First book in Diary of a Wimpy Kid series to appear in Latin

(ANSA) - Rome, March 31 - The first book in Jeff Kinney's popular children's series Diary of a Wimpy Kid is to appear in Latin, Italian publisher Il Castoro said Tuesday. The special edition titled 'Commentarii de Inepto Puero' has been curated by Latinist Monsignor Daniel B. Gallagher of the Vatican Office for Latin Letter, curator of Pope Francis' Twitter profile in Latin. "I hope we are able to give a copy to Pope Francis. His Latin is very good and he will certainly enjoy it," Monsignor Gallagher said.
    The book in Latin will be released in Italy on May 6 and then in the rest of Europe with a print run of 10,000 copies.
    Distribution in the US and the rest of the world will begin in September. "I hope this is a more attractive way than others of approaching Latin," author Kinney said. The first book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series was published in 2007 and since then a further eight books have been released.
    The series has sold over 150 million copies worldwide and been translated into 44 languages.