Happy Walloween to all our amazing newsletter subscribers!
As a special Walloween TREAT, watch David reading his brand-new book LITTLE MONSTERS RULE! in full below! Available for a limited time only, so don’t miss out and make sure you share this story with your own Little Monsters before Friday 3rd Nov at midnight!
If you loved this spooktacular tale, then you can find out more about it and order your own copy here: Little Monsters Rule! – The World of David Walliams
To celebrate the launch of David Walliams’ brand-new book, THE BLUNDERS, we are giving you the chance to win an exclusive ‘missing’ chapter from the book, and to have a blunderful Christmas afternoon tea with the author himself!
We’re inviting our fantastic readers, to bring the characters to life with your excellent creative talents! We’d love you to build one of The Blunders characters… will it be Lord Bertie Blunder? Lady Betsy? Or even Bunny or Brutus? Have a look at some of the illustrations and see who inspires you!
Entrants can submit their creations however they like – either as a drawing, painting, model, diagram or mock prototype! Your creations can be made from anything available to you, whether that be pens and paper, cardboard, arts and crafts materials, or old household items that are no longer in use – we encourage you to be resourceful, creative and think outside of the box!
You will have the chance to win a very exclusive ‘missing’ chapter from The Blunders, unseen by anybody else! PLUS, you’ll get to come and enjoy a blunderful Christmas afternoon tea with David Walliams where you can talk everything about THE BLUNDERS! We can’t wait to see all your entries – good luck!
To enter, please CLICK HERE and fill out your details as required. Make sure to upload an image or video of your creation, for your entry to count. Competition closes midnight 6th November. 5 winners will receive an exclusive ‘missing chapter’ from The Blunders and a festive afternoon with David Walliams, and 20 runners up will receive a signed copy of The Blunders.
We can’t wait to see your entries!
Good luck!
David will be signing copies of The Blunders in Belfast and Dublin this November! See below for details and timings and get your tickets now!
Eason O’Connell Street, Dublin – Friday 17th November, 3:30pm
[SOLD OUT] Waterstones Fountain Street, Belfast – Thursday 16th November, 4.30pm
We are delighted to announce a series of fantastic events for The Blunders with David Walliams this October – tickets on sale now!
[SOLD OUT] THURSDAY 12TH OCTOBER 5PM – WATERSTONES KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Waterstones, Unit S9, The Bentall Centre, Wood Street, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1TR
[SOLD OUT] FRIDAY 13TH OCTOBER, 4:45PM – WATERSTONES LINCOLN
Waterstones, 297A High Street LINCOLN LN2 1AF
[SOLD OUT] SATURDAY 14TH OCTOBER 10:30AM – ARC STOCKON ARTS CENTRE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DRAKE BOOKSHOP
Dovecot St, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 1LL
[FINAL TICKETS REMAIN] SATURDAY 14TH OCTOBER 3PM – WATERSTONES EMERSON CHAMBERS, NEWCASTLE
Waterstones, Emerson Chambers, Blackett Street, Newcastle NE1 7JF
[SOLD OUT] SUNDAY 15TH OCTOBER 10AM – WATERSTONES NEWTON MEARNS
Waterstones, 38 Avenue Centre, NEWTON MEARNS G77 6EY
[GOOD AVAILABILITY] SUNDAY 15TH OCTOBER 3PM – THE TOM FLEMING CENTRE FOR PERFMORMING ARTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TOPPINGS & CO EDINBURGH
The Tom Fleming Centre For Performing Arts, 3 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh EH4 2HS
[SOLD OUT] MONDAY 16TH OCTOBER 10AM – WATERSTONES DUNDEE
Waterstones, 35 Commercial Street DUNDEE DD1 3DG
[SOLD OUT] MONDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2:30PM – WATERSTONES ABERDEEN
Waterstones, Bon Accord Centre ABERDEEN AB25 1HZ
Thanks for taking the time to enter this competition, we hope you are enjoying reading The Blunders!
Simply CLICK HERE to enter, good luck!
Listen to David narrate a thrilling extract from ‘Bat BABY’, one of ten stories featured in his brand-new book The World’s Worst Monsters!
