published books.
==Books==
===Main series===
Cover	# 	Title 	Plot 	Release date
 	1 	Diary of a Wimpy Kid 	Greg tries to become popular in school and introduces his family, his friends, and the Cheese Touch. 	April 1, 2007
 	2 	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 	Greg must prevent Rodrick from telling about an embarrassing incident. 	February 1, 2008
 	3 	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 	When Greg's father plans to send him to military school, Greg takes up sports and joins the Boy Scouts to make him reconsider.	January 13, 2009
 	4 	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 	Over summer vacation, Greg is annoyed by his mother's attempts to make it the "best summer ever." 	October 12, 2009
 	5 	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 	As Greg grows up, he struggles with changes such as having a different dentist and getting The Talk. 	November 9, 2010
 	6 	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 	Greg fears that he will be sent to jail for accidentally vandalizing the school, while a snowstorm traps him in his house. 	November 15, 2011
 	7 	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel	Greg tries to find a date for the Valentine's Day Dance. 	November 13, 2012
 	8 	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck 	Unhappy with his decisions, Greg finds a Magic 8 Ball and uses it to make choices for him. 	November 5, 2013
 	9 	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 	Greg and his family go on a road trip. 	November 4, 2014
 	10	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School 	Greg's mother passes a petition to prevent use of electronics for a weekend. Greg later goes on a school field trip to a farm.	November 3, 2015
 	11	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down 	Greg's mother wants him to do creative activities, so he joins the school's band and films a movie with Rowley. 	November 1, 2016
 	12	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway 	Greg and his family board a plane and fly to a resort for Christmas vacation. 	November 7, 2017
 	13	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown 	Greg and Rowley participate in a street-wide snowball fight. 	October 30, 2018
 	14	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball 	Greg's family renovate their home after receiving an inheritance. 	November 5, 2019
 	15	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End 	Greg's family take a road trip to an RV park. 	October 27, 2020
 	16	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot 	Greg joins a basketball team. 	
 	 	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde 	Greg joins Rodrick's Band Löded Diper to compete in the Battle Of The Bands. 	October 25, 2022
===Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid===
Cover	Title 	Description 	Release date
 	Diary of Greg Heffley's Best Friend 	A shortened version of Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal, containing the first half of the book.	February 28, 2019
 	Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal	As Greg's biography, Rowley writes about his experiences with Greg. 	April 9, 2019
 	Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 	An anthology of scary stories by Rowley. 	March 16, 2021
===Other ===
Cover	Title 	Description 	Release date
 	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book 	An activity book containing original illustrations. 	October 1, 2008
 	The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book 	An expanded version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book, containing more full-color comics and extra activities. 	May 10, 2011
 	The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary 	A book about the creation and development of the first three Diary of a Wimpy Kid films. This book was re-released and expanded after the premiere of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, and again after Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	March 19, 2010March 25, 2011August 3, 2012
 	The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: The Next Chapter	A book detailing the development of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. It is a follow-up to the original The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary. 	May 9, 2017
==Reception==
The New York Times, which ranks children's book series collectively on a "Series Books" bestseller list, has included the Wimpy Kid series for 64 weeks as of April 10, 2010. USA Today, which ranks best sellers based on sales alone regardless of genre or intended audience, has listed Diary of a Wimpy Kid in its top 150, peaking at number 8, for 141 weeks as of April 4, 2010. As of the same date, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules has been on the list for 117 weeks (peaking at number 4), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw has been on the list for 65 weeks (peaking at number 1), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days has been on the list for all 25 weeks of its publication (peaking at number 1), and The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary has been listed for all three weeks of its publication, peaking at number 2. As of May 2010, more than 200 million Wimpy Kid books are sold worldwide., and the books have been sold in more than 30 countries in the world. As of 2014, Jeff Kinney has made 25 million dollars from the series.
==Film adaptations== 
*In March 2010, Fox Film 2000 released a movie named Diary of a Wimpy Kid, based on the first book. The film garnered mixed reviews, and is rated 55% on Rotten Tomatoes.
*In 2011, a second movie named Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules hit theaters. 47% of critics gave the film a positive review, according to the aforementioned Rotten Tomatoes.
*In 2012, a third movie named Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days was released. It got 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, unlike the first two films. Dog Days combined the third and fourth books (The Last Straw and Dog Days).
*In 2017, a fourth movie named Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul was released. It got 20% on Rotten Tomatoes which received negative reviews because of the new casting changes. This film combined the ninth and tenth books (The Long Haul and Old School).
*In 2021, an animated Diary of a Wimpy Kid film was made for Disney+ with 73% on Rotten Tomatoes.
*In 2022, another animated film was also made for Disney+.
==Names in other languages==