Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

My 7 year old came home from the school library with this one. I think she made an excellent choice !
There were several parts that were a little over her head, understandably as this is for a slightly older age group, but those sections even made my husband chuckle out loud.
This was perfect for us to read and laugh together with and can't wait to read others in the series. ( )

This book is the second of in the series that I have read. The more you read these books the more Greg becomes a part of your life. This book take place during the summer. Greg's plan for the summer includes sitting home playing video games, but his parents have other plans for him. Greg does get out the house, he goes to the country club with Rowley and his family, but that does work out for Greg. Greg ends up being kicked out the country club and has to raise money to pay the smoothie bill that he and Rowley got while at he country club. They start a lawn service that ends horribly cause neither one of them know what they are doing. Greg family goes to the town pool and Greg hates it, the showers were all the large hairy men shower is the worst part for Greg. Over the summer Greg's birthday come and he gets all the presents that he doesn't want including a phone "ladybug" that only dials 911. Over the summer Greg also gets a fish that his big brother's fish eats. He finds out the truth about his dog as well as call the police on his dad, because he thinks that his day is trying to sell him. Greg has so many different life events that happen in one summer, events that he didn't even want to happen cause all he wanted to do was play video games.
I would read this book to my class. After reading the book we would talk about our summers. What we do during the summer? Do our summers turn out the way we plan? What a major event that has happen to us over the summer? After talking about these events I would have my students to write about them.
This is a great book. Kids of all age love this book; I know that because reading it to a group of 2nd graders at work, and they enjoyed it. I have also seen 5th graders reading and really getting into it when i tutored in a fifth grade class. I as a college student enjoyed reading it. I look the trip into Greg's life. I love that the author tells the story from Greg's point of view, that makes a different in the how the story is taken. ( )

This series just cracks me up. The portrayal of a young boys travails with friends and family is true to life and brings back the child in all of us. ( )

I understand the continuing, unabating appeal of this series, but it's just not doing it for me. I just don't like Greg. Granted, I'm not sure I'm really supposed to, but still. ( )

LOVED IT. ( )