Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Acheivments/Honors/Awards

Achievements

Awards and Honors

Award Category Result
#1 New York Times Best Seller (114 weeks)
Won
2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Book Nominated
2009 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Book Nominated
ALA Notable Book
Won
2010 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Book Series Won
2010 Most Favorite Book Around The World
Won
2011 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Book Series Won

Commercial success

The New York Times, which ranks children's serials collectively on a "Series Books" bestseller list, has included the Wimpy Kid series for 64 weeks as of April 10, 2010. USA Today, which ranks best sellers based on sales alone regardless of genre or intended audience, has listed Diary of a Wimpy Kid in its top 150, peaking at number 8, for 141 weeks as of April 4, 2010. As of the same date, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules has been on the list for 117 weeks (peaking at number 4), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw has been on the list for 65 weeks (peaking at number 1), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days has been on the list for all 25 weeks of its publication (peaking at number 1), and The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary has been listed for all three weeks of its publication, peaking at number 2 As of May 2010, more than 32 million Wimpy Kid books are in print in the U.S., and the books have been sold in more than 30 countries.

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