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Mammoth new children’s books announcements!

Walliams fans, you are in for a wonderful Walliams winter indeed! Today, David announced not one but TWO new children’s books…

THE ICE MONSTER (ILLUSTRATED NOVEL)

Leading the charge this winter is a mammoth of an adventure called The Ice Monster. It’s a must read for people who love Walliams other children’s books like The Midnight Gang and Gangsta Granny… So it’s a must read for everyone!

Here’s what David had to say about his new book:

“I’ve had a magnificent time writing this book. It is an adventure story set in London in 1899 with a cast including Queen Victoria, the Chelsea Pensioners and a Woolly Mammoth. I am thrilled to finally be sharing it with the world.”

Find out more and order your copy here!

GERONIMO (PICTURE BOOK)

Penguins can’t fly… or can they? In this delightfully topsy-turvy picture book by David Walliams and Tony Ross, baby Geronimo finds out if his wildest dreams can come true.

It’s a magical tale too cute for words, and will warm your heart all winter long.

Find out more and order Geronimo here!

Celebrate the RAF Centenary with Grandpa’s Great Escape!

This year is the ONE HUNDRED YEAR anniversary of the Royal Air Force, also known as the RAF! Celebrate by soaring up, up, and away on your own Spitfire adventures! Here’s how…

1) Check out these amazing photographs of David Walliams‘ own grandfather, taken in 1940 during his RAF days! Do you know anyone who was in the RAF? Ask them to share their stories with you!

2) Take the Spitfire Driving Test in The World of David Walliams Book of Stuff. Remember to drive in the centre of the road so you don’t knock the wings off!

3) Read Grandpa’s Great Escape to your own Grandpa!

4) Watch 100 aircraft fly over Buckingham Palace – if you’re in London, just look up around 1:00 p.m. (BST)! You can also catch it on TV.

Grandpa's Great Escape - Propeller - GIF

5) Dress up like Grandpa! Here’s how to make your own Grandpa medals and moustache at home while you’re waiting for your official costume to arrive.

6) Visit a museum! Did you know that the Imperial War Museum featured in Grandpa’s Great Escape is a real place? If you are visiting London, England, you can go there to learn about real RAF pilots, dress up in uniform, and see the aircraft up close.

7) Buddy up and take turns talking about the most THRILLING moments from Grandpa’s Great Escape, or ask your teacher to print some of these free classroom activities for you to try at school!

Up, up and away…..! 

Surprise visit to winner of 2018 National Young Writers’ Awards

David Walliams made a surprise visit to the winner of the 2018 National Young Writers’ Awards, Mia Falatoori! He had a fantastic morning at Churchfields Junior school in South Woodford speaking to Mia.

David picked her story out of 39,000 entries and presented her with her prize of a family trip to Disneyland Paris and £500 books for the school. Read the winning story and watch the exciting moment unfold!

 

Year 4 class performs Walliams medley!

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of The World of David Walliams, we set schools a challenge. We dared them to perform their favourite David Walliams stories in 10 minutes or less!

We had some amazing entries, but the winner of this competition was St. Peter’s Ashton Primary School! Year 4 created and performed a medley of their favourite stories from The World of David Walliams. You can watch their video below!

Congratulations, Year 4!

The Great Big World of David Walliams Quiz

Have you spent your precious youth reading David Walliams’ books? Think you are the best Superfan of all the Superfans? Can you name all of the Walliams books where Raj makes an appearance?

Yes?

Then we have a challenge for you! A GREAT BIG challenge.

Sharpen your pencils and sharpen your wits and prepare for THE GREAT BIG WORLD OF DAVID WALLIAMS QUIZ!

TOP TIPS:

Download and print the quiz and host a quiz at your school!
For an extra challenge, use the questions to make a kahoot and invite fellow schools to play, too!

ANSWERS (for Competitive Colin, Mr. Big, Quiz Masters and teachers):

You can download the answers here, but don’t peek until you’ve given the quiz your best go!

What inspired Gangsta Granny?

WATCH: With a brand new gift edition out now, David’s been looking back at what first inspired his heartfelt and uplifting bestseller, Gangsta Granny. Watch this little clip and you’ll want to go and give your own Granny a great big hug.

In case you missed it…

The full-colour gift edition of Gangsta Granny makes the perfect present for Walliams fans old and new, but is only available for a limited time!

More about it here!

Gangsta Granny is hitting the West End in 2017!

The Birmingham Stage Company is delighted to present David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny! This special production is touring the country until July next year before its West End premiere at the Garrick Theatre from 26 July to 3 September 2017.

It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing – staying with Granny! There will be cabbage soup, cabbage pie and cabbage cake and Ben knows one thing for sure – it’s going to be sooooooooo boring! But what Ben doesn’t know is that Granny has a secret – and Friday nights are about to get more exciting than he could ever imagine, as he embarks on the adventure of a lifetime with his very own Gangsta Granny!

“Kids loved this show. Every comic opportunity is grasped”
– The Daily Telegraph * * * *

“Brilliantly adapted and directed, this is a cracker of a show!”
– Mail on Sunday * * * *

“The brilliant Birmingham Stage Company have produced a fantastic show. It’s superb. And it’s so much better than the book”.
– David Walliams

Click here for more about the show

Excited? We thought so. Before you go, be sure to join the World of David Walliams – we’re planning a few very exciting Gangsta Granny surprises for members!

BREAKING NEWS

HarperCollins Children’s Books has published a new David Walliams title, The World’s Worst Children, supercharging the market and changing the landscape of this spring and summer for book retailers everywhere.

The bonus book will delight Walliams’ millions of fans who no longer have to wait until September for a new title. HarperCollins have published The World’s Worst Children at top speed, with fans across the globe able to enjoy this additional full-colour gift hardback ahead of his scheduled autumn novel.

A wickedly funny and wonderfully surreal collection of ten stories about ten delightfully dreadful children, The World’s Worst Children is David Walliams’ unique take on the classic cautionary tale. This momentous new addition to the David Walliams canon is illustrated in spectacular technicolour by the inimitable Tony Ross and published in a glorious hardback gift edition. The collection is also available in e-book and audio, with the story hilariously performed by the author himself.
Are you ready to meet the World’s Worst Children? From Dribbling Drew – a boy whose drool gets him into terrible trouble – to Sofia Sofa – a TV super-fan so stuck to the sofa that she’s turning into one! – the uproariously funny cast of characters will delight David Walliams’ readers.

As an extra special treat, fan favourite Raj even makes a hilarious appearance!

The World’s Worst Children has launched in all formats across key international territories including Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

UK: Amazon | Waterstones

Australia: HarperCollins | Booktopia | Dymocks | Bookworld

New Zealand: HarperCollins | The Nile

ORDER YOUR COPY NOW!