The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series) »

Jeff Kinney is an online game developer and designer and is the author of the New York Times bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C., area and moved to New England in 1995.

Go behind the scenes with Jeff Kinney and the making of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie!

If you've ever wondered how a movie gets made, you're not alone. Author and illustrator Jeff Kinney didn't know either, but when his bestselling series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, was turned into a live-action movie by 20th Century Fox, he learned how a book gets adapted into a major motion picture.

Complete with photographs, script pages, storyboard sketches, costume designs, and original art by Jeff Kinney, The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary is the perfect companion to the bestselling series.

Children's Literature

Greg Heffley is back in this story of the sketch that birthed a million-dollar movie. Kinney follows the same diary-like format as the other "Wimpy Kid" books, but this one includes storyboard sketches and full-color photographs of the cast. Readers will be delighted to get play-by-play accounts of what occurred on set. They are introduced to Zach Gordon, the boy who portrays Heffley in the motion picture. Readers will see excerpts of the script, shots from screen tests, and set photos. Diehard fans will have a blast seeing real-life versions of other character favorites, including Patty, Darren, Fregley, and Chirag. There is even a step-by-step narrative that explains how a book transforms from a manuscript to a screenplay. This book is a must-have for series fans or for those who have seen the movie and want to know more. It would make an excellent read for a reluctant reader. The color pictures taken from filming the movie bring a new dynamic to this series. Reviewer: Summer Whiting