Reviews of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Author: Jeff Kinney
Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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tiffiany from Other School said:
Ummmm it was a pretty good book:/ im just kidding it was an awesome book i loved iiiiiiit it has so funny i cracked up so much when i was reading it all my other friends have read it to and they say they love it one of my friends has all of them well not all of them yet lol lllllllllllooooooooovvvvvveeeeee it thanks for doing this site to tell people what you think yay :) Wed 3rd Mar 2010
Marks out of 10: 10
Fahima from City of London Academy said:
I just love this book!!! Every time it cracks me up. Everyone that has read this book has loved it! The rest of the series is sooooooooo great. I can't wait till "Diary of a wimpy kid 5" comes out! Tue 26th Jan 2010
Marks out of 10: 10
Ben from Other School said:
Soooooo funny. At first I didn't know what to think of it, but now I've read all the books hilarious! 10 out of 10! Sat 28th Nov 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Alexander from Charter School said:
Absolutely briliant book!!!
I loved the style it was written in I could actually imagine that Greg was a real person, it must have been based on one. I especially liked the bit where rowley was forced to actually eat the cheese even though it doesn't actually say that!
10 out of 10 Thu 16th Jul 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Adam from Charter School said:
Well i really enjoyed this book since there are pictures; that give you a good understanding of what is going on.At the start he talks about the only reason he is writing in the diary is when he's older he would become famos. Towards the end he trys to get the class clown in the year book under his name. But insted his best friend get's it. My favorite part of the book is when he does the school play as a tree and doesn't sing the sond and the other trees follow. Sun 5th Jul 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
daisy from Eveline Lowe Primary School said:
Daisy:Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the most fatanstic book l have ever red in this fabolous world. VOTE FOR DIARY OF THE WIMPY KID PLEASE? Thu 2nd Jul 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Remel from Eveline Lowe Primary School said:
I thought the diary of a wimpy kid was very funny. I really enjoyed i can't wait to read part 2.
By Remel Tue 30th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
James from Bacon's College said:
Very funny at SOME times, the characters are very likeable (his little goofy brother is my favourite character). The only reason I didn't give it ten was because it was slightly repetitive and some parts are not funny. Mon 29th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Alexandra from Charter School said:
This book was soo funny I nearly laughed my insides out! The animations are funny and I can imagine having someone in our school just like him. The pitcures helps you imagine it but even without the pictures you can end up wetting yourself in the school library. Any person over 8 should try and read this to have an upmost entertaining read. OH and here is a riddle. WHATS BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER? A Newspaper Wed 24th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
TOLGA from Tower Bridge Primary School said:
The book called Diary of a Wimpy Kid was fun: It was in the form of a diary (or journal)! Wed 24th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Iman from Tower Bridge Primary School said:
This book is a diary of the wimpy kid. It has lots of funny and persuasive words and I loved this book. I never read this book before but now I know what this fantastic book is about!!! I LOVE THIS BOOK IT IS SENSATIONAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wed 24th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Steve from Tower Bridge Primary School said:
I really like how they produced this book. It is in the form of a journal. Wed 24th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Fahima from Tower Bridge Primary School said:
This book was hilarious!!! I wet my pants laughing at what Greg got up to. The Cheese Touch was fabulous. I would recommend this to new and younger readers. Overall this book was ACE!!!!! Wed 24th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Amari from Tower Bridge Primary School said:
This book is hilarious! From the comic style drawings to the things that happen in Greg's life. This is a definite winner! Wed 24th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Jennifer from Tower Bridge Primary School said:
It was kind of funny but really interesting. Greg the main character is really naughty because of the sneeky stuff he does. Wed 24th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Amy from Tower Bridge Primary School said:
It's was so good. I love this book so much- it was funny because of what the boys get up to together! It looked boring but as soon as a read one page of the book I couldn't stop turning the pages. Wed 24th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
stanley from Eveline Lowe Primary School said:
It at this book is really funny. i like all the books but this one is the best so if you wont to be funny read this book. Tue 23rd Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Maryam from Eveline Lowe Primary School said:
I love the story and it just makes just want to read on. The story is really funny too. I even want to read the next diary of a wimpy kid. I wish the story was a film because it is so adventurous. I just think the book is 100 out of 100. Tue 23rd Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Maryam from Eveline Lowe Primary School said:
I love the story and it just makes just want to read on. The story is really funny too. I even want to read the next diary of a wimpy kid. I wish the story was a film because it is so adventurous. I just think the book is 100 out of 100. Tue 23rd Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Kamilla from Eveline Lowe Primary School said:
I L.O.V.E this book I loved it so much that I read it 2 times in the Easter holidays! I wish the book was made into a film! It would be awesome! 10,000,000 out of 10! Tue 23rd Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Charlotte from Eveline Lowe Primary School said:
this book is so funny and interesting it is great Tue 23rd Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
kirstie from Charter School said:
this book was good but it was really a story that was put together, it was more like everyday boring notes that wasn't very exciting or funny. Mon 22nd Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 5
Daniel from Eveline Lowe Primary School said:
This book was really easy to read, funny, entertaining. The pictures were good, and made me laugh. Mon 22nd Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Christopher from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
The book is called the Diary of a wimpy kid and it is about a boy who is given a diary by his mum and is told to write everything he does. At the beginning he gets beaten up for carrying the book.
I would advise you to read this book because it is really funny and it would make you laugh each time you read a chapter.
The book has alot of joyful and funny words so please read this funny book. Mon 22nd Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Robert from Redriff Primary School said:
When I first started to look at 'Diary Of A Wimpy Kid' the cover didn't really attract me but it was good enough to make read the blurb. Actually it was the words 'Diary', 'Wimpy' and 'Cartoons'. But when I read the blurb it made me read the book because it had a extract from the book and that extract was one of the most funniest bits of the book. There are so many characters in this book so i'm only going to tell you the main characters and the ones the main character Greg talk about. Greg Heffley (The Main Character) Rowley Jefferson (Greg's Best Friend) Susan Heffley (Greg's Mum) Frank Heffley (Greg's Dad) Rodrick Heffley (Greg's Big Brother) Manny Heffley (Greg's Little Brother) I would say my favourte character is Manny because he NEVER gets in trouble. The storyline of the book is that a boy named Greg receives a Diary (which he calls his Journal so his dignity stays maintained). in his 'Diary' he writes his Wacky and his unsual life ith his best friend Rowley. But one day there a specail P.E lesson change their friendship. Highly Reccomed to people who want to have a laugh. Thanks For Reading Robert Mon 22nd Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
johnny from Charter School said:
I liked diary of a wimpy kid i thought it was quite funny because of the ways gregs plans backfired on him. diary of a wimpy kid was way better than aligator and it was so much better i bought the second book- rodrick rules Sun 21st Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Duncan from Charter School said:
Diary of a wimpy kid is a first person diary style comedy about an american school child who finds himself going up to middle school and instantly adopts an atitude which does not reflect on his social position (a wimpy kid). In his sturggle to climb the slippery slope of popularity Greg finds himself being hunted by teens and persistantly harrased by the all round oddball "Fregley"
The main charictors (apart from Greg and Fregley) include,
Rowley Jefferson the dim witted best friend of Greg who often finds hiself helping Greg in his schemes,
Rodrick Heffley the older brother of Greg and the lead drummer in his band "Löded Diper" (spelt wrong),
Manny Heffley the yougest of the siblings who has a knak of getting into trouble and blaming it on someone else,
Other charictors include Mr and Mrs Heffley and uncle Charlie.
I like the first person style style of the book it really puts you in Gregs shoes, and the lined paper gives it a realistc feeling.
In Conclusion its a great book, a little short but none the less a funny timeless read which leaves yoy hungry for more.
