Best Books for Kids
Looking for the very best laugh-out-loud and heart-warming books for kids? With half term upon us and Christmas just around the corner, we thought we’d make you a little wishlist of the most popular David Walliams books for kids. Click the book titles and add them to your Amazon Wishlist, or share this page with your parents, grandparents and favourite non-awful Aunties so they know just what to get you instead of socks.
THE WORLD'S WORST CHILDREN
The very best book for the world’s best child! 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. Be sure to bookmark the hardback gift edition, illustrated by the inimitable Tony Ross, or download an audiobook with the story hilariously performed by David Walliams himself.
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GRANDPA'S GREAT ESCAPE
“A daring, madcap, blockbusting adventure, full of humour, history, bravery, compassion and affection” – Book Trust
An exquisite portrait of the bond between a small boy and his beloved Grandpa, David Walliams’ book Grandpa’s Great Escape takes readers on an incredible journey with Spitfires over London and Great Escapes through the city in a high octane adventure full of comedy and heart.
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AWFUL AUNTIE
“A pleasure to read. A beguilingly funny, original and thought-provoking tale… hilarious” Amanda Craig, The Times
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…
Another heartfelt but hilarious hoot of an adventure by David Walliams and illustrator Tony Ross, Awful Auntie won the National Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year in 2014.
DEMON DENTIST
"Open wide for another helping of hilarity" - tBk Magazine
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.
Evil was at work. But who or what was behind it?
Demon Dentist is the jaw-achingly funny, number-one bestselling novel from David Walliams, illustrated by Tony Ross. Did we mention that it also won the National Book Awards Book of the Year in 2013 and the Red House Children’s Book Awards Young Readers category in 2015?
Make your appointment if you dare…
RATBURGER
This is the story of a little girl called Zoe. 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…
David Walliams’ screamingly funny Number One bestseller Ratburger is not to be missed!
GANGSTA GRANNY
"An enjoyable read with an unexpected bittersweet ending" – The Sun
"Hugely entertaining… a comic, touching and at times sad story” – Daily Express
“This is possibly David’s funniest book ever.” – Heat
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 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…
David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny, illustrated by Tony Ross, is a hilarious and heartfelt story of old age, adventure, stolen jewels and swimming the Thames, and another Number One bestseller. And if you love the book as much as we think you will, make sure you catch her on stage, too – Gangsta Granny hits with West End in 2017!
BILLIONAIRE BOY
"A triumphant mix of wit and warmth" – Telegraph Books of the Year
“David Walliams' third book for children is a neat combination of hilarity and morality in the best spirit of the master story-teller of the genre, Roald Dahl” – Julia Eccleshare, Children’s Books editor for The Guardian
Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich. Really, really rich. He's got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his own butler who is also an orang-utan. 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…
If you’re one of the 6+ million people who watched Billionaire Boy on TV on New Year's Day, you’ll know David Walliams’ Billionaire Boy deserves a place on every child’s bookshelf.
MR STINK
“Hilarious” – The Times
“A funny and very readable book for children of eight and older” – Neville Hawcock, FT Books of the Year
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.
Now Chloe's got to make sure no one finds out her secret. And speaking of secrets, there just might be more to Mr Stink than meets the eye… or the nose.
Mr Stink is the second original, touching, and hilarious novel for children from David Walliams, beautifully illustrated by Sir Quentin Blake.
THE BOY IN THE DRESS
“A passionate celebration of individuality” – The Telegraph
Dennis was different. Why was he different, you ask? Well, a small clue might be in the title of this book…
Charming, surprising and hilarious, The Boy in the Dress is the amazing first children’s book from David Walliams, brilliantly illustrated by the much beloved Sir Quentin Blake. Guaranteed to touch the hearts (and funny bones) of children and adults alike!
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