Blob

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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. Stink, Rattourger, Demon Dentist, The World's Worst Children, The World's Worst Children 2, The World's Worst Children 3, Awful Auntie, and Bad Dad. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

And so begins a funny and heartwarming story of a very unusual friendship – and some very strange animals. 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. He gets bullied by the Stubbs and most of his classmates make fun of him because he has a big nose - he looks different than the others.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. 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.

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). They included trying to normalise people's differences, promoting that we all look different and that's a marvelous thing! Bob is now happy as he has many friends including the unique animals and zoo keeper owner and zoo keeper worker as his friends and a lifetime of free zoo tickets for him to use. It was the first book of David Walliams that I read, but it was so atrocious that I cannot read another of his. There are lots of fascinating animals included as well, both familiar and rarely heard of, and the illustrations are lovely.The zookeeper and Winston helps bob by pulling a prank/revenge scheme on the bullies who bully Bob which makes them leave him alone. I love that the glossary informs you of the facts about the animals in the book, because he did make them do some rather preposterous things in the story!

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. Blob' is short and sweet and has the same sort of charm that Dahl's children books have, with well carved and ridiculous characters. Roald Dahl is amazing, legend, one of a kind but David's books are genuinely good, kind, honest and most importantly wise.

Since August 2013, he has written and starred in the BBC One sitcom Big School playing chemistry teacher Keith Church. This book was written for World Book Day 2017 and is by one of my favourite authors - David Walliams.