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The Penguin Podcast: Jeff Kinney on life as a Wimpy Kid

Jeff Kinney joins Konnie Huq in the studio to talk about his hugely popular Wimpy Kid series and finding the funny side in everyday life

Jeff Kinney

The Wimpy Kid series is beloved by families across the world. Author Jeff Kinney discusses the latest book, The Getaway, how he came to own a bookshop, and how he is always looking for laughs.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway (Book 12)

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway (Book 12)

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid

  • THE ONE WITH THE HOLIDAY DISASTER!

    *The twelfth laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated bestselling Wimpy Kid book!*

    Greg Heffley and his family are getting out of town.

    It's freezing cold at home and his parents are stressed about Christmas, so they decide the whole family are going to escape to a tropical island!

    A few days in paradise SHOULD do wonders for Greg and his frazzled family.

    But this version of paradise includes sun poisoning, stomach troubles and venomous creatures.

    Can their trip be saved, or will this island getaway end in disaster?

    ABOUT DIARY OF A WIMPY KID:
    · 50% words, 50% cartoons, 100% hilarious!
    · Hilarious stories that all readers can't wait to get their hands on
    · Laughter guaranteed
    · 200 million copies sold worldwide

    'Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet' - Independent

    *Don't miss Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid­­, to read Greg's best friend Rowley's side of the story!*

  • Buy the book

Jeff Kinney

Jeff Kinney is the #1 USA Today, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and a six-time Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award winner for Favourite Book. Wrecking Ball, book 14, was published in November 2019, and was an instant #1 global bestseller. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal was published in April 2019, was an instant #1 global bestseller. Jeff has been named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. He is also the creator of Poptropica, which was named one of Time's 50 Best Websites. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C., area and moved to New England in 1995. Jeff lives with his wife and two sons in Massachusetts, where they own a bookstore, An Unlikely Story.

Jeff Kinney

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney

It seems that things are – amazingly – looking up for Greg and his family! An unexpected inheritance has given the Heffley’s a chance to make some major home improvements. But as always, stuff doesn’t quite go to plan…

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