![]() Walliams at the WORD Christchurch Festival 2015, New Zealand | |
Novels ↙ | 22 |
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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.
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]
Title [6] [7] | Year of first publication | First edition publisher |
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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 |
Title [6] [7] | Year of first publication | First edition publisher |
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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 |
Title [6] [7] | Year of first publication | First edition publisher |
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The Slightly Annoying Elephant | 2013 | HarperCollins, London |
The First Hippo on the Moon | 2014 | HarperCollins, London |
The Queen's Orang-utan | 2015 | HarperCollins, London |
The Bear Who Went Boo! | 2015 | HarperCollins, London |
There's a Snake in My School! | 2016 | HarperCollins, London |
Boogie Bear | 2018 | HarperCollins, London |
Geronimo | 2018 | HarperCollins, London |
The Creature Choir | 2019 | HarperCollins, London |
Little Monsters | 2020 | HarperCollins, London |
Marmalade: The Orange Panda | 2022 | HarperCollins, London |
Grannysaurus | 2022 | HarperCollins, London |
Little Monsters Rule | 2023 | HarperCollins, London |
Title [7] | Year of first publication | First edition publisher | Scope | Notes |
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Inside Little Britain | 2006 | Ebury Press, London | Autobiography | With Boyd Hilton and Matt Lucas |
Camp David | 2012 | Michael Joseph, London | Autobiography |
Title [7] | Year of first publication | First edition publisher |
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Blob | 2017 | HarperCollins, London |