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IT'S HERE! DOG DAYS

October 11, 2009
The long dog days of summer are over! We spent much of the spring and summer working on Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days from the cover to the interior and then the intense marketing campagin. Finally we get to relax and celebrate our hard work. That is until book five . . .

But today is for celebrating. Charlie Kochman and I have been on a train since 6 am headed to my college town of Providence, Rhode Island for Jeff's first signing at the Providence Place Mall ( which was just being built when I was a sophmore). We are expecting a ton of people. It's going to be a long day. I'll be sure to post pictures ASAP.

Hope everyone enjoys the book.



SINCE SATURDAY:

#1 bestseller, Amazon.com
#1 bestseller, Bn.com



Read today’s, October 13, 2009,


SCIENCE TIMES

“A wildly popular series that resists easy moralizing.”

Read the entire article by clicking or copying and pasting this link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/health/13well.html?_r=1&ref=science <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/health/13well.html?_r=1&ref=science>


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Just in, the October 2, 2009

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“Everyone’s Favorite wimp is back.”


Read the entire article by clicking or copying and pasting this link: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/wr/article/0,27972,1926241,00.html



October 12, 2009, Publishers Weekly gives the series its 4th consecutive starred review!


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“Kinney's gift for telling, pitch-perfect details in both his writing and art remains (such as the cursive script and cutesy content of Mom's photo album captions). No reason to think kids won't devour this book as voraciously as its predecessors.”



October 12, 2009, Book of the Day on


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“Nods to reality add humor and depth to this title, consistent in style and substance with previous series entries, which fans new and old will savor.”


TONIGHT:

NPR’s Here and Now


TOMORROW:

ABC’s The View

More to come!




Tags ABRAMS, Abrams logo, Amulet Books, Chad W. Beckerman, Charlie Kochman, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dog Days, Jeff Kinney, Wimpy 4, yellow
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Rube Gold·berg. adjective \rüb-ˈgōl(d)-ˌbərg\: accomplishing by complex means

 


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