Dog Days by Jeff Kinney (2009, Hardcover)

I've read all of the books in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series along with my kids. Well, I have to say that I understand why kids like the humor in these books but as an adult I can honestly say that I am tiring of them. It could be that Greg who is in middle school continues to experience the same lessons in different ways but doesn't seem to learn much about the lessons of life.

In Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Greg is on summer vacation and is writing his experiences down in another diary but this summer, he prefers to stay indoors playing video games. His mother tries to find ways to coax him outside to the pool which he hates or on various family and outdoor adventures. There is usually a problem along the way and Greg gets into trouble. Greg often includes his friend Rowley in his antics and doesn't always treat him with the most respect and Rowleys parents don't like that. The comics accompany each story add a nice touch and are the highlight of the series for most kids. I did enjoy Greg's excursion to the beauty salon where his mother drops him off for a haircut and he gets involved in the ladies gossip, gets to read gossip magazines and wants to go back again.

As a parent, I would like to see Greg learn more from his actions and show more maturity and emotional growth as he gets older. As a kid, they love that he gets away with things and gets himself into hysterically funny situations that he can't get himself out of.

My kid's thoughts: "I like that these books are funny and Greg has a good personality....he is kind of cool because he does funny stuff. I can't wait until the next book comes out!" He would rate the book at 5 stars for sure!!

Very funny book, my 7 yr old (reads on a 4th grade level) loves this series, he finished the first book in one day! Pages are about half words and half comics with word bubbles, which he reads and are age-appropriate humor.
Book seems long for a 7-10 yr old, but they read quickly enough so they won't get bored.
I will be buying the new ones when they come out!

My son loves this series and really wanted to read this book. He says he wants the entire series. He has been checking them out from the library at school. He had been unable to get this book. A friend of his had the book and he wanted it really bad. He can hardly wait to see if there are more books to be released with these characters. He really likes this author and wants to read more of his books. We will have to work on getting more of them. I hope this author continues to write books he enjoys this much. It gives him a break from video games. There are not a lot of things he likes to read enough to skip playing his games.

My 10 year old daughter LOVES the wimpy kid books; this newest one is all she asked for for her birthday. She finds them to be funny and quirky and she loves the drawings. She's always running out to whatever room I am in to tell me something funny that was written or to show me one of the many silly drawings. All of her friends read this series as well and they all equally love it; they also discuss the books they read with each other which I think is cool at this age. Jeff Kinney wrote another amazing book!

This book continues the excellence and enjoyability the first three books have.
Kids will like this book...no, kids will LOVE this book! It's easy to read and they will connect with the situations the main character has. I hope Jeff Kinney keeps this series going for time to come.