Diary of a Wimpy Kid (also known as Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley´s Journal or Diary of a Wimpy Kid: A Novel in Cartoons) is a realistic fiction novel written by American author Jeff Kinney. It is the first book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, being released on April 1, 2007. However, a slightly different version of the book was originally published online at FunBrain.com in 2004. It is also known as a comic book. A movie of the same name was released on March 19, 2010. It stars Zachary Gordon as Greg Heffley and Robert Capron as Rowley Jefferson. The books focuses on Greg´s life as he enters middle school and his life with his dysfunctional family. Gregory Heffley receives a diary from his mother, which he refers to as a journal and in it records his first year of middle school. The book begins with an introduction where Greg explains 'the cheese touch'. It is very similar to cooties