Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, has revealed the cover for the 12th installment of Jeff Kinney’s bestselling Wimpy Kid series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway. The unveiling took place at Carnegie Hall in New York City as part of a press conference attended by local schoolchildren and broadcast live for fans around the world on the Wimpy Kid YouTube channel. The event kicked off the 10th anniversary celebration leading up to the global release on November 7 and an international tour.
“Ten years in, I’m having a blast. I’m as excited and energized about these books as I’ve ever been,” Kinney said in a statement. The Getaway releases simultaneously in the United States and in 21 countries. To date, there are more than 180 million books in the Wimpy Kid series in print worldwide.
The “10 Years of LOL” celebration will continue throughout the spring with the May 19 release of the fourth Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie, The Long Haul, from 20th Century Fox. In anticipation of the premiere, Amulet will publish Kinney’s The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: The Next Chapter, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film.