Sat 20th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 8
Elijah from Redriff Primary School said:
'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' was a very interesting book. Firstly, I would like to talk about the front cover blurb. When I first saw the book it was very eye catching, so I wanted to read it after I finished the book I was reading. When I read the blurb I thought to myself that the book would be interesting, and it was because of all the illustrations they added, and the blurb described the wonderful things that were in it, but it did not give out too much detail so it did not spoil the book. Secondly, I would like to tell you what I thought about the book. I thought the book (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) was very interesting and funny. Funny because Greg (the boy that was writing the book) said some funny things in the book. Interesting because it was very detailed. The story is about a boy called Greg. Third of all, I would like to talk about the characters. Greg is very funny and is the brother of Manny and a friend to Rowley. Manny is Greg's little brother. Dad is Greg's dad. Mum is Greg's mum. Rowley is Greg's best freind that later on in the book splits up with Greg and goes with another friend. Overall the book was really and utterly fantastic. Fri 19th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Kai from Redriff Primary School said:
'Diary of a Wimpy Kid': I thought this book was really funny and interesting to read because it sucked me in so quickly with the great cartoon illustrations and with short and snappy diary entries. The cover speaks for itself it's eye catching and straight away you know what the story is like. And its really good. The blurb was fantastic too, it tells you enough about the story. If I was in Greg's position in secondary school I wouldn't want to come to school and I would hope someone would help to stop it. I've never read a book set out like a diary but I think I enjoyed it more, it was quite a long book but it was easy to read. The ending was really good when he got 'the cheese touch' no one wanted to bully him anymore which was really good for him. I thought this book was one of the best I've ever read! Fri 19th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 7
Tanya from Redriff Primary School said:
I liked the front cover for 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' a lot. It really stood out from all of the books for me because it was funny, interesting and very eye catching. It was the first book I read because as soon as I saw it is like it called to me, was taunting me making me want to read it... thank God the book told me to read it. Greg's best friend is called Rowley, he's weird and goofy but you can really need his help sometimes. Greg's little annoying brother who always gets his way is called Manny. He's a little devil inside but adorable on the outside. Rodrick is Greg's older brother he has got a band called The Loaded Dyper. Greg's mother is always trying to dance to Roderick's music and her dream is to be in his band some day. Last, but not least, Greg's dad, well the most annoying thing a dad can do is wake you up at 6.00am on the summer term every single day. It was the beginning of the year and Greg's Mum wants him to write a diary about his life. Greg wants to start fresh to just slide away from the geeks and be cool but with Rowley as a best friend that seems impossible. Poor Greg has to put up with Rowley and all Rowley wants to do is 'playyyy'. After a hard day of embarrassment he gets home and he's got the most annoying family ever known. If it's not his annoying brother Manny it's his hip mother or Rodrick teasing him plus an early bird of a father. I really enjoyed this book, it was my favourite book out of all of them, I would recommend it to everyone. Fri 19th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Luke F. from Redriff Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, this was the first book I chose to read, because of the front cover, it is just so eye catching with the bright red colour, and also because of the blurb, because it gives you small snippets from the book. Greg Heffley (he is the main charcter) I like Greg as a character because he is always coming up with good ideas, for example running through a sprinkler to make it look like he had worked out. I don't want to give the story away, so I will only give you little snippets of the story. The story was about a young boy named Greg Heffley having fun with his friends, trying to get muscular and also trying to get famous in school. Overall, Diary of a Wimpy Kid was an excellent, interesting and funny book. Highly Recommended by myself! Fri 19th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Johnny from Redriff Primary School said:
I found 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' a very funny book. From the moment I first laid my eyes on it I knew it was going to be one of the best books I've ever read - it was hilarious! I think it was really attractive and appealing to me. Because the simple cartoon style was marvellous, also the illustrations used really did work. The main character was a boy called Greg who starts at a new school but things don't start off well for him... For a start he's stuck in a class surrounded by a group of children who are not very smart. Also 'the cheese touch' doesn't do him any favours! I found Greg a really amusing boy because of the way he tackles problems. For example, when it was Halloween Rowley (Greg's friend) got a costume and when they were sprayed his shield protected them. Overall this is absolutely fantastic - in fact it was perfect! Fri 19th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Marni from Redriff Primary School said:
'Diary Of A Wimpy Kid' The cover was eye catching and was really set out like a journal so I thought that was a great choice for the type of book it is. The blurb gave snippets of speech from the book, but the snippets from the book was only the main characters Greg and Rowley. The main characters were Greg and Rowley, they were best freinds but sometimes Rowley got on Greg's nerves. The two boys met in infant school and grew up together. When Greg sometimes went over to Rowleys house to play computers games, he had to disguise the game in a baby's computer game so Rowley's dad didn't go on to the parenting site to see if he will allow it. The story was hilarious even the pictures! The best thing about it was that the whole book was really set out like a diary so it made it really come to life... I loved it! Overall I would recommend this fabulous book extremely high to others. Fri 19th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Ashley from Redriff Primary School said:
I thought that the front cover was really good. I liked the bright red colour and the cartoon person looked funny! This made me want to read the book. Greg is the wimpiest kid in the class and when he's at school he gets bullied. I felt sorry for him because no-one helped him when others teased him, not even his friends. His Mum gives him a journal and Greg draws cartoons about what happens to him. I thought the story was really sad even though the cartoon pictures of the characters were funny. I really enjoyed this book, I'd love to read it again! Fri 19th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
ELISHA from Redriff Primary School said:
MY BEST AND MOST FUNNY CHARACTER WAS THE AMAZING GREG (BUBBY), BECAUSE HE WAS THE ONE THAT BROUGHT THE WIMPY KID TO THE DIARY OF A WIMPY KID. I basically didn't hate or dislike any bit of the book. I would like to recommend this book to anyone including the QUEEN, she'd love it. Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Adedayo from Redriff Primary School said:
I liked the book because it was funny and it was a lovely novel. I was laughing when he sat next to morons. The book was fabulous!!!! This is the best book I have ever read. Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Lynda from Redriff Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid was my favourite book out of all the six books because it was very humorous and I really enjoyed reading it. It was very interesting to read because the story wasn't to long and that's one reason I like t this book. Also, I liked the characters personality especially Greg. As well as that I loved the pictures and the font of the writing because it made the book really look like a diary. I thought the front cover was really nice with not too many bright colours with nice fonts of writing. Overall this book was the best book I've read and I will buy the next sequel. I believe Diary of a Wimpy Kid should be voted best book of the year 2009. Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Olivia from Redriff Primary School said:
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the most exciting book I have ever read. This book is the best book I have ever read and I think everything was so funny. I liked his little brother Manny because he got Greg into trouble when he did not do anything wrong. I liked Rodrick because he always pulls pranks on Greg and they are always so funny. This book should win the award because it is the best boook out of all of them. Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Shannon from Redriff Primary School said:
I thought the Dairy of the Wimpy Kid was hilarious. I didn't want to put it down I just kept on reading. Whatever Greg did was quite interesting and funny, his friend was a bit funny. I thought this was the best book from the Southwark Book Award. Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Jade from Redriff Primary School said:
The book Diary of a Wimpy Kid was unbelievably brilliant. Most of the time it showed the actions by describing what was happening, instead of telling us which made the book exciting. Every new bit I read I grew more and more keen to finish this exellent book. My heart raced thinking about every new wonderful but weird thing Greg was going to do next. Everytime I got closer and closer to the end of the book I couldn't wait to see what kind of ending was at the end of this book. I would personally find the author and thank him for writing such a fabulous book, and for making a funny main character. This a really funny book and I would recommend this book to everyone I ever met.... Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Sharnette from Redriff Primary School said:
First of all, I thought this book was WICKED and I loved every minute of it! To start off, I thought that this book was well written but not only well written very cool. Now I know why student's from other school's loved this book so much it's fantastic in so many ways. I especially thought that this book was very funny. What made it funny was the boy who's diary it was and his name is Greg, he was hilarious. The things he wrote in his diary just made me laugh especially the part when it was halloween and him and his friend got chased by these teenagers. I loved it! Anyway this book has great structure and lots of punctuation like really good books should have. I'm not saying that the other books haven't got lots of punctuation. This book just has slightly more. The plot of this book is really good and this WONDERFUL book is like, really good and I swear I really hope that this book wins the Southwark Book Awards and if it does I would be really happy and glad for this books author which is Jeff Kenney, but if it dosen't then I would always know that it is the best book I have ever read. Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Mathios from Redriff Primary School said:
I thought Diary of a Wimpy Kid was the best book out of the rest because it was very funny especially at the beginning when it says it was meant to be a journel not a diary where he puts his emotions. It also shows not tells because it shows a lot about his mother. His friend Ronnie is funny too. My favorite part of the book was the cheese touch because it had been there a long time it was a bit like it but if you touched it it would make you have the cheese touch. Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Luke from Redriff Primary School said:
I liked it because it was funny and had a lot of joyful words, however, I would recommend this to everyone including my relatives. My favourite character is Chris. However, I enjoyed it. I love funny books and I hope next year Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 will be on the Southwark Book Award. Thank you for all the books, I enjoyed them all. Luke Elkin Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Toluwani from Redriff Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is an hilarious book. Greg has a " different" opinion and view on things. As soon as I read the blurb I couldn't wait to start. It is diffrent to the other books I read as it is set out in a diary format. There is not much of a story line as it is a diary. With events as well as feelings and emotions. I could almost certainly be sure that if it was written from Rodrick's view he would have told the events differently and made out for Greg to be the mean one. I strongly recommend this book because it is funny and humorous. The quote on the front of the book " a novel in cartoons" is extremely accurate. I have discovered that there is a sequal to Diary of a Wimpy Kid called Rodrick Rules. Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Oliver from Redriff Primary School said:
It was very hilarious and I think the author made the book really good and I think the cast were very entertaining especially Greg who is a good diaryist, who had made good, funny stories and he is my favorite character and the best part was when Greg's brother was playing his video game and Greg wrote in his diary bad fart ahead and I think the author did the right thing of not doing Dear diary and I think this will and it is HILARIOUS! Come on Diary of a Wimpy Kid win! Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Rukky from Redriff Primary School said:
I thought it was really funny and it was fantastic because of the choice of words. Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Rae from Redriff Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid was fantastic. I loved every word of it. I was so excited to turn the page that I was jumping up and down every time. My heart raced with excitment to see what crazy thing Greg did next. Really Funny and I loved reading it!!! The most comical book I have ever read and most probably the best book I have ever read and I would read it over and over again and never get bored of it! NO.1= DIARY OF A WIMPY KID! Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Billy from Redriff Primary School said:
I think the book was really cool and I like the way Greg came up with all the plans. My favourite plan is when Greg and Roley mack the haunted house and the boy gets stuck under the bed. Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Cydne from Redriff Primary School said:
I thought the Diary of a Wimpy Kid was the best book because it had lots of interesting things and it was quite funny. I liked how the book was set, the best thing about the book is when it was halloween and the grandma's house got wrapped up in tissue because he was being rude to the older boy's. Jeff was the main person who made me laugh the most, he was the funny one off all of the people. I did not like the bag boys because it was really mean that they wrapped up in tissue the grandma's house when the grandma did not do anything. Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Ellie from Redriff Primary School said:
I really enjoyed this book because it is funny and interesting. Jeff seems to me like he is a nice guy in secondary school who has always got something to be embarrased about like the time of the cheese touch which I thought was hilarious. Jeff's friend Rowly, I think is a really chilled guy. He is a bit divey like the time when he let Jeff throw a ball at him when he was on the little bike and he broke a coulple of bones in his body. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and it is a definate 10/10 for me. Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Tarak from Redriff Primary School said:
It was a really good book because how it was laid out plus the content of the book. Putting the book as a diary was really great and it did not start like (dear diary) and that made it better and the author chose its characters properly and the plot was really great. My favourite part was when the author chose the cheese touch and how it went on for a long,long time. Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
John from Redriff Primary School said:
This is a funny book and is fantastic. There's lots of funny bits like when they made a haunted house and there was a little boy who got stuck. All together the book is the best I've ever read. Thu 18th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Zhané from Eveline Lowe Primary School said:
Dairy of a wimpy kid is a very good book and it goes really deep in everytime he goes to school.
