New Releases by David Walliams

From number one king of comedy David Walliams comes his first Christmas caper - packed full of hilarious toy-shop action! It''s the night of Christmas Eve. In the most famous toy shop in the world, a robbery is underway. The shop''s Santa and his son are locked inside with the baddies. Can our heroes stop them using just the toys in the shop as weapons? Pogo sticks! Bouncy balls! Remote-controlled helicopters! Bubble guns! Slime! Slinkies! Stink bombs! Santa & Son is a hilarious action adventure, and sure to become a Christmas classic.

GET READY FOR SOME SUPERSIZED FUN!

GET READY FOR SOME SUPERSIZED FUN! When is the queen not just the queen? When she is WONDERQUEEN! KAPOW! Is that an especially large bird? Is it a weirdly small plane? No: it''s THUNDERHOUND! BLAM! When her schoolteachers turn into deadly dinosaurs, who can possibly stop them? Why, DINO-KID, of course! ROAR! Be amazed by these ten thrilling adventures, featuring the bravest, strongest and silliest superheroes the world has ever seen, alongside more secret lairs, disguises and surprises than you will believe possible! Illustrated in marvellous colour, this collection is super, it''s duper and most importantly - it''s wuper.

Go back to the Space Race with No.1 bestselling author David Walliams for a breathless cinematic adventure full of mystery, action, laughs and surprises - and a secret that could change the course of history... America. The 1960s. Stuck on a remote farm with her awful aunt, twelve-year-old orphan Ruth spends every night gazing at the stars, dreaming of adventure. One night she spots a flying saucer blazing across the sky... before crash-landing in a field. When the spaceship opens and reveals a mysterious alien, all Ruth''s dreams come true. But does this visitor from another planet have a giant secret? Spaceboy is a hilarious and action-packed tale for readers in any solar system. David Walliams was most recently Children''s #1 bestseller with The World''s Worst Pets (TCM chart: 30 April 2022)

Super Sleuth, from Children''s author David Walliams.

Papas gibt es in allen Formen und Größen – es gibt dicke und dünne, große und kleine, dumme und schlaue, laute und leise Papas. Aber keiner ist so wie Franks Papa Gilbert. Denn der ist ein berühmter Rennfahrer, der König der Straße, der Champion der Rennstrecke, von allen nur Gilbert der Große genannt! Doch nach einem schlimmen Unfall ist alles anders: Papa darf keine Rennen mehr fahren, und auf einmal sind Frank und Gilbert arm. Nachdem sie alle Möbel verpfändet haben, beschließt Papa in seiner Verzweiflung, das Fluchtauto bei einem Raubüberfall zu fahren, den der schreckliche Verbrecherboss Mr. Big und seine trotteligen Helfer Finger und Däumling planen. Doch er hat nicht mit seinem Sohn gerechnet: Frank ist wild entschlossen, seinen Vater davon abzuhalten, ein Banditen-Papa zu werden!

«Also, so schlimm ist die Tante gar nicht – sie lügt zwar, ist verfressen, mordet und foltert –, aber ansonsten ... Und ihren Uhu, den finde ich richtig toll!» (Mechthild Großmann) Nach dem überraschenden Tod ihrer Eltern ist Stella Saxby plötzlich Erbin von Schloss Saxby Hall. Doch ihre grässliche Tante Alberta und deren riesiger Berg-Uhu Wagner schrecken vor nichts zurück, um sich die Erbschaft unter den Nagel zu reißen. Vor gar nichts! Wie gut, dass Stella Freunde hat – wenn auch etwas spezielle Freunde: den schwerhörigen und fast blinden alten Butler Gibbon, zum Beispiel. Oder den Schornsteinfeger Ruß, der ein echter Geist ist. Werden sie es schaffen, Stellas Terror-Tantchen aus Schloss Saxby Hall zu vertreiben?

Astrochimp, from Children''s author David Walliams.

Get your claws into this fiendishly funny new picture book from David Walliams and Adam Stower – the sequel to Little Monsters!

Di papà ce ne sono d’ogni forma e dimensione. Papà grassi e papà magri, papà alti e papà bassi. Papà giovani o anziani, furbi o bonaccioni, spassosi oppure seri, chiassosi o tranquilli. E poi, naturalmente, ci sono papà bravi e papà cattivi. Un tempo, il papà di Frank era un campione di corse sfascia-auto, era il Re della Pista, conosciuto da tutti come Gilbert il Grande! Ma in seguito a un terribile incidente in cui perde una gamba, da eroe acclamato dalle folle inizia a sentirsi piuttosto uno “zeroe”. Poi Gilbert perde il lavoro… Di colpo lui e Frank si ritrovano poverissimi e cadono nelle grinfie del malvagio Magnus e dei suoi scagnozzi. E quando Gilbert finisce in prigione, solo Frank può salvarlo...

Million-copy bestseller David Walliams’ funniest book yet – a laugh-out-loud tale of the most blundering and lovable family in history. Now with a hilarious NEW STORY.

Dare you enter the world of MONSTERS?

