David Walliams is being referred to as “the new Roald Dahl”. Some of his books are even illustrated by the same artist, Quentin Blake. Not that we need a replacement for Dahl though, his books are timeless and classic. But Walliams’ work deserves a mention for his titles for older children (Age 8 – 12) and this, his first picture book.
Illustrated by Tony Ross, what could be more delightful than an enormous blue elephant wearing a red beret who comes to your house….and invites all of his friends as well! All because of a common problem – not reading the fine print!
In the style of Roald Dahl, his stories are fantastical and funny but deal with real topics.
Here is a link to his website.
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Check out ” Father Christmas comes up trumps” by Nicolas Allen. The perfect Christmas book for every child over the age of 5. I laughed till I cried in Waterstones and walked out with 5 copies including one for my own family collection do Christmas books
Great! I’ll check it out!