Author's Last Name Starts with "K-I-N"

I just entered an online contest for classrooms and libraries to win a viewing of the new movie based on Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I could also win a class set of books which would be nice also. We have 2 hardback copies of each title in the DOWK series and multiple(5-6) paperbacks that I get from the Book Fair each year. The copies of these books are always checked out and they are the most often requested books. Until I read the first book I didn't fully appreciate the appeal of Jeff Kinney's characters. The format of the book--well, yes I saw the appeal of a font that looked handwritten with lots of doodle-like drawings. But until I read and laughed out loud I did not grasp the popularity. The way Kinney writes about relationships between siblings is so true that it is funny: laugh-out-loud-funny even for an old lady like me! Because of the daily requests for this book I have developed a strategy for encouraging kids to use the online catalog to find the book on the shelves.

Scenario #1:
Student: Are there any green Wimpy Kid books?
Me: Did you check the the shelf?
Student: No
Me: (I start walking towards Fiction shelves--most of the time they follow) Last name of author is Kinney---Fiction Section, K-I-N shelf...here are books with authors whose last name starts with K...read the spine...etc.

Scenario #2:
Student: Do you have any Wimpy Kid books?
Me: I don't know. (I really do know because I can glance at the spot on the "K" shelf where the books are if they are available) Have you looked it up in Destiny?
Student: No
Me: Well then, lets go look it up...last name of author starts with K-I-N...

Do I ever just go grab the book that I saw laying on the top of the shelves waiting for re-shelving and hand it to the student? Honestly--yes. But I try to do the "teacher" thing and seize the teachable moment. Thanks Jeff Kinney! I hope I win that contest.