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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 CHRISTMAS GETAWAY!

    The twelfth laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated     Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide!

    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.

    The trouble is this version of paradise turns out to include sun poisoning, stomach troubles and venomous creatures.

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

    WHAT'S IN     DIARY OF A WIMPY KID?
    50% words, 50% cartoons, 100% hilarious!
    Stories that all readers can't wait to get their hands on
    Laughter guaranteed!

    *BRAND NEW* DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE DEEP END IS OUT NOW!

    And DON'T MISS an all-new fantasy from Greg's best friend in Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure, the follow-up to the instant #1 bestseller Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal.

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

    Have you read all the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series?
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End - the BRAND NEW Wimpy Kid book - out now!!

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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 Favorite Book. The Deep End, Book 15, was published in November 2020 and was an instant #1 global bestseller. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal was published in April 2019, was an immediate #1 international bestseller, and has remained at the top of the New York Times bestseller list since publication, along with the follow-up book, Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure. Jeff has been named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World and is one of the Top 10 bestselling authors of all time. 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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Inspiration

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Extracts

Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney

Scare yourself silly with Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney, the #1 international bestselling author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid!

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