I think the blurb was very descriptive and the front cover is just plain and original.
Greg knows himself a lot and like he said he would do anything to get out of one chore.
Rodrick is very sneaky and can always fool greg into something to get in trouble.
The story line is excellent the awy greg has put so much detail in it and the way he describes everyone.
Overall this book is great and other people should definetly read it! Wed 17th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
David from Kingsdale School said:
I completely adore this book its funny and its an intresting book, this book is mature and its meant for the ages of 8+ and it is entertaining for all ages. Wed 17th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
CHLOE from Kingsdale School said:
I think that this book is great! It has lots of images that make this book more attractive to all age groups but mainly younger.... Wed 17th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
eddie from Kingsdale School said:
This was a very funny and interesting read for all ages which I thoroughly enjoyed. This book is easy to understand because it has pictures to compliment the writing, which I think is a great idea because if you get lost you just look at the pictures and you are back in the story again. I'm not saying that you get lost at all, it is a very easy book to follow. Wed 17th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
James from Southwark Park Primary School said:
Greg Heffley is a brothen of two brothers Rodrick and his younger brother called Manny. Rowley is gregs new friend
Greg has been given a diary but he wanted a journel he got bullied because he had a diary...
hes older brother Rodrick has asked for his own rock band and van.
manny is the youngest in the family greg gets into trouble were ever they go.
..the story..
Its a tuesday in september Greg has been given a diary he asked for a journel but he never gets it he goes to school and sites writing in hes diary; journel.
Later in christmasalso
He gets a picture of his uncle. on the first day He learns wrestling and he looks on the wall and sees a picture of p.mudd. they play were the cheese touch is; he also wants a muscle training kit he makes his own one up using every day items. on the day of the quiz he sits were the map of ameria (he could get all the answer) but it gets coverd up the map (shame) Greg also got forced to do the play then later Greg gets a three wheeler bike and he knokes Rowley of the bike They also made a robot at school.They become a safety patrol they get snow and think of braking a world record and finally Rowley becomes a class clown Wed 17th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Brayan from Southwark Park Primary School said:
This is a story about a boy called Greg (the main character). He has a wimpy life which makes the story so funny. Greg has an older brother who he doesn't get along with very well. Rodrick (Greg's older brother) played a horribe prank on Greg which Greg got in trouble for. Manny (Greg's younger brother) has always anoyed him and get him trouble Manny has never got in trouble. I thinnk that Greg's brothers do really funny things to Greg, and to make it even more funny, he has a dorky freind at school called Rowley! But seriously, how could Rowley betray his best friend? But their is something called the cheese touch which no one wants. If you get it than no one woud come near you which I think is a childish. At the end these bad teenagers force Greg and Rowley to eat the cheese for a punishment of what they did. The funny thing was that Greg said he was allergic to dairy (liying) so he didn't have to eat the cheese but Rowley did and after that the teenagers ran away. No one ever knew, well not yet.
Favourite
1. When ate the cheese.
2. When Greg got splashed with water by his dad in the halloween part.
3. When Grag said that it wasn't a diary, it was a journal. Wed 17th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Sonny from Peter Hills Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid was hilarious it made me laugh out loud in my classroom. I like the bit when Manny brought Roderick’s heavy metal magazine in to show and tell and it had a picture of a woman in her bikini. HAHAHAHAHAHA, It could improve the jokes a bit more and maybe have a couple of funny looking characters. They shouldn’t change anything else. Wed 17th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 6
Daniel from Peter Hills Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is one of the best books you could ever read. The book is about a boy who is called Wimpy Kid. He has friends in school, his best friend is called Rowley.You should read this book because this book has a theme. The theme is about staying in school. The book is a funny book. That is the kind of book you should read. Wed 17th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Gabriel from Peter Hills Primary School said:
Diary Of A Wimp Kid is the best comedy book you could ever read. This is the best book I have ever read so far but I am still looking forward to reading all the other Geoff Kinney spectacular books. The main character of Diary Of A Wimpy Kid is Gregory. Gregory is a determined young boy who's trying to make it through secondary school. Gregory’s best friend is Rowley and Gregory and Rowley knows a guy called Fregley that thinks he's their friend. Rowley’s a smart childish guy who always hangs around with Gregory. Rowley is Gregory’s only friend but they break up because Gregory lies and gets Rowley in big trouble. Gregory has a big brother named Roderick. Roderick is about 15 years old. He's got his own band called Loaded Dipper with his friends. Roderick tricks Gregory alot like one time he woke up at 4:00 in the morning in his school clothes and said to Gregory wake up for school you slept through summer and its 8:30 in the morning. So Gregory got up and went downstairs and made his breakfast then his Dad came down and said "WHAT ARE YOU DOING AT THIS TIME OF DAY MAKING BREAKFAST, GO UP STAIRS AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT TOMORROW FRIEND" then Gregory said "Roderick is going school he’s in his room" so they both went upstairs and saw Roderick in he’s in bed sleeping. That’s why I really like this book trust me you should read it. Wed 17th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Sheree from Peter Hills Primary School said:
Author: Geoff Kinney Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid I didn’t really like this book . I know it was about a boy who didn’t really like his life but next time make it more interesting because really that is like a ordinary wimpy kid. I give this book 4 out of 10 Wed 17th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 4
danielle from Southwark Park Primary School said:
It all start's where..... Greg says that "this is a journal not a diary! So dont expect me to write dear diary this or dear diary that". and when he went to school(boring) he got stuck behind two morons. Uh oh!Poor him i would not like to be stuck behind them! Plus somthing else bad he needed a girlfriend but only the cool and fast boys get girls.(im a girl) One day a boy called darren touched "THE CHEESE"and made the cheese touch.Too protect yourself cross your fingers.Ruuun!!!! plus he tried to get treasurer to impress the girls. ready? (gasps) got chassed by chainsaw guy,(lucky his mum was there)started his own haunted house,had too take his brother manny out for halloween,sprained his best friends arm,and created a comic called zoo wee mama(way funny)!(gasp gasp gasp) and thats his life. AND WHAT A WEIRD LIFE IT IS TOO!!!!!! Wed 17th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Lilymay from Peter Hills Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a brilliant book! I really enjoyed reading it. It had some really funny jokes and some awesome pictures! I loved this book as much as Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. I really recommend this book to anyone who is into comedy books and who is still in school. Very funny book indeed and really enjoyed the part where he is trying out comic strips. I am giving this book a 10/10 because it funny it has a very good story line and it shows how children live. Wed 17th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Moyo from Southwark Park Primary School said:
I thought this was the best book out of all of the 6 books that I read because it was used comedy in the right places and used everyday chatty language which was easy for people to understand. The writing was also quite easy to read so that people who struggle and more able readers could enjoy it.
The main storyline is about friendship and being loyal to your friends. At the start Greg never took the blame for anyone and he never took responsibility for his actions. Gregs best friend Rowley had the cheese touch which is basically like lurgies or jinxies and because Greg had learnt his lesson he knew that he had to repay Rowley for all the good things he had done.
I thought it was the best book out of the bunch.
