Since the release of the online version, most of the books have garnered positive reviews and commercial success. 20th Century Studios produced a live-action film series of the same title from 2010 - 2017, and two animated films in the early 2020s. A spin-off series, centering on the character Rowley Jefferson, has three installments as of 2021. Seventeen books in the series have been released as of 2022, an activity book has also been released. In April 2009, Time magazine named Kinney in the Time 100 most influential people. The first installment was released in April 2007 and received immediate success. In February 2006, during the New York Comic Con, Kinney signed a multi-book deal with publisher Abrams Books to turn Diary of a Wimpy Kid into a printed book series. Nonetheless, many online readers requested a printed version. The online version had received almost 20 million views by 2009. The website made daily entries from September 2004 to June 2005. In 2004, FunBrain and Kinney released an online version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Kinney spent eight years working on the book before showing it to a publisher. The series follows Greg Heffley, a middle-schooler who illustrates his daily life in a diary (although he constantly tells the audience that it is a journal). The Walt Disney Company (film rights via 20th Century Studios)ĭiary of a Wimpy Kid is an American children's book series and media franchise created by author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney.Abrams Books (publishing under Amulet Books label).
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