Blob

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It’s a very similar writing style to Roald Dahl and the way it uses fonts and sizes is like Lauren Child. Walliams succeeds at promoting self-love among blobfish who is considered to be the ugliest (according to The WHOPPING Book of Fish), terrifying komodo dragon, incredibly slow sloth, proboscis monkey with his outrageous hooter, spiky-backed echidna, pig-nosed frog, umbrellabird with his long dangly wattle that looks like a folded-up umbrella, star-nosed mole who looks like he has worms on the end of his face, hamadryas baboon with her matching red face and bottom, hooded seal who can blow his nose like a ballon and many more through Bob — it's a marvelous thing! The zookeeper and Winston helps bob by pulling a prank/revenge scheme on the bullies who bully Bob which makes them leave him alone. There are lots of fascinating animals included as well, both familiar and rarely heard of, and the illustrations are lovely.

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. except maybe the introduction--Mr Willybum :P Mostly it's just making you smile or chuck instead of laugh out loud. 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. Roald Dahl is amazing, legend, one of a kind but David's books are genuinely good, kind, honest and most importantly wise. 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).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! 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. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

I can't say I'm as keen as they were but then I'm not the target audience and just comparing it to other children's stories that I've read them. This is such a heart-warming story that revolves around a ten-year-old boy named Bob who lives with his poor grandpa. They included trying to normalise people's differences, promoting that we all look different and that's a marvelous thing! I have just finished reading Blob to my six year old and have given it 5 stars as he scored it 5 and a half!

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. I love books with animals anyway (I prefer the company of animals to people) and so it was nice to see some of the more unuusual, not oft-mentioned animals on display here (or at least I haven't read many books that actually mention such things as aye-ayes and pangolins and snapping turtles among others. 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. All the characters and animals in this story were great Arons favourite was blob my favourite was Mr Basil Basildon.

And so begins a funny and heartwarming story of a very unusual friendship - and some very strange animals. 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. Willybums knows how to make this 24-year-old kid snort, chuckle and giggle with his take on the zoo and school bullies. David and Tony have worked on six bestselling picture books together, and nine of David’s phenomenally successful children’s novels. 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.I think one of the best things in the world is listening to your child trying to read something but there in fits of giggles.