The Wimpy Kid contest!

Are you a Wimpy Kid or do you know one? This looks like a fun contest for kids to enter! To promote the new "The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Youself Book", which just came out May 1st, Amulet Books and the School Library Journal are sponsoring a "Do-It-Yourself Comics Contest" where kids can win $500, a signed copy of the book by Jeff Kinney, and $1000 for the library of their choice. (May I suggest Massillon Public Library?)

The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book is like a journal that lets kids draw and write inside. It has questions for them to answer and places to create their own comic strips like Jeff Kinney. My 12 yr old son filled his book up within the first day of buying it, and he is a reluctant reader at times!

The contest is open to children ages 6-16. They just need to create an original comic on an 8 1/2 by 11" paper (see the Wimpy Kid books at our library for inspiration!). Then mail it to The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Comics Contest, c/o Amulet Books, 115 W. 18th Street, New York, NY 10011 by June 10, 2011. Winners will be announced on June 25, 2011. Here's what you need to do: Official contest website rules.

Good luck and have fun creating!