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If you like Wimpy Kid books, try these…

The Wimpy Kid books are well known for turning reluctant readers into book fans, enjoyed for their easy-to-read style, laugh-out-loud humour and integrated cartoon-style illustrations. ​

We’ve put together a list of ten similar books for fans of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Fans of comic-style drawings and a high image-to-text ratio should try The Bad Guys or The 13-Storey Treehouse series, whereas children looking for similar stick-figure illustrations will feel right at home with Stick Boy or Konnie Huq’s Cookie series. Readers looking for more funny and relatable stories about school and family life might enjoy Planet Omar or the Sam Wu books. For those who need a new collectible series to get stuck into after reading Wimpy Kid, we recommend Tom Gates or the World of Norm books.

Browse the full list below of books for children looking for what to read next after Wimpy kid…

 

Chapter book

The first hilarious title in the award-winning, laugh-out-loud series. Norm knew it was going to be one of those days when he woke up and found himself about to pee in his dad’s wardrobe.

Why on earth did Norm’s family have to move, anyway? In their old house, he’d never tried to pee in anything other than a toilet. And when Norm is in bed, he’s kept awake by his dad snoring like a constipated rhinoceros!
Will life ever get less unfair for Norm?

With brilliantly funny illustrations throughout from Donough O’Malley.

Chapter book

Meet Stuntboy. He’s the newest superhero in town. Or at least in his own head. He’ll save you from baddies like Herbert Singletary The Worst and the Frets. Or at least he’ll TRY to. And maybe someone will end up saving him too… From two superheroes, 2021 CILIP Carnegie Medal winning author Jason Reynolds and super illustrator Raul the Third, comes a never-before-seen tale featuring acts of daring and courage… and one mysterious cat.

Chapter book

From the million-copy bestselling author of THE PARENT AGENCY and BIRTHDAY BOY comes a wildly entertaining wish-fulfilment adventure that asks the question: what would happen if the strictest head teacher swapped bodies with the naughtiest kid in school?

Strictest head naughtiest boy = chaos.

Bracket Wood is about to be visited by the school inspectors. But there’s one big problem: Ryan Ward.

The maestro of practical jokes, Ryan has played so many tricks that in the end the Head Teacher just walks out. And then the new Head Teacher, Mr Carter, arrives. A man so strict even the teachers are scared of him. So imagine his surprise – and Ryan’s – when they swap bodies.

Now Ryan is Head Teacher – and his mortal enemy is one of his pupils. It’s every naughty kid’s dream!

But soon Bracket Wood School is in a total mess – and only its worst ever pupil can fix it…

Chapter book

It’s tough fitting in when you’re born to stick out!
From the moment Stick Boy and his family move to Little Town, there is way more to worry about than being the new kid. There’s a mysterious plot involving Baron Ben’s new Mega Mall, pop star Jonny Vidwire and the highly suspicious HomeBots that are infiltrating every home in town. Can Stick Boy and his friends uncover the evil plan behind it all before it’s too late?

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