Diary o a Wimpy Wean

Richt, afore ye say onythin: this is a JOURNAL, aye? No a diary. I ken fine whit it says on the front. But when ma Maw went doon the shops I SPECIALLY telt her tae get yin that didnae say diary on it. Well seen, eh. Aw I need noo is for some bampot tae spy me cairtin this book aboot and get the wrang end o the stick. The ither thing I want tae get oot the road straicht aff the bat is that this wis ma MAWs idea, no mine. But shes no richt in the heid if she thinks Im aboot tae stairt writin awa aboot ma feelins or ony o that guff. Sae if yere waitin on me giein it aw Dear Diary this and Dear Diary that, ye can awa and run. The anely reason Im gaun alang wi this at aw is that, wan day, when Im pure mintit and famous, Ill hiv better things tae dae than staun aboot answerin fowks stupit questions aw day lang. Sae this book is gonnae be wirth its wecht in gowd. Scots writer Thomas Clark has transformed Jeff Kinneys Wimpy Kid into a Wimpy Wean. In Thomass translation, twelve year old hero Greg Heffley tells us all about his life in gallus modern easy to read Scots. A great book in any language, Diary o a Wimpy Wean is packed with laughter, gags, disasters, daydreams and plenty to keep young readers hooked until the very end.