Diary of a Wimpy Kid books in order
Last checked: September 24, 2026, against wimpykid.com
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About this series: sourced facts
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The series at a glance
Wikidata lists the publisher as Abrams Books.
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06Wikidata lists a publication date of April 1, 2007 for the series.
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06The first book came out in 2007.
Source: wimpykid.com, checked 2026-11-06What the story is
Greg Heffley keeps a journal about family, friends and getting through middle school.
Source: wimpykid.com, checked 2026-11-06The official site says the books are loosely based on Kinney's own childhood.
Source: wimpykid.com, checked 2026-11-06Wikidata lists the genre as humorous fiction and children's fiction.
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06How the series came to be
Kinney began writing jokes and drawings for it in journals in 1998.
Source: wimpykid.com, checked 2026-11-06It first ran online, in daily installments on Funbrain.com, from May 2004.
Source: wimpykid.com, checked 2026-11-06After he took a printed sample to New York Comic Con in 2006, Abrams signed him to a multi-book deal.
Source: wimpykid.com, checked 2026-11-06About the author
Wikidata lists the occupations of Jeff Kinney as game designer, illustrator and cartoonist.
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06Wikidata lists Jeff Kinney as educated at University of Maryland.
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06At the University of Maryland he drew a comic strip, Igdoof, for the campus newspaper; he wanted to be a newspaper cartoonist.
Source: wimpykid.com, checked 2026-11-06He created the website Poptropica.
Source: wimpykid.com, checked 2026-11-06Wikidata lists an award for Jeff Kinney: De Kinderjury (2015).
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06Wikidata lists an award for Jeff Kinney: De Kinderjury (2018).
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06Wikidata lists an award for Jeff Kinney: De Kinderjury (2020).
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06Wikidata lists an award for Jeff Kinney: De Kinderjury (2021).
Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06Beyond the books
Four live-action films, four animated films on Disney+ and a musical.
Source: wimpykid.com, checked 2026-11-06Four spin-off books, the Awesome Friendly Kid series, are told by Greg's best friend, Rowley Jefferson.
Source: wimpykid.com, checked 2026-11-06Awards
The official site lists two Children's Choice Book Awards and six Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Book.
Source: wimpykid.com, checked 2026-11-06Common questions
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