Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Yesterday Alex took the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid to Brown's Camp. He read it all the way there; on the way back I realized that he had started over. When questioned, he admitted that he has read the book three times! He didn't know the book was the first in a whole series, and he was very excited to hear about it.

Last night we went to the bookstore and investigated the series – there are a total of four books, not including the blank journal ('Do it Yourself' book). We bought Alex the second book in the series. He stayed up reading in bed. Before going to sleep he had read 112 pages of the 217 page book; he is now on page 144, and is sitting in his bedroom at his desk with the book and a cup of hot chocolate.

Tonight we took him to Barnes & Noble to get the last two books in the series. He had a couple Barnes & Noble gift cards that he had acquired, including one that Avery gave him for his birthday. He used his gift cards to buy the last two books.

Alex loves to read, and reads books like this nonstop when he finds one he particularly enjoys. I told him that this series had better last him until at least Wednesday!