I’ve got a (9 yr old) kid that loves the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. But it’s terrible. The main character is a terrible friend, and a poor role model. The character frequently calls people stupid or morons, makes fun of kids outside the norm, and has weird 90s views of how boys and girls interact.
Can anyone suggest a series that their kid enjoyed for a similar audience? Even better if there are lots of them.
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In a similar style are:
Captain Underpants
Dogman
Ook and Gluk
Some fart joke level stuff, but generally wholesome.
Screen them first, checking out a library copy.
Also, the Sid the Science Kid series is very wholesome. They have a bunch of books released too
Thanks for the suggestion! This kid did love Dogman, and fart jokes, so we’ll check out the others. Thanks for the suggestions!
Captain Underpants is pretty great. You don’t really need to read them in order, but you should. The plotline gets unbelievably complicated.
Captain underpants and seeing them at scholastic book fairs are such deeply nostalgic parts of my childhood
I remember them generally sucking a lot less than diary of a wimpy kid in terms of what they model for children