Wed 17th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
keith from Southwark Park Primary School said:
The diary of the wimpy kid is a fantastic book. It has everyday language in the book.George is one of the main characters in the book thar does'nt what he whants. My favourate character is rodick because he is at making George feel so upset he does'nt get what he want's. i think the book can be improve by having more pictures and less writting so that everyone can read this book. Wed 17th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 7
Silva from Kingsdale School said:
'Diary of a wimpy kid' is quite good but I think it is aimed at 9 to 10 year olds. It was quite funny it some parts and I would definitely recommend it if that’s your type of book. The main character in this book is called Greg and he has a little brother called Manny (who Greg finds very annoying).He and his best friend are always getting into trouble. Tue 16th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 7
Agnes from City of London Academy said:
The diary of a wimpy kid was one of the most fantastic books i have read out of last years and this years books. you are probably thinking why i didn't rate it a ten. well that is because it was good, but i believe it coud be even better as my personall opinion. the main thing about this book is that a wimpy kid is facing all kinds of troublesome events. it think that the book has loads of humour, wich made me laugh. i think the writer is trying to show that the main character in this story is immature. you can tell this by the quotation "cheese touch" of all of you have read the book you will notice that there was a silliy thing going on about if you touch the rotten cheese you get a infection. The only way to vget rid of it is to pass it on to someone else. know we all know that this is a similar game we all played in year three called the lergies or the jexies. we were immature then, but now we have grown up. unfortunately, this is how the children in that grade act. ( remember, that its an american book) stanley, the main character, learns to be more mature in the end and keeps it a secret from everyone saying that he threw away the cheese when infact his freind ate it! i think it could have improved if there was less pictures and more text. in sumarry the wimpy kid was excellent!!. well done Jeff Kenny! Mon 15th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Leanne from Bacon's College said:
The story was about a boy called Greg and his friend Rowley. It is basically Greg's diary about school and other things. In the book Greg talks about things like halloween going to his friends house and more. The book is written in first person. I think it was a good book because even though it wasn't a true story it had things that really happen and it was funny. The character Rowley was the only character that needed to improve because he wasnt really that interesting. I would recommend this book, but it wasn't the best book I have read. Fri 12th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 8
alice from City of London Academy said:
i enjoyed reading diary of a wimpy kid because it was funny. however, in some parts it was a bit boring
like at the beginning. i wolud definately recommend it to my friends Thu 11th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 7
Kerry from St Michael's RC School said:
It was a good book because there were some funny parts for example,"the cheese touch".
I really enjoyed this book because there were good bits and some bad bits. Wed 10th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 7
Adebiyi from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
I love this book! This book i one of teh best book's i have read. its really interesting and its appealing, its presentation is just like a dairy also this dairy is well structured and also well punctuated i just love this book. once you read it you wouldn't feel like stopping its just so fascinating. ' Wimpy Kids ' talks about things that happen in real life, plus it sounds liek its really happening; bring the book into real life and that another thing that makes the book great. I would like to read more of ' Wimpy Kid '. Tue 9th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Quang from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
This book is about a year time of Gregory's first second grade school year. He really like cartoon because most of the book is covered with drawing. He's trying to be porpular but people didn't see him as a cool person. People think Greg as a wimp. He only has one friend in his school and he's Greg's bestfriend. The chapters at the front of the book are about Greg's lifestyle. It's quite interresting but mostly the exciting parts are at the ending of the book. How he and his bestfriend broke up. How Greg tried to make up with his friend. How he save his bestfriend from being teased. How people said that Greg had the "Cheese Touch". All sorts of normal life activities which used to happen to ordinary kids. His life is like a chain of tides, good days and bad days. I think he's the coolest kid ever. Tue 9th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 8
johan from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
I found this book very entertaining. It was very intresting to see what jeff xcan come with.
I found myself going to peckham library to find the sequels.
this book is very good and I would advise you to pick this book up.
Tue 9th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Rowan from Kingsdale School said:
I thought this book was a great combination; comic and novel in one. It is written in the form of a journal with pictures to add another dimension to the story. This book was funny and impossible to put down (so hard to put down I was reading it under the desk in class!) I would recommend this book for readers 8+ of both genders. The book is realistic but hilarious in its description of a puny American high school boy. Everything works out alright in the end...or does it? Sat 6th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Scott from Bacon's College said:
This book was a brilliant one! This is because there is literally a joke on every page and there is never a boring or dull moment, that is what so good about this book you never know whats coming next and it always keeps you entertained! the best bit is when Manny circles everything in the book and when they have to take Manny trick or treating with them and he spoils evrything! The down side to this book is that is doesnt have enough pages + the text is quite big as well as the pictures which means there was even more little text! But this book always had me laughing so im going to give a very very well deserved 10/10! And if I could rate it more it would be 20/10! Scott Kelly Fri 5th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Beth from Bacon's College said:
This book was very interesting and had many good points about it, but I wouldn't say it was the best book I ever read, but on the other hand it had loads of description and was quite funny. Fri 5th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 7
Darington from Bacon's College said:
I believe that this book is generally funny. It once again empathises with target audience and the scenarios are really funny but the book was an easy read but never the less it was still one of the funniest books around. I think this is a genuine contender Fri 5th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 8
Freddie from Bacon's College said:
I really like The Diary of a Wimpy Kid because it is very very funny. I think that Greg and Rowley together are one of the best friends in a book that I have seen. My favourite character is Greg because his diary is so funny and some of the stories in his book are life like. Greg's diary is like a comic except there is no hero or villain just plain comedy. In my opinion this book should win the Southwark Book Award because I'm not someone who loves books but this is a book I could read over and over again and not get bored because you just don't know what's gonna happen next. But on a down side I think that the book could have more pages because the fact that if it was a normal book then it would only have filled about 100 pages. I give this book a well deserved 10/10 Fri 5th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Dylan from St John's RC Primary School, St Elmos Rd said:
"Diary of A Wimpy Kid" is a funny and enjoyable book for all ages that tells readers about Greg's unusual, but hilarious life. Greg says that he wrote this journal because once he is rich and famous, it will come in handy, so he won't answer the useless questions from the press, about his childhood life. Greg has a younger and older brother, Rodrick (Greg's older brother) is a heavy metal fan. Additionally, he is part of a metal band called, "Loaded Diapers," although Rodrick named it: "Loded diapers." Manni, (the younger brother) calls Greg "Bubby," Greg doesn't like this name and keeps this a secret; he doesn't want to be embarrassed in front of his friends! Overall, this is a spell-binding book to read, and I would recommend it to everyone! Fri 5th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 8
Jess from St John's RC Primary School, St Elmos Rd said:
I loved Diary of a Wimpy Kid. It's really great how Greg's little brother calls him bubby. It's about a boy named Greg and his life is awful with his brother called Roderick that teases him when he said to Greg that the summer was over and it was time for school. My best thing about the Diary of a Wimpy Kid is when Greg and his best friend Rowley make a haunted house and a little kid was stuck and they have to push him out with a stick, that was so funny. There’s nothing wrong with the book I enjoyed all of it. I think this book is perfect for ages 9 to 14. Fri 5th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Rosie from St John's RC Primary School, St Elmos Rd said:
The Diary of the Wimpy Kid is my favourite book out of all six. It is about a boy called Greg who has a best friend called Rowley. They try their best to impress the girls, but fail because Rowley is really stupid. My favourite bit was when they go to a haunted house for Halloween, they played around and a man came out and chased them with a chainsaw. Then Greg's mum said that chasing little boys ain’t very nice, and then she said let's go boys. I liked it when Greg does something wrong and then after he does it right, so he doesn't get in trouble. Fri 5th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Drew from St John's RC Primary School, St Elmos Rd said:
I liked this book because Greg writes in his diary about his jam packed life. This book is hilarious and packed with humour. My favourite bit is when Greg's friend Rowley eats the cheese. He wrote the diary because he thought he would need it when he gets rich. I love when Greg gets bullied and gets called funny names like sissy and runts. This book is for ages 10 to 14. Fri 5th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Jess from St John's RC Primary School, St Elmos Rd said:
I love Diary of a Wimpy Kid, it's really great how Greg our as his little brother calls him bubby. It's about a boy named Greg and he life is awful with his brother called Roderick that tease him when he said to Greg that the summer was over and it was time for school. my best thing about the Diary of a Wimpy Kid is when Greg and his best friend Rowley make a hunted house and a little kid was stuck and they have to push him out with a stick ha ha ha that was so funny. There’s nothing wrong with the book I enjoyed it. Fri 5th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Pierre from St John's RC Primary School, St Elmos Rd said:
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid is an excellent book because it is hilarious and it is an amazing book to read. Diary of a Wimpy Kid is about a boy called Greg writing about his day and showing that he wants to sell his diary to reporters so he will become rich. My favourite part is when Rowley ate the stinky cheese on the basketball court. The part I didn't like was when Roderick woke Greg up in the middle of the night and he told him he slept through the whole of summer. So then Greg went downstairs to eat Cheerio’s but then dad came yelling at Greg for eating Cheerio’s at 3.00 in the morning. I would like to recommend this book to 10 to 16 years old. Fri 5th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Courtney from St John's RC Primary School, St Elmos Rd said:
The Diary Of A Wimpy Kid was my favourite book out of all the other books because it had humour and it was just really funny. Greg tells us about his daily life, in this book he shows how life goes in the real world, not just in a book. Greg is my favourite character because most of the story surrounds him, giving you a clear picture of the personality and imagination of Greg. My favourite part was when it was Halloween, Greg and Rowley were being chased by a group of teenagers. Greg and Rowley then hid until the teens were gone. So then they walked on Greg's drive forgetting that his dad was there with a bucket of water, when suddenly they were splashed with tonnes of water. I think this book is a new way to enjoy life and to enjoy reading! Fri 5th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Luke from St John's RC Primary School, St Elmos Rd said:
This book is excellent because it's hilarious and I just couldn't put it down. It's all about a boy called Greg going to a new school and writing about it in his diary (well he calls it a journal). In his class he sits in between two kids called Chris Hosey and Lionel James. He calls them "Morons". On Halloween him and Rowley his friend made a haunted house but unfortunately they had to move everyone out with a broom. That was my favourite part of the book. Rowley's parents don't like him playing bad video games so Greg has to sneak in the video games into his house. But Rowley just doesn't know how to shh! I really liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid and I hope it does win the award. Fri 5th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 8
Amy-May from St John's RC Primary School, St Elmos Rd said:
This book is about a wimpy kid who is put in a class with a big group of morons. His mum bought him a book and said it was a diary, but Greg said it was a journal. I thought that this book was amazing, because when I read the bit about the newspaper with the comic pieces, I laughed and laughed and laughed because it said "Oops I stepped in a puddle at least it's not an acid puddle aahahahahah it is a acid puddle" and I laughed my head off. Greg was my favourite character and when Manny said "Bubby", he kept it a secret for 5 years and he was ashamed of it so he called someone else it. I would definitely recommend this book to ages 8+ because it is so funny and little kids probably won't be able to understand it. Fri 5th Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Chelsea from Charter School said:
I liked this book and it was very histerical but I don't think it is that good because unlike cosmic its quite a quick read which I don't like very much and also the author didn't use alot of descriptions as the other books which was a shame because there was many oputunities like "The Cheese" "The snowman" e.t.c.
