Jeff Kinney receives six Dutch book awards for Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Jeff Kinney received six Dutch sales-based awards for his *Diary of a Wimpy Kid* books, including a Diamond Book for the second instalment, which has sold 200,000 copies in the Netherlands, according to CPNB.
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American author Jeff Kinney has received six Dutch book awards for his *Diary of a Wimpy Kid* series, including a Diamond Book for its second instalment, which has sold 200,000 copies in the Netherlands, according to the Dutch book organisation CPNB.
Kinney was presented with the awards during a visit to the Netherlands on Friday. The ceremony took place at Kerckebosch School in Zeist, where reading for pleasure is a focus. Zeist deputy mayor Angèle Welting handed him the certificates.
The series’ final book received a Gold Book award for 75,000 copies sold. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth books each received Platinum Book awards. The report did not give sales figures for those four titles.
After the presentation, Kinney unveiled the cover of the series’ 21st book, due to be published next year. CPNB says the series has sold more than 250 million copies worldwide and been published in dozens of languages.
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