A Big Book of Little Stories Book 3: Chapter 2 - Grumpy Kids Diary

Listen Up: A Reading Adventure with John Maytham · 4 November 2025 · 8m

Speaker 1: Chapter two, Grumpy Kid's Diary. Before I begin, my name is John Twoller, but my Speaker 1: friends call me grumpy Kid, like the famous Wimpy Kid. I also keep a diary. Speaker 1: I really enjoy writing in my diary and try to write a short piece every Speaker 1: day. It helps me to think about who I am, what I do each day, Speaker 1: and how I cope with some of the problems that I have. Who am I? Speaker 1: I am a friendly nine year old boy. I live in a township with my Speaker 1: mother and father. I have an older sister, Pam, who is twelve and who is Speaker 1: quite bossy, and a three year old brother who is quite mischievous. What am I Speaker 1: like. I am shorter than all of my friends, and I wear glasses. Sometimes that Speaker 1: is a problem because the kids think I am a nerd and tease me. But Speaker 1: when they get to know me, they always like me. Sometimes they laugh at me Speaker 1: and think I am funny. If you read my diary you will see what I Speaker 1: mean. Although I live in a township, I go to a school in the suburbs. Speaker 1: I have many friends and they are all shapes, sizes, and colors. We have great Speaker 1: fun together. My best friends are Chabu, Robert, Jenny, and Sean. And when no one Speaker 1: is looking. I like Mary very much. Month October, Monday to day was back to Speaker 1: school. After my action packed holidays, I went on holiday. I rode a horse. I Speaker 1: fell off the horse. I did not think about…

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