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David Walliams at The Book Nook

On: Saturday 9th June, 10.00am – 11.30am

At: The Book Nook, Hove

David Walliams is going to The Book Nook, Hove to sign copies of his hilarious new book The World’s Worst Children 3.

Tickets are available upon purchase of the new book but places are strictly limited and only available to reserve by calling The Book Nook on 01273 911988.

A photo opportunity will be available with David at the signing table, so please feel free to bring your cameras!

Tickets are limited to one ticket per person.

If you do not have a ticket on the day you will be turned away. Parents accompanying their children do not need to reserve a ticket.

David Walliams is very sorry but in the time allowed he will only be able to sign one book per person, per ticket holder. Sadly he cannot add dedications.

Find out more at facebook.com/booknookhove  

The Book Nook
First Avenue
Hove
BN3 2FJ
Tel: 01273 911988
www.booknookuk.com

 

Hay Festival welcomes David Walliams!

Hey, Hay Festival-goers! David Walliams will be taking to the stage this May in South Wales as he celebrates ten glorious years of publishing.

If you’re new to Hay Festival, it’s a fabulous event where writers, artists, academics, thinkers and performers entertain and inspire their audience to reimagine their world. Speaking to a packed audience, David Walliams will be sharing the stories behind the stories, talking about the inspiration for his best-loved characters, reading extracts from some of his favourite titles and answering questions from the audience.

He’s written quite a lot since his very first novel, The Boy in The Dress, so he’ll have no shortage of characters, plots and stories to talk about. So, there might be a mention of the characters from The World’s Worst Children series, a whiff of his inspiration for Mr Stink and perhaps a little something from his bestselling novel Bad Dad. You’ll have to wait and see!

The event is sold out, but watch this space for little snippets and photos from the event! And if you’re one of the lucky people with tickets, please drop us a line on Facebook and share your story, photos or videos from the festival.

More about the event:

This year’s Hay Festival will run from 24 May until 3 June in a beautiful tented village on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales (UK). David Walliams will be at the Hay Festival Tata Tent on Saturday 26 May 2018 at 10am.

For more information visit the Hay Festival website.

Gangsta Granny | Favourite Characters

WATCH: Enjoy the second of three little Gangsta Granny clips in celebration of the brand-new anniversary edition of the book, out now! Here David introduces  his favourite characters.

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!

Closed: Perform ‘Walliams-in-10’ with Shakespeare Schools Foundation

UK teachers! Do we have an exciting announcement for you! We’ve teamed up with arts and education charity, Shakespeare Schools Foundation to bring you FREE CPD Literacy and Drama workshops focused on David Walliams’ bestselling books.

Over two days, you’ll be equipped with the necessary tools and techniques to create unique dramatic interpretations of a bestselling Walliams text that will excite and engage KS2 English and Drama classrooms.

Yes, we know, your students are already shuffling around the playground as Gangsta Granny and giggling uncontrollably as they re-enact Windy Mindy’s famous musical concert. We’re talking about organised chaos. Drama, storytelling, scriptwriting, and unforgettable performances they (and you!) will remember forever.

Further information can be found on www.shakespeareschools.org. Spaces are limited, so register speedy quick!

REGISTER HERE!

As if that wasn’t enough, HarperCollins Children’s Books is giving one lucky school the chance to win a David Walliams book bundle for their library – hand-delivered by David Walliams himself!

To win teachers who attend the workshops are invited to submit a ten-minute film of their class performing a popular David Walliams text. You can select any one of David’s popular stories to perform and should use the skills and resources gained from the CPD workshops to create a dramatic interpretation with your class.

Further details about will be provided at the CPD  workshops, so REGISTER NOW!

Celebrating ten wonderful Walliams years!

Can you believe David Walliams has been writing books for a whole TEN YEARS?

That’s a very long time. Some of you reading this might not even be ten years old!

And it’s a lot of books.

David Walliams has actually sold over 23 million copies of all the books he’s written during that time! That’s more than the number of out-of-date products in Raj’s shop.

There’ll be lots going on throughout the year, so stayed tuned for more details. There might just be a helicopter tour involved, lots of school visits and even a Walliams Week.

But first, something so exciting you’ll be racing out to your nearest bookshop.

We have released extra-special gift editions of Mr Stink and Gangsta Granny in FULL COLOUR with gorgeous shiny covers and illustrations that no-one has ever seen before!

Imagine Gangsta Granny scaling a drainpipe in a wetsuit in full colour! Or Mr Stink bathing in a pond while the fish make their escape!

And once you’ve read those, there’ll be two more. Spectacularly special editions of Grandpa’s Great Escape and The Boy in the Dress will be published later in the year. It’s enough to make you wish you had four birthdays!

Start writing your list now of all the people you know would LOVE to receive a copy (and put your name at the top). You can get your hands on them now – but hurry, they won’t be around for long!

Find out more about the ten year anniversary editions here:

BAD DAD is the Christmas UK Number One!

WALLIAMS FANS, WE HAVE NEWS!! EPIC NEWS!

