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January 31st, 2012 by admin

The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition) (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)

Now you can write your own bestseller!

With The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book, you’re the author, illustrator, and main character. Filled with loads of interactive pages and plenty of space to write your own life’s story, this book is all you need to create your masterpiece. Whatever you do, make sure you put it someplace safe after you finish. Because when you’re rich and famous, this thing is going to be worth a fortune.

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The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)

Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it’s cracked up to be? Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older—all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or will he have to face the “ugly truth”?

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Noname writes:
January 31st, 20126:01 amat

50 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

They love it!, May 12, 2010

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Noname –

This review is from: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (Hardcover)

I have a kindergartener and a third grader who are gung ho over “Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book.” My 8 year-old son, who never enjoyed writing, is writing every day in his own diary. The kids fought over it until my kindergartener went out and bought her own.

I asked my son what was so special about this diary. He said it asks him questions. I looked and half the book is filled with pages prompting things like “Five things nobody knows about you because they never bothered to ask” or “The worst nightmare you ever had.” There are 16 pages of full color Zoo-Wee Mama comics followed by lined blank pages for the children to write freely.

This Do-It-Yourself Book is a hit. My kids have shown their books to all their friends and I’ve seen other kids toting them around, as well. It inspired my children to go on and buy their own private locked diaries after having gone through this one. If you have a “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” fan, this book is sure to delight.

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T. Shane Couch writes:
January 31st, 20126:32 amat

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

A Recovering Wimpy Kid, September 15, 2010

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T. Shane Couch –

This review is from: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (Hardcover)

I am 42 years old and bought this book, not for one of my kids, but for me! I am 42 years old and am almost COMPLETELY FINISHED with MY Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do It Yourself Book INCLUDING the journal portion in the back. I was a cartoonist as a kid, I am now a recovering wimpy kid, and I am an avid journaler, so this book rates very high in my world. And my kids love to pick it up and see what new thing Dad came up with. It has inspired their creativity and my 7 year old is dying for her own copy. Set the example, parents, do your own Do It Yourself Book and be your kids’ hero! Loved the first two books before it, by the way. RECOVERING WIMPY KIDS UNITE!!

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Melissa Mularski writes:
January 31st, 20127:31 amat

39 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

This is NOT a diary…it’s a journal!, January 28, 2009

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Melissa Mularski (Brown Deer, WI USA) –

This review is from: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (Hardcover)

About the book: Instead of a novel, about half of the book is a workbook/journal — including survey pages (like: “Five things NOBODY knows about you”), themed drawing pages (like under the heading: “The WORST NIGHTMARE you ever had”), unfinished comic pages (in the typical Wimpy Kid style, where you finish the comic or add text to the balloons). The other half of the book is lined blank journal pages.

We bought this for my 9-year old son because it was a ‘Wimpy Kid’ title. Despite that, I wasn’t expecting him to do more than page through it a couple times, because although he loves the Wimpy Kid series, he has never gone out of his way to write anything more than has been absolutely necessary for school.

To my surprise, my son loves this book. He’s had this book about 8 months now and continues to come back to it. He’s drawn his own cartoons, filled in many of the surveys, and has written numerous pages of journal entries. Before this Do-It-Yourself book he had no interest in writing; now he comes back to the book often to add to it.

This book has opened my son to the world of journaling. What’s more, when he’s grown it’ll give him a snapshot of what a funny, goofy kid he was.

Update 4/15/2010

At 10 1/2, he still loves coming back to this book and adding to it!

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Amy Tiemann "creator of www.MojoMom.com" writes:
January 31st, 20128:22 amat

65 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

Hints at the ugly side of growing up, AND verifed laugh-out loud funny., November 10, 2010

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Amy Tiemann “creator of http://www.MojoMom.com“ (North Carolina, USA) –

This review is from: The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5) (Hardcover)

I wish there was a separate forum for reviewing Amazon’s customer service, because it’s really not fair for an author to collect ten one-star reviews on its release date because people are upset that Amazon failed to deliver the book to them on time. I suppose a best-selling author like Jeff Kinney will survive, but it’s still truly unfair to him. These reviews persist forever and they’re supposed to be about the book.

