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David Walliams


(David Edward Walliams)
UK flag (b.1971)

David Walliams is an English comedian, writer and actor, known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the TV sketch show Little Britain and its predecessor Rock Profile. More recently he and Lucas wrote and starred in Come Fly with Me.

Walliams is also a writer of children's books. To date he has sold more than 12.5 million copies and his books have been translated into 46 languages. He has been described as "the fastest growing children's author in the UK": his literary style has been compared to that of Roald Dahl.
 

Awards: Nibbies (2019)  see all

Genres: Children's Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
October 2024

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Super Sleuth
 
Novels
   The Boy in the Dress (2008)
   Mr Stink (2009)
   Billionaire Boy (2010)
     aka Billionaire Bairn
   Ratburger (2012)
   Demon Dentist (2013)
   Awful Auntie (2014)
   Mr Mingin: Mr Stink in Scots (2015)
   Grandpa's Great Escape (2015)
   The Midnight Gang (2016)
   Blob (2017)
   Bad Dad (2017)
   The Ice Monster (2018)
   Fing (2019)
   The Beast of Buckingham Palace (2019)
   Slime (2020)
   Code Name Bananas (2020)
   Megamonster (2021)
   Spaceboy (2022)
   Robodog (2023)
   The Blunders (2023)
   Astrochimp (2024)
   Super Sleuth (2024)
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Collections
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Awards
2019 British Book Award Children's Fiction Book of the Year : The Ice Monster

Award nominations
2022 British Book Award Children's Fiction Book of the Year (shortlist) : Megamonster
2021 British Book Award Children's Fiction Book of the Year (shortlist) : Code Name Bananas
2018 British Book Award Children's Fiction Book of the Year (shortlist) : Bad Dad
2017 British Book Award Children's Fiction Book of the Year (shortlist) : The World's Worst Children


David Walliams recommends
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Llama On Ice (2022)
(Llama Out Loud)
Annabelle Sami
"A laugh-out-loud funny and wonderful story. I loved it!."
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The Magic Misfits (2016)
(Magic Misfits, book 1)
Neil Patrick Harris
"I adored Magic Misfits. This man is far too talented for my liking, and needs to be stopped!"
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The Buried Giant (2012)
Kazuo Ishiguro
"The world’s greatest living novelist, Kazuo Ishiguro, has a new book out. It is a masterpiece."

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