Listen to David narrate a thrilling extract from ‘Frankenteddy’, one of ten stories featured in his brand-new book The World’s Worst Monsters!
Listen to David narrate a thrilling extract from ‘The Legend of the Wolfwere’, one of ten stories featured in his brand-new book The World’s Worst Monsters! 🐺
Order now & find out what happens next – available in hardback, audio & ebook formats!
To celebrate the launch of David Walliams’ brand new book, The World’s Worst Monsters, we’re giving everyone who has pre-ordered a copy of the book, the chance to receive an exclusive excerpt of the book featuring two of the stories, ahead of the book publishing on 6th July!
All you have to do is pre-order a copy of The World’s Worst Monsters, upload your proof of purchase, and make sure you are signed up to our newsletter to receive this excerpt! ENTER HERE!
Must End Sunday 4th Jul 12pm
Pre-order your copy HERE!
Hello there readers, thank you for visiting our page!
Below you can read an exclusive digital chapter sampler, featuring ‘The Legend of the Wolfwere’ story, from David Walliams’ brand-new book ‘The World’s Worst Monsters!’
Please turn your mobile device horizontally on its side for an optimized reading experience!
Enjoyed what you’ve read so far? Then don’t forget to order your copy of the full book HERE!
Be the first to discover one of ten thrilling stories from David Walliams’ brand new book ‘The World’s Worst Monsters’, by winning one of our exclusive chapter samplers!
All you have to do is upload your questions for David HERE, for a chance to get them answered by the author himself ! PLUS, 5 lucky winners will receive a spooktacular chapter sampler of ‘The Legend of The Wolfwere’ story, from David’s brand new book ‘The World’s Worst Monsters’, before the book is released on the 6th July!
Whether your question is about ‘The World’s Worst Monsters’, one of David’s other books, or something you have always wanted to ask, don’t forget to submit yours HERE before 23:59pm on 28th June!
Ts & Cs Apply
To celebrate Independent Bookshop Week, we are delighted to announce an additional signing event for Robodog, with David Walliams!
Gerrards Cross Bookshop, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire – Saturday 17th June, 11AM
For more details of the event and to reserve your space, click here: Tickets
These are set to sell out fast, so grab them quickly – we can’t wait to see you!
Thank you for visiting this page, we hope you have enjoyed reading ‘The Legend of The Wolfwere’ story from the chapter sampler of David’s upcoming new book ‘The World’s Worst Monsters’, out 6th July!
David has recorded a special message sharing which other monsters you can expect to meet in this thrilling new book!
Pre-order your copy HERE!
If you are viewing this page, it means you are one of the brilliant schools, teachers or children to have read the ‘The Legend of the Wolfwere’ Chapter Sampler from David’s upcoming book ‘The World’s Worst Monsters!’ We hope that you and your school class have enjoyed reading this and can’t wait to read more! You are one of the first schools in the WORLD to read this story before the full story collection is published on 6th July. To thank you for being the WORLD’S BEST READERS, we are giving one lucky school the chance to WIN an amazing visit from David Walliams himself!
To be in with a chance of winning, we want to see your amazing Monster Creations, inspired by David’s new book! Whether this is a fun classroom display showcasing your drawings, or a monster built from any unwanted materials you have lying around the classroom – the more imaginative, the better, we can’t wait to see what you create!
To ENTER your creation, simply click HERE and don’t forget to pre-order your copy HERE!
Competition ends 21st July 23:59pm. Ts & Cs apply.
#WorldsWorstMonsters
To celebrate the launch of David Walliams’ brand-new book, ROBODOG, we are giving you the chance to win an amazing meet and greet with the man himself!
Inspired by David’s very own Robodog Model, built out of everyday household items, we are asking you to create your very own Robodog, to win this fantastic prize!
There will also be 30 runners up, who will receive a special Robodog goody bag and signed copy of the book!
Your creations can be built from anything available to you, whether that be cardboard, arts and crafts materials, or old household items that are no longer in use – we encourage you to be creative and think outside of the box!