So, on to the book! “The Ugly Truth” was laugh-out loud funny. My middle-schooler called out from the next room many times to get my attention to read the funny parts out loud to me. After she finished, I read the whole book myself before she scooped it up again to share with friends at school.

It’s refreshing to finally see a comic character grow up because let’s face it, puberty isn’t pretty, but it is funny. Our Wimpy Kid Greg finally realizes that he is no longer a cute little kid. Now he’s finding out the top secrets about puberty (which Rowley hopes not to “catch”) in boys-only health class. Going to the harsh grown up dentist instead of the cuddly kids’ version, Greg ends up with not only the fear of gingivitis instilled in him, but even worse, HEADGEAR. My favorite scene was the school “lock-in” that went awry in so many ways. I won’t spoil the main silliness but the only way the teachers can think of to get the boys to settle down is to turn the heat off and air conditioning on so that they have to stay in their sleeping bags. Meanwhile, the girls are living the sweet life in the heated library media room.

Rowley and Greg were kept apart for much of the book, but their on-and-off friendship, and the attempts by Rowley’s parents to find a more mentoring “pal” to replace Greg, were understandable, and funny.

The extended Heffley family factors into the book, featuring Greg’s Uncle Gary as a much-married, possibly future version of Greg. Gary is half cautionary tale, half inspiration–in Greg’s mind, compared to Greg’s parents, Gary seems to be having much more fun.

I was disappointed that the Heffley boys couldn’t get it together enough for their Mom to keep up her renewed school studies…that was truly a bummer. Kinney includes a few digs at helicopter parents throughout the book. I hope in the next sequel their Mom will get to stay in school.

Kids will find this book hilarious, and as an adult reader I have to applaud the little details that Kinney comes up with, such as the health teacher’s unfeeling reaction to the girls who have lovingly cared for the eggs that they have to protect as though they were babies; and many small touches like Greg’s hope that inheriting a textbook from a cool kid will magically make him cool too.

As an author covering middle-school mayhem, he’s not just coasting–Jeff Kinney still has his touch!

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Rachael M. Robbins "rachaelmr" writes:
January 31st, 20129:16 amat

44 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

Teacher Beware, November 23, 2010

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Rachael M. Robbins “rachaelmr” (Bellingham, WA United States) –

This review is from: The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5) (Hardcover)

I teach 4th grade and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books are a perennial favorite. I’ve read all of the books and have had them readily available in my classroom. My students were practically salivating as they awaited the arrival of this book.

I read it. I enjoyed it and thought it was humorous. If I taught middle school or MAYBE even 5th grade, I would highly recommend it. However, I am really struggling with whether or not to include it in my classroom library. As other reviewers have said, kids who don’t like to read devour each and every one of these books. My students beg me to make them available. However, the puberty theme gives me pause. For most kids and their parents, I don’t think there’s an issue. However, I can see this series opening a can of worms with “that one parent”. Even in our society where kids grow up so much faster than we did and are more savvy, not all kids are. In middle school, these issues are happening, whether parents want to face them or not. In 4th grade… I’m not sure if I feel comfortable making that call.

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Anonymous writes:
January 31st, 20129:27 amat

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Definitely worth your time!, December 26, 2010

A Kid’s Review

This review is from: The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5) (Hardcover)

This book was very exciting. Although when compared to the other books in the series, I do not think it is as good. I didn’t think the ending was acceptable; it kind of just ended. I think it should have gone on past where it ended. Although some things are bad about the book, more are good. While it is predictable, the humor is good and the idea of the book was intelligent. It is different from the others because Greg is going through new “changes.”

His ex-best friend, Rowley, who Greg thinks is childish and a loner; beats him to these changes. Near the end the two of them become best friends again. It was easy to guess this would happen. You’ll have to read it to find out how. So I’m saying it is a good book and I hope Jeff Kinney will add to the series shortly(CAN’T WAIT!) Hope this review helped your decision!

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