I did find the little drawings very funny aswell.
This was a great read and I would recomend this book to any child over 7 or 8 years. Wed 3rd Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 8
Sophia from Peter Hills Primary School said:
Wow!!!! This book was hilarious!!!!! Although I like Cathy Cassidy books I thought this was one of my top 5! I was in stitches!!! It was a really funny story about a boy called Greg who hated his little brother Manny and had a few awkward situations through his life. A good example of this is when Greg calls his car diaper rash ahead and Rowley jumps out of his skin!!! Greg and his friend Rowley fight their way through middle school trying to find ways to avoid objects and trying to get into things. Greg finds Rowley a little bit crazy but when he and Rowley fight he finds out he wouldn’t want to lose him for anything! I was laughing all the way through it! It had a great storyline! I loved it! I would definitely recommend you to read this book it will blow you away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wed 3rd Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Wagner from Alma Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a funny and joyful book to read! Greg is an awesome character and loves to get his own back at people that annoy him or when they tell him of for what he does. For example bringing a CD player to school when his not allowed and the teacher confiscates the CD player.
I think that people who read this book will make it their favourite book! It is so humorous and Greg is a very rebellious boy, my favourite part is when Greg sees other children’s comic strips and there is one where someone gets their head off by the phone line.
Wed 3rd Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
ANIS from Alma Primary School said:
I like this book because it is a funny and mindboggling book. It contains all the premier features in the book e.g. diagrams, pictures and felicitous characters. The book is brilliant because it’s got all the things that a book needs. This book can be read by children aged 9-12 (especially children who love to be entertained). Basically this book is about two mischievous and cheeky kids having the worst plans ever to trick people. They are very funny in the same time.
Wed 3rd Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
charlie from Alma Primary School said:
Diary of a wimpy kid is a good book because it is like a comic and I like comics an they are quick and easy like it is funny and it has tricks that you can try
by your good friend charlie brrat Wed 3rd Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Mahir from Alma Primary School said:
I think diary of a wimpy kid is an excellent book to read due to the fact that it has funny characters. This book is based on real life and is a cartoon story. This book suits a person who wants to have a laugh. I recommend this book to anyone aged 7-12. Wed 3rd Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Stefan from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
To me diary of a wimpy kid is too short I read it in a day. It is a good book and a little humorous and part of it is based on real life.
Tue 2nd Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
omar from City of London Academy said:
Diary of a whimpy kid is so funny, you can not stop reading. I finished reading this book in a couple of days because when i started i could never stop. It is so hilarious!!!! I was showing my brother every picture that was funny, and he joined in with the laughter. I reccomend this book to anyone who has a small or big sense of humour. If you have never had a good laugh in a long time, I assure this book will make your eyes fill with tears of laughter.
I strongly reccomend this book to you! You must read it! OR ELSE! Mon 1st Jun 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Khalia from Harris Academy, Bermondsey said:
I think this book is really good. I read it in 3 days and I really like the cartoons. Sat 23rd May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Mohsin from Southwark Park Primary School said:
I think the book is hilarious as well as brilliant. It is about a boy named Greg. He has a brother that always pranks him. One day his brother woke him up really early and said it was time for school. Greg actually thought that it was time because his brother had made his time go foward. Greg went for breakfast and because he was so tired he accidentally dropped the bowl which had cereal and milk in it. His dad came in to thekitchen and told him off. Greg then said it was Rodrick (his brother) who said that it was school time. Dad went and checked Rodrick's room but saw him sleeping and this time he really told Greg off. Greg had a friend called Rowley. There was once a piece of cheese and Rowley had touched it . Becaue of that he had the cheese touch so every one ran away from him. But Greg became his friend. In the end all the bullies forced Greg into eating the cheese and in the end he did. Everyone stayed away from him apart from his friend Rowley.
Favourite part
My favourite part of the book is at the end when all the bullies forced Greg in eating the cheese. He actually eat the whole piece and he ate it in front of Rowley which was really embarrasing to him. He then puked straight away.
Recommend
I recommend this to children who are six years old or above that age. And do you know why, because people any younger who read it they will literally laugh themselves to death. I would give the age rating from the age of seven to the age of thirty-seven.
Thank you for taking the time to read my review.
Fri 22nd May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
montel from St Francesca Cabrini School said:
i have read this book.it is fun and it is for any child who wants to have a laugh.i have read the other books by this author and they are fantastic.i advice 8-12 year olds to read this book. Thu 21st May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Nicholas & Micky from St Joseph's RC Primary School, George Row said:
We liked this book because:Manny (Gregs brother) called him ''Bubby'' during Gregs school performance of the wizard of oz and said to another tree(because Greg and 2 other people were trees) you have a nicname and it was very very funny. Also when Greg and his friend Rowley opened a haunted house and Shane Snella got stuck which made us laugh. Thu 21st May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Ciara, catherine from St Joseph's RC Primary School, George Row said:
The main characters are Greg and Rowley . I would describe Greg as an unlucky person because most events in his life turn out as a disasters such as when he got a barbie doll and got a barbie girl shoe stuck up his nose. The other charcter, Rodrik is sometimes a mean brother to Greg like the time when he woke him up at 3:00am saying it was time to go to school. I recommened this book for all ages because it would make you laugh through the whole story.
I WOULG GIVE IT 10/10. Thu 21st May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Jordan from Peter Hills Primary School said:
This book is about a boy called Gregory Heffley or Greg who is a student in middle-school. Since he isn't the most popular boy in school he comes up with these ideas to try to boost his popularity like becoming the cartoonist for the school paper and trying to become the class clown. Some parts of the book are funny and some weren't, so I think the book is alright but not brilliant. My favourite part of the book is when Greg played one of his brother Rodrick's cds late at night and Greg didn't plug the headphones in and to make it worse it had a parental warning sticker on it. Wed 20th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 7
william from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
I think this book is FANTASTIC and VERY FUNNY. It is very unique because not only is it based on a diary it it also set out as a comic. I really recommend this to everyone, it is suitable for all ages. I rate this book 10/10 five star.
Next i will try number 2 of this book. Tue 19th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Jose from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
Diary of a wimpy kid is a fantastic book, because unlike other books this book is sort of laid out like a comic book. Also the book is really exciting and evry bit of the book was hilarious!
Overall the book was really great, but because it was soo interesting I ended up reading it in 2 days tops!
:)
Tue 19th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Jake from Kingsdale School said:
This book is about a boy called Greg who tries to achieve everything but almost always fails. He gets in trouble and everyone hates him. The book is set out like Greg's diary; it has lots of sketches which makes it look more like a diary. I think this book is made for people aged 7-8 or people that have reading disabilities. Mon 18th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 7
Bengisu from City of London Academy said:
I give this book a 10 because it was so good and best book I have read. The best bit was where Greg was playing with his little brother and he swallowed a piece of thread and he said to his mum it was big as a orange. I recommend it to anyone who likes funny books. I only read this book from this author and looking forward to the next one. Mon 18th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Bushra from City of London Academy said:
This book is so interesting. It kept me reading for hours and hours. I think it is a very interesting book becacuse the book is engaging to people that dont usually read books. Also i think the Aurthor creats an imaginative, fun world, for us readers. The cover is very attracting beacuse you dont see many books with a cartoon character in the middle of the book. The blurb is very tempting. Tempting to read 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid'.
The characters in this story are: Greg: He is the main person in this book that gets bullied. Rodrick: He is Gregs older brother and is the exact opposite of this younger brother. Mum and Dad: They always moan (Like most parents). Rowley: he is Gregs best friend util it gets really bad...
Overall it is obviously 10/10. So if you like having a laugh now and again i will recoimmend this book to you.
