Since August 2013, he has written and starred in the BBC One sitcom Big School playing chemistry teacher Keith Church. 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.

If you make fun of yourself to make others laugh more with you, rather than at you, are you still not making people laugh at your expense?It was a major bonus that it was centered around a zoo too, which of course I loved, but with that setting, Walliams was also able to get the message out of not being cruel to animals (as well as each other), and the power of breaking down bullying was a strong theme. By the end of 2014, Walliams had sold over 4 million books and is described as "the fastest growing children's author in the UK. As I paid a fair bit more than that, it was disappointing to see the cover has a massive crease down the middle of it and the condition is not as good as I would have expected. David and Tony also collaborated on the 2017 World Book Day title, BLOB, and on the blockbuster collections, The World’s Worst Children 1, 2 and 3.

A blob fish - maybe it has a tad bit of a good message, about how you look not mattering- but it is awful. And so begins a funny and heartwarming story of a very unusual friendship – and some very strange animals. Bob found out some animals at the zoo are unique and not alike and they have no one to visit them but others bully them too so bob made these animals be proud of who they are by accepting what they have. I was there on World Book Day and at least 50% came as some character form The Midnight Gang (which is so clever because you get to go to school on your pyjamas), so I felt like I needed to read something from him to understand the YOUTH.

Since the publication of his ground-breaking first novel, The Boy in the Dress (2008), Walliams has seen unprecedented growth with global sales exceeding 32 million copies, and his books translated into 53 languages. And so begins a funny and heartwarming story of a very unusual friendship - and some very strange animals. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The story is centered around a zoo and the author is able to transmit the message of not being cruel to animals (as well as to each other). The twist is that it's presented from not only a little boy's perspective but also those of some animals SOME people might consider "ugly.