By: Jeff Kinney
One day out of pure boredom, I took the advice of a six year old and watched the movie Diary of Wimpy Kid, which I originally thought would try too hard to show the perspective of young children. Thanks to my awesomeness and willingness to listen, I realized that Diary of a Wimpy Kid is not only a hilarious and adorable movie, but is also a book series for elementary children.
Plot/Summary: Greg Heffley is a sixth grader who is determined to be among the popular kids in his sixth grade class. His only obstacle, in his view, is his best friend Rowley who is still in the mindset that "playing" is preferable to "hanging out" and that a comic character is most hilarious by having a catchy punchline like "Zooey Mama!" to every ending. Greg goes through the year realizing that he isn't as cool as he thought he was and that Rowley is far more popular than he is due to his loyalty and honest sense of humor.
Review: Greg's character has deadpan sense of humor that is relatable to how young kids think and writes about topics in each series that children at one time or another have to experience.
and relatable to young children in how he thinks he should behave to make himself popular. Rowley's character is entirely adorable as the best friend who sees life clearly and doesn't try to be anyone but himself.
Author's Writing Technique: Jeff Kinney writes from the perspective of a young boy who decides to use a diary that his mother gave him for his start of sixth grade. He also uses Greg's reluctance to use a diary as a way to relate to young boys and children, in general, to show that having a creative outlet for expression is normal.
Writer's Tip: Try writing from a child's perspective. React to a situation, but think of what your opinion would have been when you were ten or eleven and try to write it down.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is overall a hilarious series for young children that anyone can enjoy because of the humor Jeff Kinney puts into his characters. It's a must read for young children, but also any adult who can see the humor in Greg's character.
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