STAMFORD

ICE CREAM TREAT

"The Diary of a Wimpy Kid" ice cream truck will visit Stamford's Ferguson Library Thursday to celebrate the release of "Dog Days," the fourth book in the best selling children's series.

The truck will be parked outside the main entrance to the Ferguson Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and give out free ice cream to "Wimpy Kid" admirers. Representatives from Abrams Books, publisher of the series, also will be on hand to answer questions.

"We want to give something back to the fans who have been supporting the series since it came out in 2007," said Jason M. Wells, publicity and marketing director for Abrams.

Written by Plainville, Mass., resident Jeff Kinney, the pentalogy follows the adventures of "wimpy" middle-schooler Greg Heffley, who records his madcap adventures in a diary (or journal, as he likes to call it). To be released Oct. 12, "Dog Days" will focus on Greg's summer vacation.

"(The books) are really funny in a very honest way," said Liz McKay, youth services librarian at the Ferguson Library. "Kinney really taps into those universal kid experiences ... I even know adults who read these books and laugh out loud."

One of the most popular contributions to the genre of realistic fiction, the series has stayed on the New York Times Best Seller list for children's books for 17 weeks as of May.

The fifth book, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: My Last Year," is scheduled for release in 2010.

The Ferguson Library is at 1 Public Library Plaza, Stamford. "The Diary of a Wimpy Kid" ice cream truck visits Thursday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call

203-964-1000, or visit www.fergusonlibrary.org.
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