You know we told you that Christmas was going to be BIG for David Walliams? (He’s on TV twice this Christmas with his TV adaptations of Grandpa’s Great Escape and Ratburger.)

Well what we didn’t know then was that it was going to be EVEN BIGGER than that!

We’re excited to tell you. We’re even MORE EXCITED than excited. There isn’t a word for it. David Walliams will have to invent one.

We’re jumping up and doing a Raj-style dance! Because …

David Walliams’ latest novel, BAD DAD, has just been crowned the CHRISTMAS UK NUMBER ONE!

That means it’s the bestselling book in the whole of the UK this Christmas.

That’s A LOT of books. The UK is a pretty big place.

That’s a lot of people reading about fast-paced car chases, evil villains, and Frank and his dad.

That’s a lot of people being introduced to Fingers and Thumbs, Mr Big and Auntie Flip.

Thanks to everyone who has bought BAD DAD, read BAD DAD and told your friends about BAD DAD!

Grab your party hats. Grab your friends. Let’s celebrate!

David Walliams Facebook Live

If you weren’t able to attend David Walliams’ recent event in Manchester and see him live on stage, don’t worry! You can still catch up with all the action here! We streamed the David Walliams event using Facebook Live at the time, but you can catch up with the recording now, too.

In the theatre, David answered questions from the audience, read from Bad Dad and The World’s Worst Children, and talked about brand new book ideas!

Watch the recording below – if you were in the audience, can you spot yourself?!

Palace Theatre, Manchester Golden Ticket Winners

Were you were lucky enough to be a Golden Ticket Winner at David Walliams’ recent event in Manchester?

If so, we’ve created a photo album of all the images taken on stage with David after the event. See if you can spot yourself and your friends! To see all the images click over to the World of David Walliams Facebook page and view the full album.

For a high resolution copy of your image, email childrens.publicity@harpercollins.co.uk with the reference number of your photo.

Bad Dad an Editor’s Pick on Audible!

Want to hear what Gilbert REALLY sounds like? Keen to practise your funniest Mr Big voice? Or impersonate Fingers and Thumbs?

Hear David Walliams read Bad Dad aloud, complete with all the brilliant sound effects you’d expect from an action-packed book full of brilliant characters and a fast-paced plot.

The Bad Dad audiobook features in this week’s Editor’s Picks over on Audible. It’s perfect to listen to on long car journeys or at home on your Kindle Fire.

Listen to a free sample and download the Bad Dad audiobook here:  http://amzn.to/2zi2mDx

DAVID WALLIAMS VISITS AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND!

It’s with great excitement that we announce David Walliams is coming to Australia and New Zealand this December with his dazzling new novel, Bad Dad!

Join us as we welcome David Walliams LIVE and in conversation with very special hosts at the events below. You can expect lots of laughter and fun, as well as an exclusive extract of Bad Dad, read by the wonderful Walliams himself!

Melbourne
Presented by The Wheeler Centre
Thursday 7 December, 4.30pm
The Melbourne Exhibition and Conference Centre
Book your tickets! http://po.st/p1V7uA

Sydney
Presented by the Sydney Writers’ Festival
Friday 8 December, 6.00pm
Riverside Theatre, Parramatta
Book your tickets! http://po.st/jWmKAq

Sydney
Presented by the Sydney Writers’ Festival
Saturday 9 December, 11.30am
City Recital Hall, Sydney
Book your tickets! http://po.st/cikMAd

Christchurch
Presented by WORD Christchurch
Sunday 10 December, 5.30pm
Christchurch Boys’ High School Hall
Book your tickets! http://po.st/PFlELn

Auckland
Presented by Auckland Writers Festival
Monday 11 December, 6.00pm
Westlake Boys High School Auditorium
Book your tickets! http://po.st/JV4Ho8

For any media enquiries, please contact publicity@harpercollins.com.au (Australia) or publicity@harpercollins.co.nz (New Zealand)

Ratburger and Grandpa’s Great Escape on TV this Christmas

As if Christmas wasn’t exciting enough already, it’s just got a whole lot better! Not one but TWO of David Walliams’ books have been turned into TV programmes. You’ll be able to watch them this December. And even better still – David is starring in both!

You’ll remember Ratburger – the story of Zoe and her pet rat. David will be turning himself into the evil Burt from Burt’s Burgers, who wants to turn Zoe’s rat into ‘delicious’ rat burgers and eat them. We’ve seen clips from the screening and the transformation is incredible!

After you’ve watched that, you might not want to eat a burger for a while. Thankfully there are none in Grandpa’s Great Escape, which you’ll also want to tell your parents you’re ‘definitely-without-fail’ watching this Christmas.

In this one, David plays the role of Jack’s Dad, a role that may or may not involve slipper wearing. You’re in for a treat as Grandpa and his grandson Jack plan a daring escape from his care home Twilight Towers.

If that wasn’t enough, there’s more. RAJ IS BACK!

To watch Ratburger you’ll need to tune into Sky 1. For Grandpa’s Great Escape, channel surf your way to BBC One.

Grab the cushions, make yourself some popcorn and get comfortable on the sofa because this is going to be nothing short of BRILLIANT!