• Diary of a Wimpy Kid

  • By: Jeff Kinney
  • Narrated by: Ramon De Ocampo
  • Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (2,657 ratings)

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

By: Jeff Kinney
Narrated by: Ramon De Ocampo
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Publisher's summary

Acclaimed debut author Jeff Kinney brilliantly re-creates the typical humor and logic of middle-school boys sidling into adolescence.

Sixth grader Greg Heffley doesn't understand his annoying younger brother, obnoxious older one, or well-meaning parents. But he knows enough to record his daily thoughts in a manly journal - not some girly diary. In a unique novel brimming with laugh-out-loud moments, Greg chronicles his first turbulent year of middle school.

©2007 Jeff Kinney (P)2008 Recorded Books

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"[This] should keep readers in stitches." ( Publishers Weekly)

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JUICE

BACK UP FRIENDS
I guess I am hard to please? I don't like a story where the main character is perfect, but this character seems a little more selfish then the average. His motivation seems to be, to get away with what ever he can, as long as it suits his own needs. I don't know if the author is expecting the reader to see the wrong and understand what the Wimpy Kid does not, or what? He lets his best friend take the rap for something he did. He does not want to sweat?What middle school kid worries about sweating? Two characters use back up friends to make the other jealous, with no concern about the back friends' feelings.

It is not all bad, don't get that impression. There are some parts that are laugh out loud funny. My favorite parts were the thank you notes and the mother punishing a child for having a magazine with a scantly clad woman on the cover. Middle School life seems very realistic. The parents are funny and are good, except I did not understand why they let there kid out past 10:30 on a weekend night, it didn't chive with how they were portrayed in the rest of the book.

I thought the narrator was very good, listen to the sample to see what you think.

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  • 03-21-10

Use both!

I use both the audio book and the actual book to help my son learn to read. He is autistic and he loves these books, but he has a hard time reading, so I bought him an i-pod and started downloading books he loves. Then I buy the actual book and he gets to listen to the books while he reads them.

It has been tremendously helpful! I highly suggest doing this will all books for kids of all ages, if they are having a difficult time reading.

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I thought that the book was performed well enough, could have had some more expression.
But what's with the story?! I did not care for the 'Wimpy Kid' at all. I though that this would be the story of a Wimpy kid and how he overcame his shortcomings. Instead, it's about a 'poor me' brat. Really no value for kids in this book, it teaches them the wrong way to behave.

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Diary of a wimpy kid

I love this book so much and I hope you do more of these amazing books

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great! I love lt

the story was WONDERFUL AND FUNNY LOVE IT SO GOOD GREAT GOOD FUN LOVE IT

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My 5 Year Old LOVES this book

Would you consider the audio edition of Diary of a Wimpy Kid to be better than the print version?

I didnt read the print version. i just thought my son would enjoy listening to stories about another little boy. BOY did he!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

My son keeps pulling the punch line, "Zoo We Mama"... I dont get it, but he and his little sister think its pretty funny.

Which scene was your favorite?

He had far too many.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It makes my son laugh ALOT.

Any additional comments?

I am on my 3rd time listening to this book. We are ordering the next book soon, but i cant get over how much my son loves it.

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Too many curse words

It was not appropriate for young listeners - elementary school level. It included many bad words for kids.

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Not good

I listened to this one with my son - who was desperate to see what all the hype was about.
The story was largely pointless, and the main character was kind of a jerk.
It honestly did feel like reading the blog posts of an annoying, entitled, and entirely self-absorbed middle schooler.

Maybe having the pictures present in the hard copy would have salvaged it, but either way it’s a celebration of giving in to ones base instincts.
Even my 9 year old thought it was a bit much.

I wish I could get back the time I wasted on listening.

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Ask Firenze Rowe

I really like the work out parts very much!!! And the getaway is also very good too.👍👍👍👍👍👍💪💪

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too old

the narrator sounded to old for this story it completely and sadly ruined it for me

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