Best-selling writer James Patterson praises 6 kids’ books, including “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” (here). He’s featured all of these books on his own site, Read Kiddo Read, which is really great and has so many suggestions for good books to read. It’s definitely worth checking out to find some fun new books.
Jeff Kinney and “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” have received 6 nominations in the 2009 Harvey Awards, including Best Writer, Best Cartoonist, Best Inker, Best Continuing or Limited Series, Best Graphic Album – Original, and Special Award for Humor in Comics. Congratulations! We knew the Wimpy books were great! A listing of all of the nominees in all of the categories is (here).
Over 12,000 kids voted for “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”. Over 19,000 kids voted for “Who Is Melvin Bubble?” as their favorite picture book of 2009.
A listing of all 100 is (here), and includes Leaders & Revolutionaries, Builders & Titans, Artists & Entertainers, Heroes & Icons, and Scientists & Thinkers, with a profile of each person.
Over 5400 kids in Vermont voted for their favorites from a list of nominees. More details are (here), including the new nominee list for 2009-2010.
He’s one of 205 people nominated, who are listed (here). You can use the slider to rank how influential any of the candidates are.
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” (series) by Jeff Kinney won Favorite Graphic Novel, and The Cheese won Grossest Thing in Comics! A listing of all of the winners is (here). They are also listed in the April 2009 issue of Nickelodeon Magazine, along with a great new 2-page comic by Jeff Kinney, all about what it was like for him to create the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” books.
Kids in grades 3-5 in Ohio have voted “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” their favorite book from the previous year. A listing of all of the winners is (here).
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” and “Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book” were both nominated. See a listing of all of the categories and nominees (here).
On election day, New York students voted for which kids’ books they thought should be in the White House Library, and the books were sent to their Congressperson to be delivered to the White House, as explained (here).
A listing of their 2008 Cuffie Awards is (here).
A listing of all of the books named to the 2008 Young Adult Library Services Association Top Ten List is (here).
