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Million-copy bestseller David Walliams’ funniest book yet – a laugh-out-loud tale of the most blundering and lovable family in history
A hilariously funny new illustrated children’s novel from the multi-million bestselling author of SPACEBOY
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Million-copy bestseller David Walliams’ funniest book yet – a laugh-out-loud tale of the most blundering and lovable family in history.
Meet the Blunders: Bertie, Betsy, their children, Brutus and Bunny, along with their beloved grandma Old Lady Blunder, and their pet ostrich, Cedric. An ostrich is not a sensible pet, but then the Blunders are not sensible people.
This family of upper-class twits lives in a crumbling country house named Blunder Hall. When their home comes under threat, they must embark on a series of comic misadventures to save it.
Absurd and hilarious, The Blunders is David Walliams’ funniest book yet. A laugh-out-loud tale of the most blundering and lovable family in history.
David Walliams was most recently Children’s number one bestseller with The World’s Worst Monsters (TCM Chart, 22 August 2023).
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The Blunders by David Walliams is praised for its laugh-out-loud humour and entertaining mishaps, focusing on an eccentric upper-class family in their deteriorating mansion. Walliams is celebrated for his wit and understanding of children's needs in storytelling, delivering a well-written and funny narrative.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008305840
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 12 October 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HarperCollins
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Adam Stower
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 38.0mm
Width: 141.0mm
Height: 222.0mm
Weight: 500g
Pages: 384
About the Author
David Walliams is a literary phenomenon whose books have sold more than fifty-four million copies worldwide and have been translated into fifty-five languages. Adam Stower is an award-winning author and illustrator of children's books, including collaborating with David Walliams on several of his books for children. Adam was born in England, grew up in Switzerland and has loved drawing ever since he was old enough to hold a crayon. He went to art school in Norwich, and Brighton too, where he still lives beside the sea with his wife and a cat called Murray.
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