Thank You..xx Mon 18th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
kofoworola from City of London Academy said:
i think that diary of a wimpy kid is a good book because it is very engaging for people that do not normally read book. This is because the authorr uses both pictures and words to tell the story .the cover is attractive colours that attract your eyes and the blurb tells you a little bit about the book .
the characters in the book are gerg, mum, dad , rowley rodick they make the book intersting . overall i would recommed this book to everyone even the queen .
IT IS THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ Mon 18th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Joe from City of London Academy said:
I rated this book a six because there is no meaning to it. It just changes fom story to story. But this book is interesting, its about a young boy called Greg and his friend rowley, greg's mum is making him do a diary, he makes this point at the start. All in all this book is quite pointless because the story keeps changing through the book. :D Mon 18th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 6
Roisin from Kingsdale School said:
‘A diary of a wimpy kid’ is a cartoon diary of a kid that’s treated like a wimp. Greg Heffley is a naïve American boy who thinks he’s more popular than he is. His best friend, who Greg thinks is less popular, is in fact more popular than him. The book is just a push and pull of bad things that happen to Greg. I think it’s a good book but I would only read it if I hadn’t anything good to read. I think this book is probably suitable for year seven to nine year olds, but could also be read by an audience that needs to practice their reading. It is an 8 star because it had a few too many little stories within the big story. Sun 17th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 8
Ezra from Kingsdale School said:
This easy-to-read book is funny and appealing to it's target audience. Some of the phrases and plots included throughout the story are witty and enjoyable. This would appeal to year 5 onwards but could be read with no struggle by other ages. The perfect sized drawing and the fact that it is written as a diary turns this book into a humorously, subtle, enjoyable book. Thu 14th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
shanice from St Michael's RC School said:
i loved this book because it is great Thu 14th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Figen from Alma Primary School said:
The book Diary of a wimpy kid is written by Jeff Kinney. I think that this is a really amazing book. I enjoyed it because it is funny and the pictures in the book were cool and I think that the cover of this book is eye catching. So far this is my favourite book I have read so far. Thu 14th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Tywana from Kingsdale School said:
I found this book very interesting and unexpected because the things that happen are very out-of-the-blue. The main character Greg never seems to get what he wants, so when he decides to become the cartoonist for the school newspaper, he was very surprised when he gets the job. Unfortunately the teacher running the newspaper decides to make the comic educational. Then at halloween he gets chased by these kids because he threatened to call the police when they splash him with water. Luckily he gets away but eventually they get him back.Overall this book was great. Thu 14th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 7
Anas from Alma Primary School said:
Diary of a wimpy kid
I like this book because it is a funny and mindboggling book. It contains all the premier features in the book e.g. diagrams, pictures and felicitous characters. The book is brilliant because it’s got all the things that a book needs. This book can be read by children aged 9-12 (especially children who love to be entertained). Basically this book is about two mischievous and cheeky kids having the worst plans ever to trick people. They are very funny in the same time.
I will recommend this book 10/10
Thu 14th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
anis from Alma Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid was written by Jeff Kinney. I think it is a really good book because it is funny and has cool pictures. Greg gets into a lot of trouble like: knocking down a little kid’s snowman, listening to a rude CD (thinking that the headphones are in but they're not,so that everyone can hear), being responsible for letting his little brother draw on his door.My favourite part is the wrestling unit but I haven’t read it all yet. His friend Rowley is a stupid type of character,but also he is funny as well.
Thu 14th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
hussein from Alma Primary School said:
Diary of the Wimpy kid
Diary of the Wimpy kid is very funny; it is about a kid that a lot of bad stuff happens in his life. I haven’t finished the book so I am looking forward to reading more. I think this book is funny so this will be good for kids and if you’re in a bad mood. It is the funniest journal I have ever read!
Thu 14th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Lilymay from Peter Hills Primary School said:
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid really intrigued me because of the cartoons. I greatly enjoyed this book because it made references to a child’s everyday life! Some of the topics that Jeff Kimmey came up with are hilariously funny and at points I needed to hold my breath and count to 10! (Hiccups) E.g. Right when it looked like the chainsaw guy was going to catch us, Mom stepped in and bailed us out. Mom said: “That’s not nice!” He said: “Sorry ma’am!” I really am determined to read Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules! I am giving this book 10 out of 10 because it is really funny, it has some real life topics in it and it is a very enjoyable book. ********** Wed 13th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Charlie from Peter Hills Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the funniest book I have read so far!!! The story begins with an introduction about Gregory (Main Character) and his middle school life. It takes place during his six grade year. This book also explains the cheese touching game. (It¡¦s the same as tag but with a different theme.) The first half of the book is about the events Halloween, How to Wrestle and acting in the play Wizard of Oz. Near the end of the book Greg and his friend Rowley ( Greg¡¦s Friend ) break up and Greg gets angry because when he does that Rowley get all the girls to like him and even all the cool boys in the class and then Greg asks Rowley to be his friend again. Hope you try this book to it is so funny!!! ƒºƒºƒºƒºƒº=10 star!!! By Jeff Kenny (The Book) Wed 13th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Gabriel from Peter Hills Primary School said:
This Book is the BEST book I ever read. This book is a journal called Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I know what you are thinking it’s a journal but it says Diary of a Wimpy Kid but Gregory explains it all on the first page. Gregory's best friend is called Rowley they are always together. This book is funny. I give this 10 out of 10. Wed 13th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Sarina from Peter Hills Primary School said:
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID. By Jeff Kinney. Diary of a Wimpy Kid was great I loved it. It was really funny. The characters were really funny, they made me laugh. They messed about most of the time getting into all sorts of trouble. I liked the character Greg; he moaned a lot but this also made me laugh. I would recommend this book. Sarina Wed 13th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Sonny from Peter Hills Primary School said:
This is the most HUMOROUS book I have ever read. I like the bit when they go out trick or treating and Rowley’s mum puts all safety stuff in his costume. Instead of a knight he was a safety geek. I think Greg’s mum is a bit strict because his dad had to come with him for trick or treating because Mannie [his little brother] wanted to come, and his mum said. But it was getting to late so dad and Mannie so they went back to the house. Meanwhile Greg and Rowley were getting chased by teenagers who were chucking water at them. At the house dad was throwing water at people who walked, but dads next victims were Greg and Rowley so either way they were going to get wet. Jeff Kinney should make more comedy books. Wed 13th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Sam from Peter Hills Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Geoff Kinney… This book just blew my mind. When I thought this book was going to be good, boy was I right! This is the third best book I have EVER read in my WHOLE life. The images this book pictures in your mind are just astounding. It relates to children and how they react and feel in a way so amazing, it seems as if children themselves wrote it! It understands life at school and how a child’s mind thinks and acts so well! You can almost imagine you are at the scene at the time! I wish I actually owned this book! The book is in Journal/Diary format which really makes an effect but at the same time feels like a story. The book is of the fictional genre but describes situations in real life. The main character, Gregory or Greg, starts his first page in his Diary describing his first day at secondary/middle school. He describes the resident bullies in the school hall as tall, overly muscular, brutes who have already started shaving. This description brings out the humour in the book and almost made me cry with laughter! Greg’s best friend Rowley is almost always by Greg’s side. Rowley really seems to look up to Greg, but to Greg, Rowley is a living crash test dummy! At some points, this can turn out to lead to hilarious events, but at other times, you can feel almost sorry for Rowley. This book is a fantastic book! It made me feel really good to read something that understands a child so well. So humorous. A breath of fresh air. All books should be like this one. A GREAT BOOK! I simply can not stress it enough. If you’ve only read “Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Rodrick Rules”, read the original. If you’ve never read it, read it now, if you have it and you’ve already read it, READ IT AGAIN! Diary of a Wimpy Kid! A legend! Wed 13th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Jamie from Peter Hills Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy kid!! Is Excellent!!! This book I would rate 10/10. It was EXCLLENT it is the best book I have ever read since I last read the Harry Potter books. I never read a diary as good as the Wimpy Kids, the characters are fantastic. My favourite Character is Rowley because he is like me: sometimes he enjoys school, sometimes he does not! He does his homework when he is told. Gregory is just a normal boy at a normal school in North America who writes a diary about his life at his dreadful school. Lots of people bully him and dare him to do stuff. My favourite part of the book was when a boy in his class dared Gregory to eat a spider the size of an orange I laughed out loud. It was so good I would read over and over again!!!!!!! I have read The Shade of Hettie Daynes that book was excellent as well but the Diary of a Wimpy Kid wins the vote by a long shot. Wed 13th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Sonny from Peter Hills Primary School said:
This is an astonishing book by Jeff Kinney. About a boy called Greg who has a high and low life, it should be a comedy. His friends dad don’t let him play violent games. He gets in trouble with his parents for listening to a parental guide C.D. A boy called Fregley, the lightest in his weight class and Fregley pins him up in every way so he has to put on weight. Tue 12th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Nathaniel from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
I thought that this book was very intresting but it could of been more funny and better storyline. Overall I liked it. Tue 12th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
george from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
i think diary of the wimpy was a very funny my favriote part is when they hd to eat the cheeseand it was intresting it could be more funny but i like it very much Tue 12th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
joseph from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
this book was another great adventure filled with humor supense and mouldy cheese........
