About Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney didn’t grow up wanting to be a children’s author. His dream was to become a newspaper cartoonist, but he wasn’t able to get his comic strips syndicated.
In 1998 Jeff came up with the idea for Diary of a Wimpy Kid, a story about a middle-school weakling named Greg Heffley. Jeff worked on his book for almost eight years before showing it to a publisher in New York.
Jeff Kinney was born in 1971 in Maryland and attended the University of Maryland in the early 1990s. It was there that Jeff ran a comic strip called “Igdoof” in the campus newspaper, and he knew he wanted to be a cartoonist.
However, Jeff was not successful in getting his comic strip syndicated after college, and in 1998 he started writing down ideas for Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which he hoped to turn into a book. Jeff worked on the book for six years before publishing it online on Funbrain.com in daily installments. To date, the online version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid has more than 80 million visits, and is typically read by more than 70,000 kids a day.
In 2006, Jeff signed a multi-book deal with publisher Harry N. Abrams, Inc. to turn Diary of a Wimpy Kid into a print series.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid was released in April 2007 and quickly became a New York Times bestseller, eventually reaching the #1 spot. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules was released in January 2008 and also became a #1 bestseller.
In 2007, Jeff also created Poptropica.com, where he continues to work full-time as the creative and editorial director. Jeff lives in southern Massachusetts with his wife and two sons.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney didn’t grow up wanting to be a children’s author. His dream was to become a newspaper cartoonist, but he wasn’t able to get his comic strips syndicated.
In 1998 Jeff came up with the idea for Diary of a Wimpy Kid, a story about a middle-school weakling named Greg Heffley. Jeff worked on his book for almost eight years before showing it to a publisher ...
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| 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 11 (Kindle Edition)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books
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11/01/2016
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2 Reviews |
| 2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (Books 1-10) (Hardcover)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books
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10/04/2016
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40 Reviews |
| 3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 10 (Hardcover)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books
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11/03/2015
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5,361 Reviews |
| 4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Latin Edition: Commentarii de Inepto Puero (Hardcover)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books
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09/15/2015
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4 Reviews |
| 5. The Long Haul (Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 9) (Audible Audio Edition)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Penguin Books Limited
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11/05/2014
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2,354 Reviews |
| 6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series) (A...
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
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11/04/2014
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6,980 Reviews |
| 7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (Audible Audio Edition)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Recorded Books
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11/04/2014
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2,682 Reviews |
| 8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (1-4) (Hardcover)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books
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10/15/2013
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496 Reviews |
| 9. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: How Greg Heffley Went Hollywood, Revised and ...
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books
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06/26/2012
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392 Reviews |
| 10. Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) (Hardcover)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books
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11/15/2011
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7,371 Reviews |
| 11. The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5) (Hardcover)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books
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4-8 |
11/09/2010
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6,467 Reviews |
| 12. Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4) (Hardcover)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books
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4-8 |
10/12/2009
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7,625 Reviews |
| 13. La Ley de Rodrick (Diario de Greg 2) (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Lectorum Publications
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07/01/2009
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6,492 Reviews |
| 14. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (Paperback)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet
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7,190 Reviews |
| 15. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (Hardcover)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books
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10/01/2008
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1,437 Reviews |
| 16. Diario de Greg (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Lectorum Publications
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10/01/2008
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21,078 Reviews |
| 17. Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 2) (Paperback)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books
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/2008
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9,898 Reviews |
| 18. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1 (Hardcover)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Illustrator: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
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4-8 |
04/01/2007
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25,312 Reviews |
| 19. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, a Novel in Cartoons (Paperback)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books
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23,865 Reviews |
| 20. Web-In-A-Book: Surging the Web Without the Wait (Paperback)
Author: Jess Brallier
Illustrator: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Planet Dexter
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02/2001
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5 Reviews |
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