David Walliams is a brilliant children's author, having written lots of hilarious, poignant and spellbinding books.
Gangsta Granny : “All you can do in this life is follow your dreams. Otherwise you're just wasting your time.”
Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma's house. She's the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play Scrabble, and eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesn't know about his grandma. 1) She was once an international jewel thief. 2) All her life, she has been plotting to steal the Crown Jewels, and now she needs Ben's help..
Mr. Stink : “A bully can only make you feel bad about yourself if you let them.”
"Mr Stink stank. He also stunk. And if it was correct English to say he stinked, then he stinked as well..." It all starts when Chloe makes friends with Mr Stink, the local tramp. Yes, he smells a bit. But when it looks like he might be driven out of town, Chloe decides to hide him in the garden shed.
Billionaire Boy : “It's strange how sometimes you can be so happy it goes all the way round to sadness.”
Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich. Really, really rich. Joe's got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his own butler who is also an orangutan. He's the wealthiest twelve-year-old in the land. Yes, Joe has absolutely everything he could possibly want. But there's just one thing he really needs: a friend...
The Boy in the Dress : “I think all those rules are boring. About what people can and can't wear. Surely everyone should be able to wear whatever they like?”
The sparkling debut children's novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children's author in the country, with sparkling new cover look to tie in with later books. Dennis was different. Why was he different, you ask? Well, a small clue might be in the title of this book.
Demon Dentist : “But children nowadays don't believe in magic. They are forever watching TV and playing computer games. They never look to the skies any more.”
Make your appointment if you dare...Darkness had come to the town. Strange things were happening in the dead of night. Children would put a tooth under their pillow for the tooth fairy, but in the morning they would wake up to find...a dead slug; a live spider; hundreds of earwigs creeping and crawling beneath their pillow.
Grandpa's Great Escape : “In his dreams he would be a hero. In his life he felt like a zero.”
The brilliantly funny novel from David Walliams, Number One bestselling author! The much anticipated next book from bestselling phenomenon David Walliams; packed with excitement, adventure, hilarity and heart! Not to be missed!
Ratburger : “All our lives are hard in one way or another... But listen to me... We need to be kind to each other, and stick together, OK? This place is tough enough without you making my life a misery.”
Things are not looking good for Zoe. Her stepmother Sheila is so lazy she gets Zoe to pick her nose for her. The school bully Tina Trotts makes her life a misery - mainly by flobbing on her head. And now the evil Burt from Burt's Burgers is after her pet rat! And guess what he wants to do with it? The clue is in the title...
Bad Dad : “They may have only had one pence to spend, but their hearts beamed with gold.”
The new heart-warming and hilariously brilliant story from number one bestselling author David Walliams. Beautifully illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross. Dads come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.
There are fat ones and thin ones, tall ones and short ones. There are young ones and old ones, clever ones and stupid ones. There are silly ones and serious ones, loud ones and quiet ones.
Awful Auntie : “Another time Stella heard the two of them splashing around in the bath together. It wasn’t natural, it wasn’t right, and it definitely couldn’t be hygienic. Especially not for the owl.”
From number one bestselling author David Walliams comes another heartfelt but hilarious hoot of an adventure Stella Saxby is the sole heir to Saxby Hall. But awful Aunt Alberta and her giant owl will stop at nothing to get it from her. Luckily Stella has a secret - and slightly spooky - weapon up her sleeve...
The Midnight Gang : “Oh, I love this one. It’s absolutely beautiful!” she cooed. “And you are beautiful for delivering it to me.” Tom looked to the porter. The boy imagined the man had never been called beautiful before.
Welcome to the Midnight Gang! Midnight is the time when all children are fast asleep, except of course for...the Midnight Gang. That is when their adventures are just beginning...When Tom gets hit on the head by a cricket ball, he finds himself at Lord Funt Hospital, and is greeted by a terrifying-looking porter.
Picture Books For Little Ones :
David Walliams’ picture book world is packed with playful animals on some of the most amazing – and rather unusual – adventures EVER. Turn the pages and you’ll find Sheila the hopeful hippo with her sights set on the moon; an elephant who isn’t afraid to speak his mind; and an Orang-utan who gets the right royal treatment. Oh, and don’t forget the latest addition to the World of David Walliams Picture Books, Boogie Bear, a heartwarming story about celebrating difference.
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