it really relates modern day teenagers who have problems at school and have friends who
take their dream....................kinda Tue 12th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Raymond from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
I this diary...(i mean journal) there is a kid called gregory heffly you has alot of adventures with his freind rowley but when he starts taking advantage of his freind it all comes back to him...(beware of the cheese touch) Tue 12th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 7
daniel from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
The book 'Diary of a wimpy kid', is about a boy called Greg and he is always getting in trouble. I think that its a really funny book and I recommend this book to people of all ages Tue 12th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Jeffrey from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
I think this book is good one because it funny and it talks about every day life the pictures just made it great Tue 12th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Beluolisa from City of London Academy said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is one of the most unique stories I have ever read. First of all the book starts off with the main character (Gregory) getting bullied. Although bullying isn't really funny, the author (Jeff Kinney) mixed bullying with humour so it make it a book that you can laugh along to. The book is about a boy called Gregory and how him and his best friend Rowley gets into all sorts of situations. But in the end things don't always turn out the way you think. Rowley is kind of a stupid character. He is always making situations worse for Greg. On the other hand Greg is a quick thinker. Whenever Rowley and him are in a situation, Greg is the one who always has to think of ways to get them out of it. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to have a good laugh now and then. Tue 12th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Beluolisa from City of London Academy said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is one of the most unique stories I have ever read. First of all the book starts of with the main character (Gregory) getting bullied. Although bullying isn't really funny, the author (Jeff Kinney) mixed bullying with humour so it make it a book that you can laugh along to. The book is about a boy called Gregory and how him and his best friend Rowley gets into all sorts of situations. But in the end things don't always turn out the way you think. Rowley is kind of a stupid character. He is always making situation worse for Greg. On the other hand Greg is a quick thinker. Whenever Rowley and him are in a situation, Greg is the one who always has to think of ways to get them out of it. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to have a good laugh now and then. Tue 12th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Francis from City of London Academy said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The "laugh of the century". It is one of the funniest books I've read so far. It just takes the mick out of so many things making it so funny so that's why I enjoyed reading the book. Like at the start of the book when Gregory says: 'let's get one thing straight, this is a journal not a diary'. Then I knew I would really enjoy this book. Also another thing I enjoy about this book is that the author uses humor to address the subject of bullying which I think is very clever.
Overall I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone in need of a quick laugh. Tue 12th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
olivia from Charter School said:
The diary of wimpy Kid
The diary of a wimpy kid is the side-splittingly funny ‘journal’ (diary) of Greg Heffley who is a weedy, unpopular boy, stuck in middle school with a bunch of gorilla sized morons and girls who turn their noses up at the sight of him. Greg is left with friends like Rowley, who is 250th on the popularity list and who asks Greg if he wants to play, like a nursery baby!
The only bad thing about this book is that when you reach the end you feel like Greg achieved absolutely nothing! If you don’t read about Greg’s ‘tragic’, wimpy life, then you’re mad! This is by far the funniest diary I have ever read!!
By Olivia
Sun 10th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 8
Isla from St Michael's RC School said:
I belive that this book is worth an A list! I rate it a 10+. It was very amusing and I enjoyed the illistrations, I did not understand the meaning of the book though I thought it was confusing but I am convinced that it was a introduction to the next two books... can't wait! Thu 7th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Debbie from Kingsdale School said:
I think that the 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' is a fantastic book. I say it's fantastic because the way the author puts the situation of the main character, made me think that it could actually happen to me. I do advise you that don't judge a book by it's cover because you never know when that story could link to you.I would recommend this book to ages 13 and over. Thu 7th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Huong from Charter School said:
I gave this book a 9 out of 10 because I thought that it was entertaining and funny.This book is about a boy named Gregory who is writing a diary entrance of his life.He seems to be in trouble alot and have alot of bad luck.He has a really annoying brother called Rodrick and a nerdy bestfriend called Rowley.Over all I think that this book is GREAT and should be read by children of all ages.=]
Also,If you liked this book I recommend to read DIARY OF A WIMPY KID:RODRICK RULES..Another great book to enjoy. Wed 6th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Benezer from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
I like the book 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' because it is writen in the form of a dairy. It is about a boy in school who has different types of events like halloween, birthdays ect... This is a very good book 10 out of 10 from me! Tue 5th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
josiah from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
This story is about a boy called Gregory writing about a journal of his life and He lives with his full family.
his friends mame is Rowely and his brothers name is Rodrick.the writer uses cartoons to make the book more intersting and some writing. thank you Tue 5th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
hassan from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
i liked this book because it was funny and really easy Tue 5th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Dominic from St Thomas the Apostle College said:
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Is A Great Funny Book, If You Like Comedy Books Then This Is Certanly The Book For You.
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Is About A Boy Called Greg And This Is His Diary (Journal) . This Diary Is Fully Of Laughs And Jokes.
I Recommed This For Lovers Of Comedy Tue 5th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Dayo from Eveline Lowe Primary School said:
This book is so hilerious!!!!When I read the first page it made me want to read on. All the characters ( Greg, Rodrick, Manny, Dad, Mom, Jeff and Rowley) all have great parts to play in the story and I can tell you this, THEY ALL MAKE YOU LAUGH YOUR HEAD OFF!
The character of Greg is a handful of things. Funny, whitty, clumsy and sly. Greg's goal is to become popular.
I mark this 10 out of 10 - I think I've mentioned why.
Tue 5th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Louisa from Eveline Lowe Primary School said:
If you want some laughs, Pick this one. Stuff full of comdey in one book. I will give this book a 30 out of ten. You will remeber this book for the rest of your life. This book is for any age. You can't be too old to read it! It will make you read the the others. The writer Jeff Kinney used word kids will find funny. Do you want to have a laugh? Tue 5th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Kamilla from Eveline Lowe Primary School said:
I think this book is brilliant, Greg always makes me laugh! I loved this book so much that I have read it 2 times over the Easter holidays! Tue 5th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Yiga from Bacon's College said:
This book was a funny yet slightly childish . It was a quick read and the language was simple and easy to understand. The plot was silly and had no point but was still amusing and comic. I give this book six out of ten because it was funny but slightly immature and boyish. Mon 4th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 6
bethan from Charter School said:
I think the best thing about the book is that its funny and is not too cheesy. And I’m normally not a fan of cheesy funny books. Also what I really liked was that on every single page there was a picture. And what I didn’t like was that there wasn’t a very good plot. And I think that the author could have shown the boy to be a little wimpier and there could have been a few more dilemmas. Overall I really enjoyed the book. Mon 4th May 2009
Marks out of 10: 8
ruby from Charter School said:
I think that this book was fun and witty. This book is about a boy who goes through a handful of odd, funny and embarrassing events. It tells the story of him and his best friend and their effors to become popular whilst struggling through Middle School.
I give this book a 8 out of 10 because it's well written and funny. If you like that sort of book try this one. Sun 3rd May 2009
Marks out of 10: 8
Frank from Kingsdale School said:
I liked diary of a wimpy kid because it was realy funny especially when he goes trick-or-treating and his brother has to go with him. 10out 0f 10 Thu 30th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Yaa Adebi from St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School said:
This book is about a boy who was wimpy and had just one friend, but they broke up for a month and then became best friends.He doesn't like his life in school or at home. I liked the bit when the teenagers made Rowley eat the naughsty cheese however I didn't like it when Manny shouted out Greg's nickname "bubby".I liked the illustrasions,verry amussing and I highly recommend it. Tue 28th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Alicia from St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School said:
Diary of the wimpy kid is about a boy named Gregory Heffley, his mum made him carry a diary to school. He writes all about his school days, his summer vacation and his everyday life. At their school, they made a thing called the cheese touch which is really silly. Greg has a big brother called Rodrick that is in a band. He also has a little brother called Manny which is really funny and small.
My favourite part was when Greg pretended he had a spider a scared Manny, but it was a piece of string. Then Manny actually ate it.
P.S. This was a great book and thank you for letting me read it.
Tue 28th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Ezra from St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School said:
Diary of the wimpy kid is a great book which has interesting facts about Greg/wimpy kid, his friend e.g. Rowley and his two brothers.
Greg is bullied in school by all sorts of strange people, unfortunately he even gets bullied by his older brother Rodrick who embaresses him at every chance he gets. Then there's his younger siblling called Manny, who always ruins his fun.
This cartoon novel is quite interesting about how to get through high school and is also one of the most funniest books ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tue 28th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Hanna from St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School said:
This book is about a young boy called Gregory Heffley. Greg's mother bought him a diary but he claims it a journal. His' mum told him to write his' feelings inside, instead he writes about his' everyday life.The bit I liked best was when it was halloween and Gregory's dad threw a bucket of water on Greg and Rowley. I also like the part when Rowley ate the cheese and started the cheese touch again. I highly recommend this book and like it's funny illustrations! I cant wait to read book 3!
