David Walliams bibliography

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David Walliams
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Walliams at the WORD Christchurch Festival 2015, New Zealand
Novels 21
Collections 7
Picture books 10
Non-fiction 2
Short novels 1
References and footnotes

David Walliams (born 1971) is a British writer of children's books, having sold more than 37 million copies worldwide.

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Walliams began writing children's novels in 2008 after securing a contract with the publisher HarperCollins. His books have been translated into 53 languages, [1] and he has been described as "the fastest-growing children's author in the UK", with a literary style compared to that of Roald Dahl. [2] [3] [4] Some of his books have been adapted into television films, which he has also appeared in, including Mr Stink (2012), Gangsta Granny (2013) and Billionaire Boy (2016). [5]

Novels

Walliams' novels
Title [6] [7] Year of first
publication
First edition publisher
The Boy in the Dress 2008 HarperCollins, London
Mr Stink 2009 HarperCollins, London
Billionaire Boy 2010 HarperCollins, London
Gangsta Granny 2011 HarperCollins, London
Ratburger 2012 HarperCollins, London
Demon Dentist 2013 HarperCollins, London
Awful Auntie 2014 HarperCollins, London
Grandpa's Great Escape 2015 HarperCollins, London
The Midnight Gang 2016 HarperCollins, London
Bad Dad 2017 HarperCollins, London
The Ice Monster 2018 HarperCollins, London
Fing 2019 HarperCollins, London
The Beast of Buckingham Palace 2019 HarperCollins, London
Slime 2020 HarperCollins, London
Code Name Bananas 2020 HarperCollins, London
Megamonster 2021 HarperCollins, London
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! 2021 HarperCollins, London
Spaceboy 2022 HarperCollins, London
Robodog 2023 HarperCollins, London
The Blunders 2023 HarperCollins, London
Astrochimp 2024 HarperCollins, London
Super Sleuth 2024 HarperCollins, London

Short story collections

Walliams' short story collections
Title [6] [7] Year of first publicationFirst edition publisher
The World's Worst Children 2016 HarperCollins, London
The World's Worst Children 2 2017 HarperCollins, London
The World's Worst Children 3 2018 HarperCollins, London
The World's Worst Teachers 2019 HarperCollins, London
The World's Worst Parents 2020 HarperCollins, London
The World's Worst Pets 2022 HarperCollins, London
The World's Worst Monsters 2023 HarperCollins, London

Picture books

Walliams' picture books
Title [6] [7] Year of first publicationFirst edition publisher
The Slightly Annoying Elephant2013 HarperCollins, London
The First Hippo on the Moon2014 HarperCollins, London
The Queen's Orang-utan2015 HarperCollins, London
The Bear Who Went Boo!2015 HarperCollins, London
There's a Snake in My School!2016 HarperCollins, London
Boogie Bear2018 HarperCollins, London
Geronimo2018 HarperCollins, London
The Creature Choir2019 HarperCollins, London
Little Monsters2020 HarperCollins, London
Marmalade: The Orange Panda2022 HarperCollins, London
Grannysaurus2022 HarperCollins, London
Little Monsters Rule2023 HarperCollins, London

Non-fiction

Walliams' works of non-fiction
Title [7] Year of first
publication
First edition publisherScopeNotes
Inside Little Britain2006 Ebury Press, LondonAutobiographyWith Boyd Hilton and Matt Lucas
Camp David2012 Michael Joseph, LondonAutobiography

Short novels

Walliams' short novels
Title [7] Year of first publicationFirst edition publisher
Blob 2017 HarperCollins, London

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References

  1. "David Walliams supports Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust – The Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust". The Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust. 25 February 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. "Walliams, David | BookTrust". www.booktrust.org.uk.
  3. Philip Ardagh, Awful Auntie review – David Walliams's best book yet, The Guardian, 25 September 2014.
  4. Beverley Turner (6 September 2013). "Why David Walliams really is the new Roald Dahl" . The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. "David Walliams invites you to journey to the Isle of Mulch in SLIME HarperCollins Children's Books presents the gooiest adventure yet from the UK's biggest-selling author" (Press release). HarperCollins. 13 March 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 "Books by David Walliams". HarperCollins Publishers UK. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "David Walliams Books in Order (34 Book Series)". mostrerecommendedbooks.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2023.