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Praise for THE BOY IN THE DRESS:
“A great comic tale… Walliams is a natural wit” Evening Standard
“Charming, funny, with lovely illustrations by Quentin Blake" The Times
"Well written, funny, touching" Observer
"Believable characters and a story that's original and intriguing” ***** Heat
“Charming, surprising and hilarious – everything you would expect from David Walliams” **** Look Magazine
"A passionate celebration of individuality" Telegraph
"I was surprised by how tender and kind Walliams' first book for children is… a touching story" Independent on Sunday
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itunes reviews "I've always been a huge fan of David Walliams and this audiobook was not a let down!! Pure genius to have his book read out by him and Matt Lucas.The two read it as life were one big Little Britain/ Roald Dahl Fairy tale world!" "Bravo David! Great Audio and wonderful characters! Better that the book! More please!!! More on audio!" "Charming, funny, with lovely illustrations by Quentin Blake" The Times
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74 of 74 people found the following review helpful
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Mr Walliams has achieved quite a feat with this book - aimed at children, it is quite child friendly and easy enough for my five year old to understand when read to her, and if taken at face value is quite an entertaining story. What makes the book special though is that there is some quite serious morality involved in the way he puts across issues of predjudice, misconceptions and sterotypes in a way that children can understand, and hopefuly learn from. For example, Mr Stinks posh accent is quite surprising to be found coming from a tramp, but does that expose my adult predjudice and preconceived ideas that tramps will all have a voice ravaged by substance abuse - my five year old daughter thinks not and accepted that Mr Stink has a history behind him which is where he gets his voice from. Guided by Walliams' very clever story telling, children are led to see people as individuals and not just stereotyped generalisations. Very commendable, educational and done in an entertaining way.
Mr Walliams, I don't understand most of the humour you put into Little Britain, but this book is excellent on many levels and if the sketch show ever dries up, I sincerely hope you develop as a children's writer and the very best of luck to you. The Little Britain in which we live needs a new Roald Dahl.
Mr Walliams, I don't understand most of the humour you put into Little Britain, but this book is excellent on many levels and if the sketch show ever dries up, I sincerely hope you develop as a children's writer and the very best of luck to you. The Little Britain in which we live needs a new Roald Dahl.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I actually read it twice even as an adult and found it very funny! I am a bit of a David Walliams fan and was excited to try his literature and it's enchanting, hilarious, a fantastic story and it certainly didn't 'Stink'!
The pictures illustrate it perfectly, you really do fell that Mr Stink and the other characters are real, Quentin Blake adds a Roald Dahl type feel to it and along with those classics, I do feel this will be loved for years to come, it is wickedly funny, I loved it, my son loved it and it's amusing enough to appeal actually to all ages though aimed for around 8-13 I'd imagine.
Lovely read, I read it in a couple of hours and was geuinely impressed how much I enjoyed this childrens book!
The pictures illustrate it perfectly, you really do fell that Mr Stink and the other characters are real, Quentin Blake adds a Roald Dahl type feel to it and along with those classics, I do feel this will be loved for years to come, it is wickedly funny, I loved it, my son loved it and it's amusing enough to appeal actually to all ages though aimed for around 8-13 I'd imagine.
Lovely read, I read it in a couple of hours and was geuinely impressed how much I enjoyed this childrens book!
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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This is quite a charming little story. Chloe's warmhearted endeavours to help Mr Stink lead to his engagement with her problematical family. He proves to be a catalyst leading to changes in Chloe and her family's situation, and then moves on, himself mostly unchanged. I'm not quite clear on how, when he moves into Chloe's family's shed, Mr Stink should happen to possesss pyjamas. But perhaps that's a quibble. The writing is enjoyable, and the resolution for Chloe and her family is a satisfying one. I hope Mr. Walliams will give us more stories in future.
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Marvellous Mr Stink
After reading this book to my 11 year old Autistic son and it really capturing his imagination I decided to order the Audio CD. Read more
Published 7 hours ago by DCR1969
A fantastic read
Bought this, along with a couple of other David Walliams books for my kids to read. (11 yr old boy, and 10 yr old girl) both loved it. I couldn't put it down either. Read more
Published 19 hours ago by Joeyjo
Like a rude Roald Dahl
I read this book (or almost all of it) to my five-year-old son who absolutely loved it. If he hadn't, then I would have finished it off for my own reading pleasure anyway. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Tim C. Taylor
Excellent book to read aloud
I recently read this book to my class of 7-9 year olds. They sat enthralled and even cheered when it was story time. The children found it funny and laughed out loud. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Badger10
Mr Stink
This was bought as a gift for Christmas. I chose the book as it sounded good and had good reviews on Amazon. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Green Book Addict Librarian
Great for my son who hates to read- he was captivated !
To get my son to read is a real effort, so when he had these bought for him this christmas, he had stashed them away, as he hates to read and finds it a chore- (typical 10 year old... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms. S. L. Walls
Weird
Bought for our 6 year old granddaughter. Started to listen to it with her, and decided that not was it appropriate, nor IMO, did it have a storyline that a child might comprehend. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Flummoxed
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I brought this book to read to my 6 year old boy, we loved it. Excellent reading together , great moral to the story which didn't need much explaining either. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rebecca-love to cook
Another David Walliams Triumph
A friend bought Billionarie Boy by David Walliams for my 10 year old daughter for Christmas. We both read it in January and laughed out load. Read more
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DAVID WALLIAMS ROCKS!
I purchased this for my grandson but, after having a very enjoyable read myself, decided it would be better for a young lady that I know. Read more
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