Book series in order
Diary of a Wimpy Kid books in order
Ages 8–12 · about grade 3 hybrid · still going
There are 21 Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. Start with Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007) and read them in number order. The newest is book 21, Fight or Flight (2026). Abrams lists the newest book, Fight or Flight, for ages 8 to 12. No page we opened gave one age for the whole series.
What reading it is like: A handwritten-looking diary with a cartoon on most pages: more words than a comic, in short entries.
By Jeff Kinney, published by Abrams (Amulet Books). Checked October 29, 2026 (sources at the bottom). No affiliate links, and nobody paid to be here.
How many Diary of a Wimpy Kid books are there?
There are 21 Diary of a Wimpy Kid books as of November 12, 2026, out from 2007 to 2026. The newest is book 21, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Fight or Flight.
When is the next Diary of a Wimpy Kid book?
No numbered book has a day yet. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: The Getaway (a film) is due on December 4, 2026.
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid books in order
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What's next for Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly books: Spin-off diaries by Greg's friend Rowley, not numbered in the main series. Wikipedia lists four, from 2019 to 2026.
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: The Getaway (a film) (due December 4, 2026): A film that shares its title with book 12. wimpykid.com says it streams exclusively on Disney+.
Do you have to read Diary of a Wimpy Kid in order?
You can read them in number order, which is how most readers do it, but you don't have to. Each book is its own stretch of Greg Heffley's life, with his family, school and best friend Rowley, and the jokes make sense without the earlier books. A child who picks up a later one can go back for the early ones after.
What age is Diary of a Wimpy Kid for?
Eight to twelve is the publisher's age for the book, not a reading level. It's a diary full of cartoons, with more words than a comic and a lot less than a chapter book, which is why it is a favorite of children who say they don't like reading. Peabody's own lists put it at about 8 to 12. We don't print reading-level scores: they belong to the companies that make them.
What's it like inside Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
- Words: Lots of words on a page.
- Panels: Words with a picture beside them, part comic and part chapter book.
- Colour: Black and white.
- Which way: Left to right, like most books.
- Length: Book 1 has 224 pages.
- Feels: Funny.
About book 1. The page count is from abramsbooks.com; the rest is Peabody's own note, never a score.
What to read after Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce
Another troublemaker at school, told in comic-strip pages. A good one for readers who like Greg's schemes. Books in order · More like it
The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier
A boy and his friends build a treehouse base in a town full of monsters, with a drawing on nearly every page. Books in order · More like it
The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett and Jory John
Two rival pranksters team up against a strict principal, in short chapters with plenty of drawings. More like it
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Sources
- Abrams: the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
- Abrams: Fight or Flight
- Wimpy Kid: the books
- Wimpy Kid: Fight or Flight
- Wikipedia: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Titles, order and years are facts from these pages, opened October 29, 2026. Peabody shows no covers or blurbs: those belong to the publisher.