Author Jeff Kinney takes us inside the new book, his tour, and has reading advice for parents and kids. If your child is a ...

That’s a lot of books. Like, a John Grisham-level number of books. But unlike Grisham, Jeff Kinney’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” books are filled with hilarious cartoons that he draws himself.

Kinney is also working to develop the Wimpy Kid books into an animated series. "I have written two episodes so far," he says. "I am trying to get at the truth of childhood and to make it as deep ...