La leggenda della Gatta Nera vive ancora… Ben sta cercando di abituarsi alla sua nuova vita senza la nonna. Non era soltanto una grande appassionata di cavolo in tutte le sue forme e un’imbattibile avversaria a Scarabeo, lei era soprattutto una ladra di gioielli di fama internazionale conosciuta come “la Gatta Nera”. E ora a Ben non rimane che il ricordo della loro straordinaria avventura insieme per rubare i gioielli della Corona. Finché non succede qualcosa di inspiegabile. Preziosi e celebri tesori spariscono nel cuore della notte e tutti gli indizi conducono… proprio alla Gatta Nera! Com’è possibile? Riuscirà Ben a risolvere il mistero prima di venire accusato dei furti?

Howl with laughter and squeal with delight at this monstrously funny picture book and audio CD from number one bestselling author David Walliams, illustrated by the awesome Adam Stower! Performed by David Walliams - perfect for sharing at Halloween! Howler is a SMALL werewolf with a BIG problem. He is just not SCARY! And that makes him the odd one out at Monster School... But when Howler finds some new friends, he discovers that being the ODD one out might just make him the COOLEST one of all... With giggles on every page, this hilarious new picture book is perfect for ALL little monsters.

Kun hätä on suurin, on jättilima lähellä! Tervetuloa saarelle, jonka kauheiden aikuisasukkaiden suurin huvi on saada lapset tuntemaan olonsa kurjaksi. Jopa jätskiautoa, koulua ja lelukauppaa hoitelee kenkkumainen tyyppi! Ned on asunut tällä hirveällä saarella koko ikänsä, kun hän löytää yhden maailman suurimmista mysteereistä - ihmeellisen jättiliman. Mikä se on ja mistä se tulee? Ja mihin kaikkeen Ned voikaan käyttää sitä... David Walliams on tunnettu hillittömän hauskoista ja sydäntä lämmittävistä lastenkirjoistaan. Lima kertoo hienon tarinan, jossa sisarelliset ristiriidat ja valtavilta tuntuvat ongelmat lopulta ratkeavat. Brittiläisen David Walliamsin supersuosittuja lastenkirjoja on julkaistu 53:lla kielellä, ja niitä on myyty yhteensä peräti 40 miljoonaa kappaletta! Mestarikuvittaja Tony Rossin hullunhauskat piirroskuvitukset sopivat tarinoihin kuin nenä päähän.

Walliams no ha creado un libro... ¡ha creado al monstruo más horrible de todos los tiempos! Una nueva e increíble historia del autor número uno. ¡Aventura y diversión aseguradas! ¡Bienvenido al Internado Desalmado! (Si aún estás a tiempo, ¡HUYE!) En esta escuela, las clases son aburridísimas, la comida es horrible y los profes son terroríficos..., ¡pero eso no es lo peor! Algo raro está pasando en el internado. Alguien ha usado la máquina monstruosificante y ha creado un ser terriblemente increíble con la mezcla de las cosas más horripilantes y asquerosas: ¡ES UN MONSTRUO SUPERCABEZÓN! Parece que es el fin para los alumnos, pero para Chispa no hay nada imposible... ¡Tiene que luchar contra esa criatura aterradora! ¿Conseguirá salvar al colegio de las garras del monstruo supercabezón?

The UK''s #1 bestselling children''s author, David Walliams, is back with a fantastical tale of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy on a quest to save the world--chock-full of Walliams''s unmistakable humor and perfect for fans of Jeff Kinney and Roald Dahl. The kingdom has fallen into darkness. Prince Alfred has never left the safety of Buckingham Palace. But there are strange goings on inside the palace walls--and Alfred''s life is about to change forever. In the dead of night something terrible stalks the corridors. When Alfred''s beloved mother the queen is dragged off to the Tower of London, the boy must summon all his courage to embark on an epic quest to save her... and the entire world.

Cuddle up and laugh with this heart-warming and funny new children''s picture book from number-one bestselling author David Walliams, gloriously illustrated by the awesome Adam Stower! One morning, deep in the forest, a beautiful baby panda was born. The panda was different to all the others, as he had dazzling orange fur. "I will call you Marmalade," his mummy whispered. . . Meet Marmalade, the little panda who goes on a big adventure as he sets off to explore the forest one day to find where he belongs. Along the way, he meets all sorts of animals . . . until he sees he has come full circle and is back home with his mum, which is where he always did belong, of course! This gorgeous and endearing story is a celebration of family love, being yourself and finding your place in the world. It is the perfect story to share with your special someone - big or little.

La mejor combinación: el humor de David Walliams con la locura actual por el slime. ¡Aventura y diversión aseguradas! ¡Bienvenidos a la Isla de Boñiga! Aquí viven 999 habitantes, ni uno más ni uno menos, y es un lugar en el que los adultos son lo peor... ¡solo quieren que los niños se aburran! Cuando parecía que nada podría cambiarlo, Ned consigue un nuevo mejor amigo capaz de hacer que el aburrimiento desaparezca. Pero este amigo no es de carne y hueso... ¡es un slime! Y tampoco es un slime cualquiera: ¡es un slime capaz de transformarse gracias al superpoder del SLIMEPOWER! ¿Podrá el slime traer la diversión de vuelta a la isla?

