Welcome to the world of Aldo Zelnick

Who’s that kid with the squiggly yellow hair and the pint-sized paunch?
It’s Aldo Zelnick—star of the award-winning illustrated chapter books for kids 7-13! "Terrific series enjoyed by all readers and constantly in demand."— WA librarian

Aldo speaks
I'm starving. Do you have any bacon? It's about time you showed up! Go ahead—make my day. By getting me a slushie. Don't tell my mom, but I haven't showered for 5 days. You're not gonna make me go OUTSIDE and get FRESH AIR, are you? It's just a little baby fat! Pssst...Goosy. I need another sketchbook. Hey Mr. Mot. Quit hogging the audio dictionary. If you're happy and you know it, you must be playing video games. My birthday's February 14th. In case you're planning your gift-buying. If you see Jack, tell him he rocks. (Get it?) Aw c'mon Max. Eat my brussels sprouts! That's what dogs are for! Fans get sneak preview chapters. And other cool stuff. Diaries are for wimps. Sketchbooks are so much more masculine.

Looking for a smarter (& funnier!) Wimpy Kid?

Illustrated chapter books for kids 7-13, the alphabetical Aldo Zelnick series is available at bookstores and Learning Express toy stores and on Amazon. Order autographed copies at BailiwickPress.com!

"Last week a little boy came in with his mother. 'I hate books and reading!' he said. I showed the mom Artsy-Fartsy and said, 'He just hasn't found the right book yet. Why don't you try this one?' She did. Today they came back—the son a mile ahead of mom—and he ran up to the Aldo Zelnick books. He plucked up Bogus and Cahoots and said he HAAAD to have them! He told me he had read Artsy-Fartsy in one day! Wow! From hating reading to loving it—all in one book!!" —Vicki Burger, owner and bookseller, Wind City Books

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Join Aldo as he and his family go skiing. Aldo is ready to try some hog-wild stunts on the snowy hills, but will his hotdogging have humiliating results?
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