Tue 28th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Afolarin from St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is an intresting book which contains very humerous description. I thought the best bit of the book was when the teenage bullies made Rowley, Greg's best friend, _ _ _ the cheese. The word difficulty was just right and i would say that this book was reasonable. I also think that Jeff Kinney is a very good author. Tue 28th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 8
Ali from St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a really good book and i think that Jeff Kinney should make alot more books and I would buy all of them. My favourite part of the book was when they went to the high school halloween party and were chased by a man holding a chainsaw and wearing a mask. But luckily, to their rescue, Greg's mum told the chainsaw man to bug off! I would strongly recommend this book to people 8+. Also i strongly recommend Diary of Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules
Tue 28th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Jemimah-Voke from St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is about a boy named Gregory Heffley (Greg) who's mum buys him a diary (but he calls it a journal!).
He writes about middle school in the USA and how his Summer Vacation was totally lame.
My favourite part of the book was: When Rowley ( Greg's best friend) was forced to eat the cheese that was mouldy and stale. And Greg took the blame for it so everyone thought that HE had the 'Cheese Touch'.
What I didn't like was : That the book appeared to be long but i finished it in 1 and a half days.
OVERALL the book was very interesting threw out the whole book. I hope this gets chosen for the Southwark Book Award.
P.S. Thank you for such a GREAT Book to read, Jeff Kinney. IT WAS EXTREMELY HUMOROUS!!!!!!!!!! Tue 28th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Britney from St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School said:
This book is very funny.Dairy of a wimpy kid is about a boy who is very wimpy and only has one friend and his name is rawly ,they are very close to each other and does evrything together and when the was almost finish it was quit sad and funny at the same time. Tue 28th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
jason from St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School said:
diary of a wimpy kid is about a young boy who goes to middle school that gets harrassed by his older brother.wq Tue 28th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 7
Aaron from St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School said:
It is a good funny book but has easy words and easy punctuation. This is a diary(journal) about a kid called Greg Heffley. From the Chainsaw guy to the cheese touch it`s a great book on every page. Oh and watch out for Rowly he _ _ _ the _ _ _ _ _ _. Tue 28th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 8
peter from St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School said:
Diary of a wimpy kid is an exciting book about Greg Heffley and his problems throughout his schoolyear. I wuold be willing to read this again.The best part wa swhen his friend ate the cheese which had been there for a year. Tue 28th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 8
mikun from St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School said:
Dairy of the wimpy kid is an extremely funny book about a boy and how his mum bought him a diary that he really dreads anyone seeing. he writes in the diary every day and and tells it all the embarassing and naughty things he has done.my favourite part was right at the end of the book w here gragory( the wimpy kid) and rowley ( gregories best friend) were forced to eat the 2 year old cheese that lay on the schools basketball pitch. they did that because during halloween rowley and gegory played a great prank on them and they have been looking for them since. the pictures in the book were perfect and were funny !!!!!!!!!!!! Tue 28th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Jakir from Bacon's College said:
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid is an funny book, but there are no huge decisions to make that can change things right around. The reason I gave the book 9 out of 10 is because it does not have a good story line and it does not have a good ending. Mon 27th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Anas from Alma Primary School said:
The Diary of a Wimpy kid is a funny and rollicking type of book. This is my favorite book because it has all the things that children would love. I like this because the book because it contains pictures and diagrams to give more information. The front cover of the book is eye-catching; I think this should be suitable for children aged 10 to 11 because it’s kind of childish. I like this book because the font is lovely and the way the book is set out is brilliant, and the characters are very realistic.
My Recommendation for the book is 9/10.
Mon 27th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
Debora from Alma Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid was written by Jeff Kinney and I think it is a really good book because it is funny and has cool pictures.
Diary of a wimpy kid is a journal written by a kid named Greg Heffley.
He keeps on getting into trouble and getting things wrong. My favourite part of the book is when Greg has a Christmas mix up. I would give Diary of a wimpy kid 5 stars because, so far it has been hilarious. I would recommend this book to anyone aged 8-12.
Mon 27th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Yeside from Alma Primary School said:
The book ‘Dairy of a Wimpy Kid’ is a really good book for sly and trouble seeking people because the main character Greg is a rebellious and cunning kid. Greg gets into a lot of trouble like: knocking down a little kid’s snowman, listening to a dirty CD (thinking that the headphones are in with the volume blaring), being responsible for letting his little brother (attending pre school) take a magazine with al lady in a bikini lying on a hood of a car for show and tell and so much more…
I like this book because it is a good novel for children looking for a book full of exhilarating and mischievous trouble. Hope you enjoy the book, just remember:
Sly plan + putting it into action= horrific consequences!!!
Mon 27th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Youcef from Alma Primary School said:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a funny and mindboggling type of book. The author Jeff Kinney is a funny character herself and she has made some brilliant books. My favourite part is the wrestling unit but I haven’t read it all yet. His friend Rowley is a stupid type of character but also he is funny as well.
Mon 27th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Eniola from Alma Primary School said:
The Dairy of a Wimpy Kid is a funny and hilarious story about two very mischievous and adventurous kids. I really enjoyed the story because it gave diagrams and pictures to explain what he was talking about, this made me understand the book more and it made the book better and more interesting. I would recommend this book to children aged 10 and 11 because children would relate to the characters (especially roguish and naughty) my age can relate to.
Mon 27th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Abdul from Alma Primary School said:
The Dairy of a Wimpy kid is a funny and hilarious book about two cheeky boys. I loved the book because of the pictures and the way the writing was set. This is one of the funniest books I’ve read so far. It will make you laugh your socks off. I think that if people read this book they are going to totally love it and they will laugh till they sweat. I would recommend this book to people aged 9-12 because this book is more of a kid type book which will relate to them in a way. If you were in a grumpy mood it will definitely take you to a laughter mood. If I had a choice of The Dairy of a Wimpy kid book or another book I will choose The Dairy of a Wimpy kid.
Mon 27th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Abdul-Quadri from Bacon's College said:
The Dairy of a Wimpy kid is a funny and hilarious book about two cheeky boys. I loved the book because of the pictures and the way the writing was set. This is one of the funniest books I’ve read so far. It will make you laugh your socks off. I think that if people read this book they are going to totally love it and they will laugh till they sweat. I would recommend this book to people aged 9-12 because this book is more of a kid type book which will relate to them in a way. If you were in a grumpy mood it will definitely take you to a laughter mood. If I had a choice of The Dairy of a Wimpy kid book or another book I will choose The Dairy of a Wimpy kid. Mon 27th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Kimmi-Joy from St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School said:
Greg ia an unlucky kid. Manny his brother gets everything he wants, and Greg only gets a wooly jumper! His brother Rodrick is in a band called 'Loaded Diaper' . He's best friends with Rowley, but soon Rowleys got a new friend.
I really enjoyed the bite were Manny gets everything in the magizine.
Fri 24th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
George from Kingsdale School said:
'diary if a wimpy kid' is a brillant book for boys and girls of all ages. I think it really sums up an american boy in middle school with everything from the launguage to the use of the famous american cutys or in this book's case the "cheese touch". also i think this is the most funny book i have read in a while this is partly down to the great pictures! Thu 23rd Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 8
Willa from Goodrich Primary School said:
I read this book before I started the Southwark book award & I was happy to see that my other classmates could enjoy Geff Kinnley's work. This book is so funny with lots of twist and turns. The illustrations drew me as i turned the first page. This book should be for 8-11 year olds, i enoyed this book very much with all it's laughs and funny events & i'm sure you will too!!!!!!! Thu 23rd Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 8
Hannah from Goodrich Primary School said:
this book was the first to catch my eye on the shelf . As soon as i read it i was wetting my pants with laughter!
the Characters are great specially Greg , he gets up to lots of mischief and it is full of nonsense.
the first page really attracts the reader in and temps them to read it more.my favorite part was whene they were at the school play and the teacher says "i'll get you my prettys!" and the child mis -hears her and says"i get that you're pretty!" it really cracked me up!
i enjoyed this book the best out of the other books i have read from the southwark book awards !
thankyou!
Thu 23rd Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 9
andrew from Goodrich Primary School said:
I think diary of a wimpy kid is one of the best cartoon novels i have ever read. Thu 23rd Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Damilare from Kingsdale School said:
i thought the book was entertaining because it was not written like any other book it was written in the style of a diary and the pictures kind of matched the humor of the book and also it takes a very short amount of time to read. Thu 23rd Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Roary from St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School said:
I liked the bit when the wimpy kid(Greg) goes trick-or treating with his dad and baby brother Manny.
I also enjoyed looking at all the pictures my most favourite picture was Christopler ziegol.
The only thing I disliked is the part when Greg was being rude on the poster he put up in school.
I highly recommed the diary of a wimpy kid. The book was just right Thu 23rd Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
Amber from St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School said:
The story line is about a boy called Jefff who keeps a diary .The book tells you about Jeffs evry day school life and his and family.The book tells you about his evry day adventures and it is just like real life.I liked the fact that childrean could realate to the story.I also liked it on his hallowean adventure.I did not realy like it when Rodwick picked on Jeff.My favorit character was Maney .The words where to easy.The pitures where basic but creative.The book is reasonable to reacomend. Wed 22nd Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 7
Louis from Bacon's College said:
One of the best books I have ever read and it is so funny when you understand it. I can't wait to read the other book. Most people I know like it so I am sure you will like it too. Mon 20th Apr 2009
Marks out of 10: 10
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