What to Read Next If You Liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Who can resist the perfect combination of words and pictures? Add a spunky hero with a few problems, and you’ve got worthy Wimpy Kid follow-ups.

What to Read Next If You Liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Disney+ turned the Wimpy Kid book series into an animated television show.

Your next picture book

Luke on the Loose

In Luke on the Loose, a boy follows a flock of pigeons in an increasingly wild chase out of New York’s Central Park, through Manhattan, and all the way across the Brooklyn Bridge. 


Your next chapter book

The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

The Brilliant World of Tom Gates is the Diary of a Wimpy Kid gone British, with a doodling, diary-ing hero who just wants to make it through middle school alive.


Your next readaloud:

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

Timmy Failure would like to believe that he’s the greatest detective in the world, but he’d be wrong. Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made has delightful illustrations on every page but enough story to make reasonable for a readaloud.


Your next teen read

Nimona

Nimona is a smart, sassy comic about a shape-shifting girl who teams up with a not-so-evil villain to take down a not-so-great hero. It may just turn out to be your new favorite fantasy story.


Your next grown-up book

Sacred Heart

In the weird, unresolved Sacred Heart, teenager Ben is just trying to survive adolescence while her parents—and all the other adults in town—are off on a four-year pilgrimage. This coming-of-age story nails the awkward ordinariness and utter strangeness of being a teenager.


Amy Sharony

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