Diary of a Wimpy Kid (movie)

Why are the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" movies so much less fun, and funny, than the best of the books created by Jeff Kinney? On the page, Kinney's illustrations, those stick-figure humiliations and angsty margin doodles allegedly drawn by the exasperated...

•Name: Nikhil Sharma •Age: 13 •Town: Macungie •Profession: Student •What I'm reading: "Knights of the Hill Country" by Tim Tharp. •How is it? It's an awesome book about two friends with a passion for football....

The last time "Pearls Before Swine" cartoonist Stephan Pastis walked the halls of San Marino's K.L. Carver Elementary School, he was an 11-year-old, practical-joke-loving fifth-grader with a penchant for irreverent doodling — things like the Ty-D-...

The awards season is finally in full swing: Nickelodeon has unveiled its list of nominees for the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards. And just like every year, it's an eclectic bunch. Jennifer Lawrence, Kristen Stewart and Scarlett Johansson will compete in the...

Miley Cyrus might have won last weekend's box office war, but a green ogre one-upped her with the kiddies. "Shrek the Third" took four nods, followed by "Hannah Montana" and its star with three for the upcoming Nickelodeon 21st Annual Kids Choice Awards....

Adults have Larry David. Eleven-year-olds have Greg Heffley. Heffley's the hero of Jeff Kinney's children's book series "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," a lazy, judgmental, inadvertently hilarious sixth-grader enduring the most trauma-inducing epoch in a kid's...

A youngster (played by Zachary Gordon) tries to navigate middle school with his brains and the support of friends who also feel like outcasts in this enjoyable adaptation of Jeff Kinney's popular book. The young hero documents his experiences in the...