David and Matt followed ‘Little Britain’ with the hugely popular spoof airport documentary series 'Come Fly With Me'. Okay, I'm going to be kind with this one, I'm an adult reading a book intended for young kids and the one thing which irritated me is probably entertaining for children. It's set in a fantastical world that Walliams is great at inventing and filling with a menagerie of characters. Little Britain’, which he co-created with Matt Lucas, started on Radio 4 and soon progressed to BBC1.

Megamonster is an action-packed page-turning adventure, set on an island in the middle of shark-infested waters – where the Cruel School stands on top of a dormant volcano. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. This magical story of bravery will convince little girls that courage does not differentiate gender. We follow Larker who finds herself sent to Cruel School as a punishment and her adventures within it.Whatever one can do, she will most likely do it better, simpler and quicker once she puts her mind to it. I found myself questioning this story when I first started it as I wasn't sure that I would be able to get into it but I was wrong. Parker’s only friend, the gardener, gets turned in a huge, masculine bogey, who is so sticky that he sticks to all of the other monsters, and they make the mega monster! In David Walliams’ new book Megamonster, Larkeris sent to The Cruel Schoolfor pulling a prank, it’s anything but textbook! Larker is being sent to a new school and not just any school, she is going to attend The Cruel School, situated on a volcanic island amidst sharks there is no way off for Larker or any of the pupils.

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. The first part of the book blew me away, especially the Gabber language classes, but after the introduction of a certain machine, everything started to go awry.

His debut children's novel, The Boy in the Dress, was published in 2008 to unanimous critical acclaim and he has since developed a reputation as a natural successor to Roald Dahl. It has been a while since Walliams wrote a story about a girl with wit as sharp as a smooth edge of paper, a delightful sense of humour, and courage that fails at nothing.

The way the illustrations perfectly capture the story and add an awesome visual layer to this book makes for an unforgettable reading experience.

The lessons are ludicrous, the dinners are disgusting and the teachers are terrifying - especially the sinister science teacher Doctor Doktur. One of the greatest elements of this book; as with all David Walliams’ books, is that it perfectly walks the naughty line. Mr Stink, Gangsta Granny, The Boy in the Dress and Billionaire Boy have all been adapted into TV comedy dramas.