Jeff Kinney

Jeff Kinney is an American author and cartoonist best known for creating the *Diary of a Wimpy Kid* series, which blends text with cartoon illustrations to chronicle the misadventures of middle schooler Greg Heffley.

The books, aimed at children and young adults, became bestsellers and spawned multiple film adaptations.

Kinney also created the children's website Poptropica.

Related

Greg Heffley · dork · journal · graphic novel · illustrated · humor · awkward · Plainview · childhood · bestseller · Manny · Rodrick · funny · drawings · book series · stick figures · locker · cafeteria

Opposites
literary tone and style in children's literature

Jeff KinneyLois Lowry

Bridge to Terabithia · The Giver · Louis Sachar · Because of Winn-Dixie · John Green

literary prestige and critical recognition

Jeff KinneyRick Riordan

Suzanne Collins · C.S. Lewis · Madeleine L'Engle · critically acclaimed

target age and content maturity

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Toni Morrison · Thomas Pynchon · James Joyce · Fyodor Dostoevsky · Marcel Proust

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G