Acknowledgments Thanks to all the teachers and librarians who have put my books in kids’ hands. Thanks to my wonderful extended family for all the laughter and love. We have a really special group, and I feel very fortunate to be a part of your lives. Thanks to everyone at Abrams for making my dream of becoming a cartoonist come true. Thanks to Charlie Kochman, my passionate and dedicated editor, and Michael Jacobs for taking Wimpy Kid to ever greater heights. Thanks to Jason Wells, Veronica Wasserman, Scott Auerbach, and Chad W. Beckerman. This has been a really fun ride, and it’s great to share it with you. Thanks to Jess Brallier and to the incredibly talented team at Poptropica for your patience and understanding during the craziest of times, and for your dedication to creating great content for kids. Thanks to Sylvie Rabineau, my terrific agent, for your support, encouragement, and guidance. Thanks to Carla, Elizabeth, and Nick at Fox, and thanks to Nina, Brad, and David for working with me to bring Greg Heffley to life on the big screen.
About the Author Jeff Kinney is an online game developer and designer, and a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Jeff has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential People in the World. Jeff is also the creator of Poptropica.com, which was named one of Time magazine’s 50 Best Websites. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C., area and moved to new England in 1995. Jeff lives in southern Massachusetts with his wife and their two sons.