Who Is Jeff Kinney?

Name: Who Is Jeff Kinney?
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.75 (4 reviews)
Author: Patrick Kinney
ISBN: 9780735205550

Author: Patrick Kinney, Who HQ

Series: Who Was?

Narrator: Ramón de Ocampo

Unabridged: 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 06/07/2016

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Art, Places, United States, Biographical

Synopsis

Even as a kid, everyone thought Jeff Kinney was talented. People loved his drawings, and when he went to college, his comic strip Igdoof was so popular that it spread to other universities! Still, Jeff faced challenges. His cartoons were rejected by syndicates that claimed his art was unprofessional. Then, an idea struck: Jeff would write a journal from the perspective of a child, illustrated with doodles just like a kid might do. And so, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series was born--and it was a hit! In this biography, Jeff's brother, Patrick Kinney, provides a knowledgeable look at the life of this best-selling author/illustrator. From Jeff's childhood pranks to his job developing online games, kids will love the chance to learn more about the creator of the popular Wimpy Kid books.

About The Author

Patrick Kinney is a freelance writer living in Northern Virginia. He has written two books for children and provides creative content for Poptropica, a kids' website.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ryan on October 06, 2016

This book is a great example of how great the Kinney's are. Not only is this about one of the greatest writers of all time who is publishing his eleventh book in his series Diary of a wimpy kid. Yes it is also written by his brother. they're a legacy! this is definitely a good book to read.......more

Goodreads review by Mimi on April 21, 2025

Nice book! I was confused when I saw the author's name XD, but the 'about the author' explained it all! :) The Who Was? series usually does not have an about the author, so that was a funny little change! :) Have a great day!......more

Goodreads review by Mramirez on October 11, 2016

The title of this book is Who is Jeff Kinney.The author of this book is Patrick Kinney.This book falls into realistic fiction Because this book is about a real person and some of the events might not be true.This book is about Jeff Kinney it takes place at the hospital where he was born then as a ba......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on January 18, 2019

I really loved this book cause it was very nice to read. Jeff loved reading comics and when he grew up he made books but no one liked it then he started a diary of a wimpy kid and guess what happens will he make will every one like the new book read who is Jeff Kinney......more

Goodreads review by GoGodzillaGoGo on August 07, 2022

I read this book because I like Wimpy kid series. It was funny when I realised that Jeff kinney's brother wrote this book. I thought it was cool that when Kinney made comic inside a comic with Igdoof it started resembling Greg Heffley.......more