To enter, please click here and fill out your details as required. Make sure to upload an image or video of your Robodog creation, for your entry to count. Competition closes midnight 19th April.
We can’t wait to see your entries!
Good luck!
We are delighted to announce three signing events for Robodog, with David Walliams and Adam Stower this Easter!
Toppings & Co, Bath – Tuesday 11th April, 11AM
Waterstones Piccadilly London – Wednesday 12th April, 2PM
Book Nook, Brighton – Friday 14th April, 11AM
You’ll need to reserve your tickets online to secure a special goody bag and your place in the queue!
These are set to sell out fast, so grab them quickly – we can’t wait to see you!
If you tuned into David’s Storytelling Spectacular for World Book Day, you’ll have heard him announce a brilliant new competition, giving you and your school the chance to win a full library of his books, signed by David himself!
There will be 10 sets to give away, so for your chance to win one of these sets for your school, all you need to do is click the link below, and share which Walliams character is your favourite!
David Walliams’ World Book Day Giveaway (gleam.io)
Ts and Cs apply, competition must end Friday 10 March 23:59pm.
Good Luck!
If you want to dress up as your favourite Walliams character this World Book Day, then check out these supertastic last-minute costume ideas, and follow our simple and creative guides!
Create a truly out-of-this-world outfit with our brand-new Spaceboy guide!
Make your own super-cute Marmalade the Orange Panda ears here:
Become the adorable Geronimo for the day with this easy guide!:
This Gangsta Granny costume will have you looking 80 years old quicker than you can say ‘international jewel thief’!
Do your friends want to dress up as a group? Try The Midnight Gang costume here!
Have a fantastic World Book Day!
Get ready for World Book Day this year, with our simple and fun Grannysaurus dress up guides!
Click here to download your free activity pack, including colouring, decorations, and the templates to make your very own dino-mate mask, or disco dino hat! A brilliant and easy way to inspire the whole family for World Book Day this year!
Join us on World Book Day this year, as David hosts a fantastic Storytelling Spectacular for all his amazing readers!
This supertastic virtual event is perfect for viewing at home and in schools alike, and is open to all!
Featuring a brilliant Q&A with questions submitted by you, an exclusive sneak peek from his upcoming book Robodog, and the chance to enter a very special competition, this is not to be missed!
The Storytelling Spectacular will take place via YouTube Premiere on Thursday 2nd March at 2pm – but don’t worry if you can’t make it then! To make sure all of David’s fans will be able to join in, we’re making it available for a limited time after that as well. That even means you can watch it more than once, if you like!
Everyone is welcome to sign up to this FREE virtual event, whether you’re a teacher, a parent or a librarian!
If you’re a teacher, click this button and fill in your details to sign up now
If you’re a parent or librarian (or someone else who just really wants to watch the event!) click THIS button and fill in your details to sign up
More details to come once you’ve signed up, closer to the event!
Check out the brilliant new trailer for the amazing stage production of David’s Demon Dentist by the Birmingham Stage Company, which is on tour NOW and coming to the Bloomsbury Theatre in London this Christmas!
Visit www.birminghamstage.com for tickets!
To celebrate Halloween, we’re giving away a monstrous bundle of EIGHT of David Walliams’ spook-tastic titles full of adventures… and some nasty villains!
It’s easy to enter, simply look out for our social media posts promoting the competition, and comment with your favourite World of David Walliams villain. Would it be Aunt Greta Greed from SLIME, Dr Schock from SPACEBOY or one of THE WORLD’S WORST PETS, like Furp the terrifying giant goldfish?
Find the competition posts on the WODW Facebook & HarperCollins Children’s Instagram this Halloween!
Good luck! Competition ends midnight Friday 4 November.
Ts & Cs Apply
Competition closes 23:59 04/11/2022. For your entry to count, you must comment on one of the Walloween Competition posts, posted on 31/10/22 on the specified social media channels. By entering, you are permitting your entry to be shared on any/all of HarperCollins Children’s Books channels. You must be a UK Resident and over the age of 18 to qualify, if you are under the age of 18, you must have permission of your guardian to enter.
