Ages 8+1-min guideHumorFamily
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway
by Jeff Kinney
Good fitA good fit for most kids 8 and up. One of the milder Wimpy Kid books, about a family trip gone wrong. Expect potty jokes and a quick nude-beach gag with nothing shown.
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What it’s about
Stressed out before Christmas, the Heffleys skip the holiday and fly to a tropical resort. Greg is nervous about flying. Nothing on the trip goes as planned.
The ending
What might come up
Potty humorSomeToilet and urinal jokes, plus Dad gets diarrhea.
Scary momentsA littleGreg pictures plane disasters, sharks and drowning. A tarantula and a box jellyfish show up.
Grown-up momentsA littleAdults drink at the resort, and Greg runs onto a nude beach. Nothing is shown.
Rule-breakingA littleThe family wears another family’s clothes, then sneaks back in after being kicked out.
LanguageNone
RomanceA littleRodrick finds a resort girlfriend, and there is some teen and adult kissing.
Why kids like it
Every vacation disaster tops the last one, and Greg’s cartoons make the panic funny.
Free printable quiz
- 1Where do the Heffleys go instead of staying home for Christmas?
- 2Why do Greg’s parents pick that resort?
- 3What does Greg think he swallowed while snorkeling?
- 4What does Manny bring back in his bucket that ends up in the pool?
Read it, then watch it
Read the book first, then watch it together and talk about what changed.