Hailed as “the heir to Roald Dahl” by The Spectator, the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s author, David Walliams, will have fans of Jeff Kinney and Rachel Renee Russell in stitches! David Walliams burst on to the American scene with his New York Times bestseller Demon Dentist, and now he’s bringing his signature humor to this story of a ten-year-old orphan and a 10,000-year-old mammoth. When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious Ice Monster—a woolly mammoth found at the North Pole—she’s determined to discover more.... Luckily, a chance encounter brings Elsie face to face with the creature, sparking the adventure of a lifetime—from London to the heart of the Arctic!

Myrtille Goodman a tout ce qu''elle peut vouloir. Mais tout ne suffit pas. Elle veut plus, plus, PLUS ! Quand Myrtille déclare vouloir un CRUC, un problème se pose : qu''est-ce qu''un CRUC ? M. et Mme Goodman sont prêts à tout pour que leur fille chérie soit comblée. Ils iront même jusqu''à visiter les terribles coffres-forts de la grande bibliothèque, afin d''explorer les pages poussiéreuses du mystérieux Monstrepedia. Leur quête désespérée les mènera dans les profondeurs de la jungle la plus primitive, un territoire effrayant où se vivent les créatures les plus rares. Mais trouveront-ils jamais un Cruc ? À partir de 7 ans

Welcome to the Isle of Mulch. This little island is home to a large number of horrible grown-ups. The school, the local park, the toy shop and even the island''s ice-cream van are all run by awful adults who like nothing more than making children miserable. And the island is owned by the most awful one of all, Aunt Greta Greed! Something needs to be done about them. But who could be brave enough? Meet Ned, an extraordinary boy with a special power. SLIMEPOWER!

Sing your heart out with a whole choir of characters, in the showstopping new picture book from number one bestselling author David Walliams, illustrated by the artistic genius, Tony Ross!

TEN hilarious and moving novels from bestselling, critically acclaimed author, David Walliams, in one TERRIFIC box-set!

Millions of young readers have loved the World’s Worst Children tales – now they will revel in this delightfully dreadful collection of the most gruesome grown-ups ever: The World’s Worst Teachers. From the phenomenally bestselling David Walliams and illustrated in glorious colour by the artistic genius, Tony Ross.

Kaasu pohjaan, tämä on ryöstö! Uutuus koululaisten suosikkitekijältä. Hengästyttävää vauhtia ja kreisiä rallihuumoria pankkiryöstön tiimellyksessä! 11-vuotiaan Frankin isä Gilbert on rallicrossin kruunaamaton kuningas, kilparatojen ihailtu sankari. Eräänä iltana hän kolaroi pahasti rakkaalla Minillään ja menettää toisen koipensa. Frankin hempukkamainen äiti ottaa hatkat, joten isä ja poika jäävät kahdestaan. Rallista ei tule tekojalan kanssa mitään eikä muutakaan työtä löydy, joten pian he ovat köyhiä kuin kirkonrotat. Gilbert yrittää pelastaa tilanteen, mutta joutuukin paikallisen rikollispomon, Isokihon armoille. Hänet kiristetään pakokuskiksi suureen pankkiryöstöön. Hurjien vaiheiden ja mittavan kaahaamisen jälkeen Gilbert joutuu vankilaan. Tyrmistynyt Frank aikoo vapauttaa isänsä keinolla millä hyvänsä! Tarinan juonenkäänteet ovat hengästyttävän vauhdikkaita ja huumori yhtä kreisiä kuin Walliamsin aiemmissakin lastenromaaneissa. Kerrontaa leimaa kuitenkin lämpö ja viisaus. Näyttelijä-kirjailija David Walliamsin kirjoja on julkaistu jo 53:lla kielellä ja niitä on myyty yli 20 miljoonaa kappaletta! Britanniassa hänen lastenromaaninsa ovat valloittaneet myydyimpien kirjojen ykköspaikan 100 viikkoa yhteen menoon. Vänkä mustavalkokuvitus on huippukuvittaja Tony Rossin käsialaa.

The new children''s book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams - a deliciously daft Tall Story of a child who had everything, but still wanted more. Illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross. Meet the Meeks! Myrtle Meek has everything she could possibly want. But everything isn''t enough. She wants more, more, MORE! When Myrtle declares she wants a FING, there''s only one problem... What is a FING? Mr and Mrs Meek will do anything to keep their darling daughter happy, even visit the spooky library vaults to delve into the dusty pages of the mysterious Monsterpedia. Their desperate quest leads to the depths of the jungliest jungle where the rarest creatures can be found. But will they ever find a FING? An explosively funny, totally surreal Tall Story about two perfectly nice parents and their unbelievably monstrous daughter from the phenomenal bestselling author David Walliams.

David Walliams'' bestselling book Grandpa''s Great Escape has gone FULL COLOUR in a brand-new anniversary edition. This beautiful hardback gift book is the perfect present for children of any age, and contains an introduction from David Walliams himself. Available for a limited time only!