Monday, December 4, 2023

If You Like Diary of a Wimpy Kid . . .

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is one of the most popular children's series for kids right now.  The latest book just came out last month.  But what to read once you've gone through the whole series?  Here are a few of our favorite Wimpy Kid read-alikes . . . .

The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
Who wouldn't want to live in a treehouse? Especially a 13-story treehouse that has a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a tank full of sharks, a library full of comics, a secret underground laboratory, a games room, self-making beds, vines you can swing on, a vegetable vaporizer and a marshmallow machine that follows you around and automatically shoots your favorite flavored marshmallows into your mouth whenever it discerns you're hungry.


Babymouse: Lights, Camera, Middle School! by Jennifer Holm
Babymouse joins the school Film Club and writes the greatest cinematic masterpiece of all time! But when the movie gets shown to the entire school, will it be a box office hit or a flop?

Waylon: One Awesome Thing by Sara Pennypacker
Waylon, a boy with the mind of a scientific genius and the vulnerable heart of an eight year old, is trying to understand his older sister and deal with changes among the kids at school.

Hamstersaurus Rex by Tom O'Donnell
Eleven-year old Sam befriends a hungry class hamster that undergoes a freaky transformation.


More Books --
The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
Am I the Princess or the Frog by Jim Benton
Big Nate Strikes Again by Lincoln Peirce
Clementine's Letters by Sara Pennypacker
Judy Moody by Megan McDonald
Lights, Camera, Cook! by Charise Mericle Harper
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish by Mo O'Hara
Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai
Schooled by Gordon Korman
Stick Cat: Cats in the City by Tom Watson
Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All by Rachel Russell
Timmy Failure: Now Look What You've Done by Stephan Pastis

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