kk A popular story in PA is “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”. This book is popular all over and is written by Jeff Kinney. It’s especially a popular series because some of the books have been made into movies. For the “Kids Choice Awards” it has won favorite book in 2015 and 2011. And the movie version of the book was nominated best family film at the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, and also nominated favorite movie at the “Kids Choice Awards”. Total the series has 11 books. If you’re unsure what the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book is it’s about a kid named Greg Heffley who struggles going through school. But going through school he’s not alone he has his best friend Rowley. The series started on a website ( Funbrain.com ) in 2004. Then they printed it in April 2007. The 11 books from the series are the original Diary of a Wimpy Kid (first book), Dog Days, The Last Straw, Cabin Fever, Rodrick Rules, The Third Wheel, The Ugly Truth, Old School, The Long Haul, Hard Luck, and The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary. Another book is The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself book. For The Do-It-Yourself book you get to be the author, illustrator, and main character. Learn more here.
kk Another popular book in PA (Pennsylvania) is “The Tortoise and the Hare”. This book is easier to read than Diary of a Wimpy Kid and has colored pictures for younger kids. It is about a hare and a tortoise who race each other and since the hare is overconfident he takes many breaks and the tortoise keeps going the whole time. At the end the hare Max learned a lesson. To find out what he learned watch the short story below. This book has not won as many awards as “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”, but has been nominated film award at the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards. For this book their are also many different versions and different authors. And this kind of book is an Aesop fable. At 2 minutes and 27 seconds (2:27) you can pause it because that’s not really part of the story.
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