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 My kids love Wimpy September 3, 2009
Linda M. Carney
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have purchased several copies of all of the Wimpie Diaries for my grandchildren, little friends, library fundraisers, etc. These books are GREAT, children WANT to READ them. As a read-aholic I firmly believe that children should own their favorite books for a lifetime. The Wimpie Diaries are imaginative, entertaining, and kids love to read them. What a great idea, kids reading.
 Kids love this series! August 29, 2009
Redlady (http://redladysreadingroom-redlady.blogspot.com/)
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Parent Review:
Diary of a Wimpy kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney is the 3rd book in the series Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I've read all of the books in the series now. To be honest, I understand why kids are drawn to them but as an adult reading them all back to back they got a bit old. As I've shared in my reviews of the other books in the series, this is one of my son's favorite book series. My son who is 10, was so happy that I read the first book and when I finished it, he lined up book 2 and 3 in the series on my nightstand. It was nice to know what he was reading and talk about the books with him.
This book, continues the story of Gregory, a middle schooler who started writing a diary one summer when his mother bought him one. He's continued writing his stories and complementing them with comics. The comics definitely add a lighter, fun feel to the book and kids seem to love this part. Gregory continues to get himself into embarrassing situations and learns lessons the hard way. This book starts off on New Year's Day where he tries to help other people improve and then it ends at the start of summer vacation. His father seems to be a bit disappointed in his son's and the antics they get into. He decides that they need to learn how to be "men" and threatens to send Gregory to military school. Gregory ends up doing all he can to "bond" with his father and of course, ends up in many precarious situations and not at all what he intended in the first place. The book also details ways that Greg tries to get along with his brothers, his attempts to impress a girl named Holly in his class, and how Greg attempts to get through being placed on a soccer team he doesn't like. It's obvious in the book that Greg is doing all he can as a kid to get through life. He tends to be self centered and socially awkward and kids can definitely relate to that as well as the theme that grown ups really don't get it. I think that is a universal rule in childhood...Kids don't think that their parents or any grown ups "get it"!
 I love these. August 28, 2009
Robert P. Beveridge (Cleveland, OH)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (Amulet, 2009)
We pick up pretty much where we left off after the second book, with Greg Heffley as the quintessential slacker, resolving on New Year's Day to help other people improve. (If you've been reading along with the series, you'll know how well this idea turns out.) We go through the second half of the school year, with brand-new silly ideas from pretty much every member of the cast, plus, believe it or not, a romantic subplot. (Greg Heffley with a girlfriend? Say it ain't so! Well, okay, it ain't so, but...) Sharp and funny, as the rest of the series so far, and from my perspective, just as funny for those who only have dim memories of childhood as it is for the kids it's so wildly popular with. *** ½
"Wimpy" Kid With Comedic Muscle July 25, 2009
Leslie Fuller Knox (Chicagoland, Illinois)
If your kids know and love Jeff Kinney's bestselling `Wimpy Kid' books, this latest installment will not disappoint. If you and your family haven't yet read these hilarious cartoon novels, let this green-bound book be your delicious introduction.
In "The Last Straw" we rejoin middle school student Greg Heffley journaling his frank opinions about school, suburbia and his own zany family. But unlike Harriet the Spy, another intrepid chronicler of everyday American life, Greg's greatest ripostes are at his own expense. He cheerfully confesses to an attempt to make change from the church collection plate and also describes digging up a time capsule and pocketing the contents. (There's an especially funny reflection about the dilemma of a young man with no clean underwear except a worn Speedo and a pair of Wonder Woman Underoos.) Happily unethical, young Greg is always searching for the shortcuts in life. For example, after he signs up with Boy Scout Troop 133, he is dismayed to learn he must earn a `whittling badge.' Greg determines he can squeeze the soap into shapes instead of carving it. After turning in a soap with four protuberances as a "sheep" Greg then turns it upside down and resubmits it as "the Titanic." While Greg will never make Eagle Scout, he does remains true to himself and his fear of sharp objects.
One of the best things about this best-selling series is how addictive the books are to young people, even the reluctant reader. If your child enjoys this book, he or she will happily move on to the original, red-bound "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," ($[...]) and the second in the series, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules"($[...]) There's also the fun "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself" book ($[...]) This orange-bound book will get your child to journal and answer some rather tough questions. A sample: True or False: Have you ever peed a swimming pool?
It's interesting to note that Kinney, a former college cartoonist, worked on his Wimpy Kid concepts for six years before publishing in installments on [...] To date, the online version has had more than 70 million visits. Having won a vast online and print audience, `Wimpy Kid' is expected to move to the big-screen, with a casting call now underway for the film version of Greg Heffley's adventures. [...]
As with Charlie Brown creator Charles Schultz, Kinney's work revolves around childhood events like the school Valentine party, sibling rivalry, or warming the bench during the big game. But unlike Schultz, Kinney suggests that being the underdog is not so bad. In fact, the underdog may even get the last laugh in the end--or at least avoid military school.
Time will tell if Kinney's works deserve to be ranked with Schultz' Peanuts gang, or with Bill Watterson's Calvin & Hobbes series, for that matter. In the short term, these books will be a rollicking, well-read addition to your family bookshelf.
I really like the was Jeff wrote the book, it was hilarious dude. July 25, 2009
yo,the book was so awsome,I like the way Jeff made these comic strips they were so cool.I want to write a book like this too.
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