Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)Paperback

Greg Heffley's best friend finally gets the notebook in this spin-off from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, and Rowley Jefferson's account of events does not always match Greg's. Penguin UK publishes the paperback at 200 pages in the illustrated journal format the main series made popular, with cartoon drawings interleaved through short handwritten-style entries. Jeff Kinney uses the change of narrator for comedy: Rowley is cheerful, literal and largely unaware of how he is being used, which gives familiar situations a different slant. Because it steps outside the numbered sequence, it can be read at any point by anyone who already knows the two characters. What sets it apart: • Spin-off narrated by Rowley Jefferson rather than Greg Heffley • 200 illustrated pages in the Wimpy Kid journal style • Reads independently of the numbered series order • Comic contrast between two very different versions of events A good pick for Wimpy Kid readers wanting something new in the same style, published by Penguin UK and available at Boipoka.