The sparkling debut children’s novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children’s author in the country.Illustrated by Quentin Blake and brilliantly written by David Walliams, The Boy in the Dress is full of the sharp humour and vivid characters you would expect from the co-creator and co-star of Little Britain.It is also a timeless and hilarious fable about what happens when an ordinary boy does something extraordinary – and the way that people, even the petty and cruel, can surprise you in the end. Quentin's illustrious black and white drawings are interspersed throughout, forming a perfect accompaniment to this funny and touching story.
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David Walliams. The Boy in the Dress
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Dedication
Contents
1 No Hugging
2 Fat Dad
3 Under the Mattress
4 Wanting to Disappear
5 Just Doodling
6 Forever and a Moment
7 Watching the Curtain Edges Grow Light
8 Lying on the Carpet with Lisa
9 Bonjour, Denise
10 Pickled Onion Monster Munch
11 “These high heels are killing me”
12 Another World
13 Double French
14 Silence like Snow
15 There Was Nothing More to Say
16 With or Without the Dress
17 Maudlin Street
18 A Thousand Smiles
19 Dragged in the Mud
20 Blouse and Skirt
21 Big Hairy Hands
22 One Thing Left to Do
About the Publisher
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For Eddie,
What joy you have given us all.
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“Good luck boys! Especially my son Darvesh, and of course his friend Dennis! Let’s win this for the school!” shouted Darvesh’s mum from the side of the pitch.
“My mum is like so embarrassing,” rumbled Darvesh.
