The World’s Worst Monsters: A new fiercely funny fantastical illustrated book of stories for kids, the latest from the bestselling author of Robodog

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The beloved World’s Worst series has captivated millions of readers. You’ve met the world’s worst children, the world’s worst parents, the world’s worst teachers, and the world’s worst pets – but are you ready for the world’s worst monsters? Wallaims successfully revamps gothic literature icons and urban legends as inspiration for stories for a younger audience. However, most of the stories are a bit misleading with most monster’s being friendly. It would have been interesting to see more stories with suspenseful scenes or unhappy endings, considering the horror theme. Cally Poplak, executive publisher, said: “Since joining HarperCollins Children’s Books just over a year ago, I’ve been dazzled by David’s creativity as a children’s writer and touched by seeing first-hand the delight he brings to children through his books and at events. The World’s Worst Monsters is funny and heart-warming, and magnificently illustrated by Adam Stower – the perfect book to share the pleasure of reading.” I loved that all of the monsters were familiar not completely made up creatures. And the way in which David Walliams created new awesome stories for these monsters was interesting and thoroughly entertaining. I loved the anticipation of seeing where he was going to take each monster’s individual story as I made my way through this book. A acclaimed hunter looks to shoot down the abominable snowman. Fortunately, his nanny has other ideas.

A loyal son’s struggles to hide the secret about his mother’s ghoulish behaviour. That is until the fate of the world requires the duo’s help. David Walliams is a literary phenomenon whose books have sold more than fifty-three million copies worldwide and have been translated into fifty-five languages. If you’re looking for some exciting activities to keep boredom at bay, then you’ve definitely come to the right place! Scroll down for a treasure trove of fantastic activities, all inspired by David Walliams’ tremendous tales. For kids who would normally look at you as if you’re mad to suggest reading for pleasure” - Independent

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I honestly don’t have a bad word to say about this book. I have already read it twice and I can easily see myself reading it again and again in the future. After this fantastic installment to ‘The World’s Worst’ series, I can’t wait to see what David Walliams comes up with next.

Laugh along to these ten terrifying tales of marvellous monsters, brought to you by David Walliams and illustrated in glorious technicolour by Adam Stower.But as parent/librarian, I'm now getting annoyed at the deterioration in quality of Walliams' writing to the extent that I'm struggling to even read them aloud to my 6-year-old. David Walliams has announced his latest book in the World’s Worst story collection, published by HarperCollins Children’s Books (HCCB). The World’s Worst Monsters by David Walliams is an absolute must-have for all Middle-Grade readers. Below you can read an exclusive digital chapter sampler, featuring 'The Legend of the Wolfwere' story, from David Walliams' brand-new book 'The World's Worst Monsters!' If you don’t like ghosts, ogres, zombies, vampires, aliens, werewolves or mummies, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK.

Each of the book’s ten short stories is a (gently) spooky and fast-paced standalone tale, which breaks the book into manageable chunks that kids can dip in and out of. My personal favourite was The Curious Case of Miss Gorgon; what kid wouldn’t be instantly enthralled by an opening line like ‘The headmaster had been turned into stone!’? Thanks for taking the time to enter this competition, we hope you are enjoying reading The Blunders! I am a massive fan of David Walliams’ books so I was very excited to get my hands on this one. I am very happy to say that this book was everything I had hoped it would be and so much more. I honestly think this might be my favourite of David Walliams ‘The World’s Worst’ books.This really is Walliams at his most silly - the perfect combination for thousands of his loyal fans” - Daily Mail