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GANGSTA GRANNY CELEBRATES 10 YEARS!

TEN YEARS! WHAT A JOURNEY FOR GANGSTA GRANNY… A BOOK, A STAGE SHOW, A TV FILM, A THEME PARK RIDE AND THE MOST BELOVED WALLIAMS BOOK OF THE DECADE!

Publishing today is the BRAND NEW special paperback anniversary edition of GANGSTA GRANNY! This wonderful story is packed with humour and heart and reminds all readers that grandparents have endlessly exciting stories to tell – and sometimes surprising pasts just waiting to be discovered!

The special anniversary edition contains a foreword from David himself, fun activities and 10 all-new extra illustrations from the artistic genius Tony Ross!

World Book Day Winners!

For World Book Day this year, we gave VIP Book Club subscribers the chance to win an INCREDIBLE prize: TWO, SIGNED libraries of David Walliams books, one for the winner and one for their school! And there wasn’t just one winner – there were TEN!
Some of our winners have sent in their lovely pictures to share with you! Check them out below.
If you want to be in with a chance of getting exclusive news, competitions and more, sign up to the VIP Book Club for FREE right here!

DAVID WALLIAMS’ AMAAAAAZING ASSEMBLY FOR WORLD BOOK DAY!

On 2nd March, David Walliams hosted a very special and FREE schools event to celebrate World Book Day 2021! 

David Walliams was in conversation with Blue Peter presenter Lindsey Russell for an AMAAAAAZING ASSEMBLY for World Book Day! Beamed directly into classrooms and living rooms around the country (both physical and virtual), EVERYONE was welcome to join in with this FREE event! It was held at 10:30am, with a catch-up screening at 4pm, so that as many people could join in as possible.

The event was a HUGE success, with thousands of people tuning in from across the country! In fact, the number of people that tuned in would have filled the seated area of Wembley Stadium – FIVE TIMES OVER!

Gangsta Granny Rooms at the Alton Towers Hotel now open!

Great news, Walliams fans!

As you know, Gangsta Granny: The Ride is opening at Alton Towers next year – but as of RIGHT NOW, guests can stay in the brand new Gangsta Granny-themed bedrooms at Alton Towers Hotel!

Check them out to impress the Walliams lover in your life and for a sneak peek of what’s to come when Gangsta Granny: The Ride and other attractions open next spring!

 

David reflects on The Boy in the Dress, now a major musical!

The RSC musical, The Boy in the Dress opened in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre on Friday 8 November, with David Walliams’ novel becoming a fully-fledged musical for the first time, with music from Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers.

It’s been a surreal experience for David, as he didn’t think anything would come of Director Gregory Doran asking Robbie and Guy to write the music for the show: “I know Robbie and Guy a bit and I thought, well, you can ask them, I’m not going to ask, because they probably won’t want to and they’re far too busy. When they said, Robbie and Guy are on board, then I thought, yeah, well, I’ll believe it when I hear the songs. Then, when I came to a workshop and I heard 18 incredible songs, I was like, oh, this is real now, my book really is going to be a musical at the RSC with songs by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers.”

To read the full article, and listen to an exclusive clip of the new song Disco Symphony, click here.

Read an Exclusive Extract of Each Book for World Book Day

To celebrate World Book Day, why not share a story. Read one of these extracts for 10 minutes, and choose your next Walliams Book…

Click on the titles at the bottom of the books to read the first chapter of each book!

Top 10 ‘World of David Walliams’ Villains!

Top 10 ‘The World of David Walliams’ Villains!

We #LoveAudio, don’t you?!

To celebrate how much, we’ve compiled a list of the top 10
‘World of David Walliams’ villains EVER and included some fantastic free audio clips of them for you to enjoy! How many of our top 10 do YOU agree with?

We’re kicking off with Mr Big, from Bad Dad. Listen to the dastardly description of him below!

LISTEN HERE

But who do you think is worse, Mr Big… Or Aunt Alberta?! Aunt Alberta tries to force her niece to obey her using the DREADED stretching contraption, the Owl Rack. That really IS an Awful Auntie!

LISTEN HERE

Does Ms Root from Demon Dentist make you shudder with fear? If you think you’re too tough to be scared, the clip below might change your mind…

LISTEN HERE

The Professor from The Ice Monster is a subtler sort of villain, but that doesn’t make him any less scary! Or does it? Celebrate #LoveAudio by listening to the extract below!

LISTEN HERE

Rosamund from Mr Stink is a schoolyard bully, nasty to the core! Have you ever met someone like her? Listen below to find out what makes her such a horrible girl!

LISTEN HERE

You’ve probably met truly terrible people before, like the Grubb twins from Billionaire Boy – but hopefully you didn’t know them for long!

LISTEN HERE

Sneaky Miss Swine from Grandpa’s Great Escape is a snake in the grass! Refresh your memory with this reading and remind yourself why…

LISTEN HERE

Does Matron from The Midnight Gang fill you with dread? She makes us nervous enough to shake in our shoes! Show how much you #LoveAudio by listening to the clip below!

LISTEN HERE

Brutal Burt from David Walliams’ Ratburger will be right up your alley!

LISTEN HERE

The last baddie on our list is Mr Hawtrey, from The Boy in the Dress. Listen to what makes him such a nasty piece of work and celebrate #LoveAudio!

LISTEN HERE

David visits his Britain’s Got Talent Golden Buzzer act Flakefleet Primary School!

On Friday 24 May, David Walliams paid a special visit to his Britain’s Got Talent Golden Buzzer act Flakefleet Primary School to drop off the very first copies of The World’s Worst Teachers!

Check out the highlights of the visit for an extra-special sneak peek at The World’s Worst Teachers!

The Slightly Annoying Elephant takes to the stage

What’s big, blue, bossy, and turns up uninvited?

A Slightly Annoying Elephant, of course!

David Walliams’ wonderful picture book has been brought to life with puppetry! The Little Angel Theatre production will run
Fri 10 May – Sun 4 August 2019 . See the theatre’s website for full details and to buy tickets!

The Ice Monster wins Children’s Fiction Book of the Year!

We are delighted to announce that David Walliams’ novel The Ice Monster is the Children’s Fiction Book of the Year! It was recognised at the British Book Awards, with other prizes going to authors including Michelle Obama and Sally Rooney. David accepted the award before inviting illustrator Tony Ross to join him on stage to share the moment. Judge Tina Gaisford-Waller, of Hunting Raven Books, described ‘The Ice Monster’ as “gloriously, snortily funny.”

The Ice Monster is a comedic adventure based on the unlikely friendship between a ten-year-old girl and a 10,000-year-old mammoth. A truly magical tale, The Ice Monster contains the incredibly important message that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.

The World of David Walliams Post Box!

David Walliams has been honoured with a dedicated Royal Mail post box. He is pictured outside London’s Natural History Museum for its unveiling. The museum features in his book ‘The Ice Monster’.

The World of David Walliams post box is not the only unusual one at the moment! To mark World Book Day, Royal mail have decorated a total of four post boxes. The other authors, like David, are some of the most popular British children’s authors. They include C.S. Lewis, Judith Kerr and Frances Hodgson Burnett. The post boxes are adorned with lines from some of the writers’ most famous works. They will be transformed for one month from March 5th 2019.

Watch The Midnight Gang on BBC!

The BBC is producing a dramatic adaption of David Walliams’ novel, The Midnight Gang! The story follows Tom, who is hit on the head by a cricket ball. Tom subsequently finds himself on the children’s ward of horrible St Hugo’s Hospital… And a part of the midnight gang!

Watch The Midnight Gang trailer now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6BSfmtQ9gg

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!