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.


A place to talk about parenting.
Be respectful of others’ parenting decisions.

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