Wimpy Kid Covers Across the Globe
Is anyone else intrigued by foreign edition book covers? Not only do they sometimes switch up the design, but there is the added bonus of the awkwardly translated, umlaut festooned title. Can I get a translation on “Dagbok för alla mina fans – Gregs Bravader” please?
Mishaps and Adventures just posted a gallery of various “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” covers from faraway lands.
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Take a look at the cover for the Japanese edition:
Click here to visit Mishaps and Adventures and view the entire gallery.
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Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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Wow, can’t translate that for you, but that is so interesting! …Wonder if they one in Vietnam. Can’t wait for the movie if there actually is one, too! The book is becoming as big as Twilight. Am I right? Or is it already a bigger hit?
you are soo right this book is the best!!!
bigger than anything!!!
every one i know read this book.
I am soo going to watch the movie
this book is the best!!!
i love this book,the best book in the world