Jeff isn't the only one who is a fan of the Big Nate books - they kept being recommended by you, too! 'My son loved them,' explained while they also came highly recommended by and 10-year-old Lucas. For later, there's a lot of great YA - I love Maggie Stiefvater, for example.' Your suggestions 'I think that Wimpy Kid is in a way at childhood's end and kids who like these kind of books are eager to move on from them. 'But I think that kids eventually find there's not a huge jump between the Wimpy Kid books and Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series and, of course, Harry Potter. 'I recommend they re-read Wimpy Kid,' he laughed. 'No, I like the Big Nate books by Lincoln Peirce, and the Timmy Failure books by Stephan Pastis are good. We got to ask Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney which stories he recommends to children who come into the bookshop he owns in the US. But it's also for anyone who simply loves great storytelling.įor children who want recommendations from Jeff Kinney himself. With its gorgeous artwork, compelling storylines and tons of humour, the new Archiegraphic novel reboot by Mark Waid and illustrated by Fiona Staples, Annie Wu and Veronica Fick is, of course, for fans of the hot TV show Riverdale.It's full of heart-warming and cringe-worthy moments - Joe deals with bullies, an embarrassing mum and girls he doesn't understand. The Private Blog of Joe Cowley for Year 9 and up, as the main character is 14 (although some Year 8 students do read it as well).School Librarian of the Year Lucas Maxwell is used to children starting secondary school who never found a book to match the feeling Wimpy Kid gave them. Try the chokingly hilarious (and moving) Me, Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews - the main protagonist is even called Greg! There are teenagers, even much older teenagers, who never managed to find anything they love reading as much as Diary of a Wimpy Kid. For much older readers who never got over Diary of a Wimpy Kid The world of graphic novels is out there, waiting to be explored! Younger illustration fans will love the fabulous memoir El Deafo by Cece Bell, and check out Alexis Deacon's picks of the top seven graphic novels for younger readers (make sure you check out his Geis series, too).Īnother great choice is Shannon and Dean Hale's The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, a fabulous middle grade Squirrel Girl origin story. For fans of illustrated and cartoon style books You could also try the Captain Underpants series and anything else by Dav Pilkey, Jonathan Meres's World of Norm (illustrated by Donough O'Malley) or the Barry Loserseries by Jim Smith. so the likelihood is a Wimpy Kid fan will have already read these! Mind you, they were very popular on Twitter, recommended by ('similar in style and engagement'), and who explained: 'My Year 4 class found these a good alternative.' Perhaps the most ringing endorsement, though, came from 'My nephew was so engrossed in his Tom Gates book that he stayed awake reading until 11pm!' Totally worth it. For the younger fans who have devoured the series and want more of the sameĪn obvious choice is Liz Pichon's gorgeously illustrated Tom Gates series, but now our beloved Tom is almost as popular as Greg Heffley. It's these children that may stop reading once they hit secondary school, so we need to find more fuel for their reading fire! We've got some suggestions, and we'd love to hear yours too. The only trouble is that Jeff Kinney's masterpieces are so easy to read and so hilarious that some children find it hard to get beyond them and find other books that they can genuinely read for pleasure. multiple times? Are they struggling to find another book they love as much? We're here to help - and you've come up with some brilliant suggestions too!Īsk any group of 10-year-olds which of them have read Diary of a Wimpy Kid and almost every hand in the room will go up. Diary of a Wimpy Kidĭo you know children hooked on Diary of a Wimpy Kid? Have they devoured all 12.
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