Tuesday, January 3, 2012

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Film
There has been rumors that a third film would come out in 2012, and Devon Bostick (Rodrick) states that he is "90% sure it will happen". It was 100% when Zachary Gordon (Greg) said on his Facebook page that the movie is currently filming in August 2011,.[3] rumors said that the film would contain most scenes from The Last Straw and a little from Dog Days. Producers and writers are also planning on writing the script and they claimed they needed a casting for Alex Aruda who is rumored that he would be in the next film. Like the second film, it will once again be directed by David Bowers. It started filming as of August 9, 2011. Gordon announced that the film's title was changed to Dog Days.

Do it yourself

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book  

Left: Original version. Right: Extended version.
Author(s)Jeff Kinney
IllustratorJeff Kinney
Cover artistJeff Kinney
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDiary of a Wimpy Kid
Genre(s)Activity book
PublisherAmulet Books
Publication dateOctober 1, 2008 (original)
May 10, 2011 (re-release)
Media typePrint (paperback, hardcover)
Pages224
ISBN978-0-8109-8995-5

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book, is an activity book created by American author and game designer Jeff Kinney. This book is divided into two sections: an activity section and a "Whats Your Story?" section. The hardcover version of the book features 16 pages of full-color comics in the middle of the book, between the two sections.
In 2011, the book has been extended with extra 60 pages and 16 more full-color comics, and was renamed "The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book".

Contents

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 Contents

 Activity section

About the first half of the book is filled up with activities like making your own comic strips, including sections for biographical data, hobbies and more. It also features several comic strips to finish, including Greg's "Creighton the Cretin" and "Li'l Cutie". Many characters are mentioned in the book, the main being Greg Heffley, his brother Rodrick, Rowley Jefferson, and Fregley.

 "What's Your Story?" section

This section of the book is mostly blank for readers to keep as a diary, comic strip drawing book , a journal, or to write their own story. This section begins at the "Create Your Own Cover" page. The section has characters on each page.

Comic pages

The hardcover version of this book features 8 pages of comics created by Greg, Rowley, Fregley, and some girls from Greg's class, in between the activities and "What's Your Story" pages. The comic pages include Zoo-Wee-Mama!, Trevor, The Talking Sideburn, Gareth the Green Bean, Creighton the Comedian, Girls RULE!, Jerome, the man with INCREDIBLY RED LIPS (as stylized in the book), The Amazing Fart Police, Ugly Eugene, and Action Fighters (stylized as Action Fighterz). In the 2011 version, the comics Creighton the Dinosaur, Gareth Runs for Office, Joshie in: Double Trouble", "Gareth's Revenge, Precious Poochie, Office Antix & Oh, Grampsie! debuted.

The Ugly Truth

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth  
The Ugly Truth.png
Author(s)Jeff Kinney
IllustratorJeff Kinney
Cover artistJeff Kinney
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDiary of a Wimpy Kid
Genre(s)Children's comedy
PublisherAmulet Books
Publication dateNovember 9, 2010
Media typePrint (paperback, hardcover)
Pages217
ISBN978-0-8109-8491-2
Preceded byDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Followed byDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever

Dog Days pic

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days  
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Author(s)Jeff Kinney
IllustratorJeff Kinney
Cover artistJeff Kinney
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDiary of a Wimpy Kid
Genre(s)Comedy
PublisherAmulet Books, Puffin Books
Publication dateOctober 12, 2009
Media typePrint (Paperback, Hardcover)
Pages217
ISBN978-0-8109-8391-5
Preceded byDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Followed byDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth

Rodrick rules pic

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules  
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules.png
Author(s)Jeff Kinney
IllustratorJeff Kinney
Cover artistJeff Kinney
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDiary of a Wimpy Kid
Genre(s)Realistic Fiction, Comedy
PublisherAmulet Books
Publication dateFebruary 1, 2008[1]
Media typePrint (paperback, hardcover)
Pages217
ISBN978-0-8109-9473-7
Preceded byDiary of a Wimpy Kid
Followed byDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw

DOWK pic

Diary of a Wimpy Kid  
Diary of a wimpy kid.jpg
Cover of first edition of the book
Author(s)Jeff Kinney
IllustratorJeff Kinney
Cover artistJeff Kinney and Chad W. Beckerman
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDiary of a Wimpy Kid
Genre(s)Realistic fiction, comedy
PublisherAmulet Books[2]
Publication dateApril 1, 2007 [1]
Media typePrint (paperback, hardcover)
Pages217
ISBNISBN 978-0-1433-0383-1[2]
Followed byDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid  
Diary of a wimpy kid.jpg
Cover of first edition of the book
Author(s)Jeff Kinney
IllustratorJeff Kinney
Cover artistJeff Kinney and Chad W. Beckerman
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDiary of a Wimpy Kid
Genre(s)Realistic fiction, comedy
PublisherAmulet Books[2]
Publication dateApril 1, 2007 [1]
Media typePrint (paperback, hardcover)
Pages217
ISBNISBN 978-0-1433-0383-1[2]
Followed byDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

 Background

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Picture of the online version

Last Straw Pic

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw  
Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw.png
U.S. cover
Author(s)Jeff Kinney
IllustratorJeff Kinney
Cover artistJeff Kinney
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDiary of a Wimpy Kid
Genre(s)Comedy
PublisherAmulet Books
Publication dateJanuary 13, 2009[1]
Media typePrint (Hardcover, paperback)
Pages217
ISBNISBN 978-0-81dfdfdfdsdfd09-7068-7
Preceded byDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Followed byDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw  
Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw.png
U.S. cover
Author(s)Jeff Kinney
IllustratorJeff Kinney
Cover artistJeff Kinney
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDiary of a Wimpy Kid
Genre(s)Comedy
PublisherAmulet Books
Publication dateJanuary 13, 2009[1]
Media typePrint (Hardcover, paperback)
Pages217
ISBNISBN 978-0-81dfdfdfdsdfd09-7068-7
Preceded byDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Followed byDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw  
Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw.png
U.S. cover
Author(s)Jeff Kinney
IllustratorJeff Kinney
Cover artistJeff Kinney
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDiary of a Wimpy Kid
Genre(s)Comedy
PublisherAmulet Books
Publication dateJanuary 13, 2009[1]
Media typePrint (Hardcover, paperback)
Pages217
ISBNISBN 978-0-81dfdfdfdsdfd09-7068-7
Preceded byDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Followed byDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw is a novel written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, the third book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. The book acts as a journal and follows the adventures of Greg Heffley, the narrator of the book, who is in the second half of his seventh grade year.[2] The title comes from the threat of military school to toughen Greg up. This book was released on January 13, 2009 in the USA.