Ten cautionary tales and a delightfully dreadful cast of characters from number one bestselling author David Walliams! Are you ready to meet the world’s worst children? Five beastly boys and five gruesome girls! Like Sofia Sofa, a TV superfan so stuck to the sofa that she’s turning into one! And Blubbering Bertha, a bawling big sister with a horrid habit of telling tales! From number one bestselling author David Walliams comes this collection of deliciously mischievous tales, illustrated throughout by artistic genius Tony Ross.
CONTRIBUTORS: David Walliams, Tony RossEAN: 9780008197056COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 240 gHEIGHT: 198 cm
PUBLISHED BY: HarperCollins PublishersDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men, JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Short StoriesWIDTH: 129 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Interest age: from c 7 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Praise for The World’s Worst Children:
"'I loved it because it's so funny I laughed my head off!" Ben, aged 8
"A positively gruesome book" Guardian
“This really is Walliams at his most indulgently gross and silly – the perfect combination for thousands of his loyal fans… stunningly illustrated by Ross who captures the energy and chaos of the stories” Daily Mail
“Laugh-out-loud funny and…downright disgusting” Daily Express
“Often described as the modern-day Roald Dahl, Walliams is a big author with big ideas and plenty of illustrations, all combining to make for real page-turners, even for kids who would normally look at you as if you’re mad to suggest reading for pleasure” Independent
Praise for David Walliams’ books:
“The new Roald Dahl” Evening Standard
"A triumphant mix of wit and warmth" Telegraph
“Ridiculously over-the-top and utterly delightful” Spectator
"His books are a breath of wonderful fresh air" Sun
“Delightfully funny” Metro
David Walliams has revolutionised reading for children and has become one of the most influential children’s writers today. Since the publication of his ground-breaking first novel, The Boy in the Dress (2008), Walliams has seen unprecedented growth with global sales exceeding 45 million copies, and his books translated into 55 languages. Collectively across his titles, David has celebrated 70 weeks (non-consecutive) at number one in the overall book charts and more than 200 weeks (non-consecutive) at number one in the Children’s charts – an achievement no other children’s writer has reached. Born in London, Tony Ross went to art school in Liverpool. His cartoons have appeared in famous publications the world over. Tony has written over 100 books and illustrated over 2000! David and Tony have worked on seven bestselling picture books together, the World’s Worst series of story collections and 16 phenomenally successful novels.
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Ten cautionary tales and a delightfully dreadful cast of characters from number one bestselling author David Walliams! Are you ready to meet the world’s worst children? Five beastly boys and five gruesome girls! Like Sofia Sofa, a TV superfan so stuck to the sofa that she’s turning into one! And Blubbering Bertha, a bawling big sister with a horrid habit of telling tales! From number one bestselling author David Walliams comes this collection of deliciously mischievous tales, illustrated throughout by artistic genius Tony Ross.
CONTRIBUTORS: David Walliams, Tony RossEAN: 9780008197056COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 240 gHEIGHT: 198 cm
PUBLISHED BY: HarperCollins PublishersDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men, JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Short StoriesWIDTH: 129 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Interest age: from c 7 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
David Walliams has revolutionised reading for children and has become one of the most influential children’s writers today. Since the publication of his ground-breaking first novel, The Boy in the Dress (2008), Walliams has seen unprecedented growth with global sales exceeding 45 million copies, and his books translated into 55 languages. Collectively across his titles, David has celebrated 70 weeks (non-consecutive) at number one in the overall book charts and more than 200 weeks (non-consecutive) at number one in the Children’s charts – an achievement no other children’s writer has reached. Born in London, Tony Ross went to art school in Liverpool. His cartoons have appeared in famous publications the world over. Tony has written over 100 books and illustrated over 2000! David and Tony have worked on seven bestselling picture books together, the World’s Worst series of story collections and 16 phenomenally successful novels.
Mevrou Smit het Aronspoort toe gekom om vir haarself ’n nuwe lewe en identiteit te bewerk, nie om gewild te wees nie. “Daar is geen wag voor daai mond nie. Al die gedagtes wat in haar kop uitbroei, marsjeer soos mank soldate oor haar tong.” (p.16). Maar dit is juis daardie gedagtes wat al menige moord opgelos het, dit terwyl sy vir haarself streng reëls gestel het vir “goeie” gedrag en verbete daaraan werk om daarby te hou. Reëls soos om te oorleef en te luister na jou instinkte. “My derde reël is om nie my tyd te mors met retrospeksie nie” (p.78), verduidelik sy aan Dario wat in hierdie aflewering weer ’n hoopvolle draai kom maak. Die uitstekende skryfstyl van Elizabeth Wasserman verseker dat mevrou Smit konsekwent, sonder aansien des persoons, hou by haar reëls.
Ek moet bieg dat hierdie derde sage van mevrou Smit vir my ietwat stadig afgeskop het. Daar was nie juis dringendheid rondom die ontdekking van ’n dekade-oue menslike oorskot in die rivierbank nie. Maar wanneer daar ’n vars moord vermoed word, tel mevrou Smit se bloedhond instinkte spoed op. En die krisis na die einde toe is so spannend as wat ’n sogenaamde sagte krimi kan toelaat.
Ek sukkel deesdae toenemend met reekse. Ek vergeet die fynere detail van vorige boeke (ouderdom of té veel storielyne?) en dan sukkel my kop deurentyd om te onthou. Dus sou ek beslis beter gevaar het om die drie boeke agtereenvolgens te lees. Nuwe Mevrou Smit lesers wat nie noodwendig alles wil weet van haar vorige lewe en die voorafgaande avonture op Aronspoort nie, behoort suksesvol te kan volstaan met die intrige soos hier aangebied.
