This article highlights the Wimpy Kid diary book series by Jeff Kenney and discusses how educators can increase their knowledge base and take advantage of integrating such highly visual and nontraditional texts within the reading and language arts curriculum to enhance students' vocabulary development and reading comprehension. The article stresses the importance of what classroom teachers can learn from listening to young adolescents, including struggling readers and English Language Learners, and what they have to say about their reading interests and utilizing such books as a visual support to engage them in the reading process.