My 8 year old son read this book to his 5 year old brother and myself and they couldn't have enjoyed it more! I on the other hand wasn't a big fan of Greg's behaviour but, I guess kids wouldn't enjoy it as much if Greg didn't get into trouble. I just don't like how Greg acts without concern for friends, family or consequence, but I guess thats the point. If you want a book that your kids will enjoy I would highly recommend this serries. We started with this book and we are moving backwards and we weren't missing any information from any of the previous books so we really like that we can pick and choose whichever book we want to read instead of having to stick to the order they were made.

this is a good book but it's not talking about school

Bought this for my daughter for her b-day and she loves it.

Also it was so easy to order online, thanks.

Ok, this is an adults perspective. I have noticed kids like this book, my son read it over and over obsessionally. He is 7. At first I was happy, that he was enjoying the book so much until I read it myself. Wow, so so depressing.We talked about the characters and how they act, it really seemed like the intended irony was going over his head. I do not recommend this book for younger kids. This book is not meant to be taken literally without an understanding that this is meant to be tongue and cheek. I found this book bleak and I have no desire to read any more. It was almost more scary than Lord of the Flies, seriously. I get to see raw human interaction on a daily basis, don't need to read about it. And I went through the whole bullying thing with me and my son. FYI it has NOTHING to do with being wimpy, which kind of suckered me into thinking this book had a different slant. If you thought this book might be about overcoming weaknesses, or personal growth, or learning from experience, um nope.

The fourth book in the Wimpy Kid series is just as funny and entertaining
as the first three. Fans will love Greg's crazy ideas and antics during
his summer vacation. Sleeping all day and playing video games all night
are the perfect way to spend the summer, until Greg discovers the Country
Club lifestyle. Drinking slushies by the pool with your best friend is an
even better way to spend the summer. But it comes at a price. How will
Greg and Rowley afford to continue this new lavish lifestyle and will their
friendship survive?

While fun, Greg was just not the same this time around. Maybe because this one deals with Summer Vacation rather than the trials of Middle School, it just didn't have the same magic. As usual Greg documents anything and everything that happens to him and is utterly clueless and surprised when his schemes and devious nature don't get him everything he wants. While definitely not a good role model for kids, Greg is vastly entertaining!

Over all I liked it, and thought that 3 stars is fair. The first three books made me laugh out loud, and they still do. However, Dog Days seems to be missing something. Maybe it's because this book deals with Greg and his summer vacation and the others dealt with school. I don't know, just something was missing. Don't get me wrong, this book made me chuckle at parts, but I didn't laugh out loud.

This book deals with Greg and his summer vacation. Over the vacation he deals with his family, birthdays, friends and trying to find a summer job to pay off a bill. In this book, Greg seemed to whine a lot.

Over all, it wasn't bad, just not as funny as the first three.