David Walliams Books in Order

A behind-the-scenes companion to the hit sketch show, this book explores the creation of Little Britain with character profiles, script extracts, interviews, and candid photos, revealing how David Walliams and Matt Lucas built their outrageous comedy world.

Football-mad Dennis secretly loves fashion and feels most himself in a shimmering dress. When he dares to wear one to school, he challenges bullies, baffled teachers, and his own family in a warm, funny story about identity and acceptance.

Chloe’s lonely life changes when she befriends Mr Stink, the smelliest tramp in town. As their unlikely friendship grows, Chloe uncovers his mysterious past and learns that kindness and courage matter more than appearances or popularity.

Joe has more money than he can ever spend, thanks to his dad’s wildly successful toilet-paper empire. But being rich can’t buy real friendship, so Joe swaps luxury for an ordinary school and discovers who likes him for himself.

Every Friday night, Ben dreads staying with his cabbage-obsessed granny—until he discovers she was once an international jewel thief. Soon the pair are plotting a daring raid on the Crown Jewels in a hilarious, surprisingly moving adventure.

In this candid memoir, David Walliams looks back on his childhood, comedy breakthrough, relationships, and battles with depression. By turns heartbreaking and sharply comic, it offers an honest portrait of fame and the fragile person behind it.

A lonely girl’s only friend is her beloved pet rat, but a sinister burger man has a far nastier plan for the creature. She must race to outwit him in this gross, darkly funny tale of bravery and loyalty.

Strange, disgusting gifts start appearing under children’s pillows instead of coins, and all clues point to the town’s terrifying new dentist. A brave boy and his friends dig into the mystery, uncovering a monstrous plot beneath their streets.

When a boy absentmindedly signs an animal-adoption form, a huge blue elephant turns up at his front door, moves in, and causes total chaos. This picture book delivers slapstick mayhem and a cheeky twist on being careful what you wish for.

Left alone in a crumbling country house with her monstrous aunt and a vicious pet owl, a young heiress fights to save her inheritance. Packed with ghosts, gags and booby traps, it’s a gothic romp about greed and courage.

Two hugely ambitious hippos race to become the first hippopotamus on the Moon, one with a homemade rocket and jungle friends, the other with piles of money. Their silly space race celebrates teamwork, determination and big, muddy dreams.

A boy’s beloved grandfather, once a daring World War II pilot, is slipping into dementia and trapped in a grim care home. Together they hatch an audacious escape plan that turns into one last, sky-high adventure.

Written in Scots, this lively version of Mr Stink follows a lonely child who befriends a delightfully pongy tramp. Their unlikely friendship challenges snobbery and small-town gossip in a story full of warmth, mischief and wonderfully gross humour.

A tiny polar bear cub just loves jumping out and shouting 'BOO!' at everyone on the ice, from seals to unsuspecting humans. His pranks cause chaos until a scary encounter teaches him when jokes stop being funny.

When the Queen wishes for a new pet, she ends up with a mischievous orangutan who swings through the palace and turns royal life upside down. A short, ridiculous tale that gently pokes fun at pomp, privilege and pets.

In a children’s hospital ward, a group of patients sneak out at midnight to make each other’s wildest dreams come true. Their secret adventures bring magic to a scary place in a funny, tender story about friendship and hope.

This illustrated collection of short stories introduces ten outrageously naughty, spectacularly disgusting children whose bad habits lead to hilarious consequences. Each tale is packed with larger-than-life names, playful language and satisfyingly over-the-top punishment.

On bring-your-pet day, a confident girl turns up with a gigantic snake that coils round the classroom and terrifies the teachers. Chaos slithers through the school in this bright, silly picture book about rules, rebellion and inclusivity.

A former racing driver and his devoted son find themselves mixed up with a ruthless crime boss and a daring robbery. Their wild escapade becomes a heartfelt journey about forgiveness, standing up to bullies and what truly makes a family.

In this shorter story, a lonely child befriends a strange, unwanted creature that everyone else laughs at or fears. Together they prove that compassion can be more powerful than cruelty, and that real friendship often comes in unexpected shapes.

More gloriously grotesque kids misbehave their way through another batch of comic tales, featuring everything from screen-obsessed terrors to tantrum throwers. Each story gleefully pushes bad behaviour to extremes before serving up richly deserved comeuppance.

When a fun-loving bear is swept far from her icy home and lands among very different animals, she feels like a complete outsider. A riot of colour, rhyme and slapstick reveals that even the oddest-looking creature deserves a place to belong.

Geronimo is a penguin with one impossible dream: to fly. Refusing to accept the limits of his flippers, he invents wild contraptions and enlists his family in a joyful, sky-high adventure about persistence and daring to be different.

In Victorian London, an orphaned girl discovers a frozen woolly mammoth in a museum and becomes determined to bring it back to life. Her quest leads from the streets to the Arctic in an epic, snow-swirled adventure.

This jam-packed companion book dives into the world of David Walliams, with quizzes, character profiles, games, jokes and behind-the-scenes snippets from his stories, perfect for superfans who want extra silliness between novels.

This third collection delivers even more monstrously bad children, from boasting brats to revolting pranksters. Each outrageously illustrated tale piles on the chaos before teaching its pint-sized terror a sharply comic lesson.

When a spoilt child demands a mysterious creature called a ‘Fing’, her desperate parents head deep into a forbidden library and then underground to find one. What they uncover is slimy, terrifying and completely out of control.

In a dark future Britain, a timid prince lives imprisoned inside Buckingham Palace while the kingdom crumbles outside. When a terrifying beast is unleashed and a sinister ruler tightens control, he must summon unexpected courage to fight back.

A shy woman loves to sing but is hopelessly out of tune, until a chorus of animals joins her in a wonderfully wild choir. Their noisy performances celebrate the joy of singing loudly, badly and straight from the heart.

This outrageous collection turns the spotlight on appalling teachers: terrifying tyrants, sports-obsessed blowhards, and homework fanatics. Each story gleefully shows what happens when grown-ups behave worse than their pupils, with chaotic, cartoonish results.

Vain Valentine is obsessed with mirrors, selfies and admiration, caring little for anyone else’s feelings. Their over-the-top vanity soon backfires in spectacular fashion, delivering a sharp, silly reminder that real beauty isn’t about constant attention.

During World War II, a boy teams up with his favourite zookeeper and a remarkable chimpanzee to rescue animals from bombed London. Their daring escape turns into a madcap mission involving spies, planes and one very brave ape.

On the island of Mulch, horrible grown-ups make children’s lives miserable—until a boy discovers a magical, shape-shifting slime. With its help he cooks up spectacular pranks and payback, in a gleefully anarchic tale of rebellion.

This spin-off collection targets hilariously dreadful mums and dads: over-sharers, daredevil dads, competitive mums and more. Each story cranks up their worst qualities to absurd heights before giving both parent and child a comic reality check.

Years after his adventures with his jewel-thief gran, Ben is drawn back into a series of daring robberies that bear her trademark. Soon he is racing to solve the mystery and protect the legacy of the world’s sneakiest grandma.

A gang of little monsters worry they are far too strange and scary for the human world, until they visit a school and discover children can be just as weird. A colourful, giggly story about difference, confidence and fitting in.

Banished to a fortress school on a remote island, a child discovers the teachers are conducting monstrous experiments on the pupils. With new friends, they must escape the laboratory horrors and stop a gigantic creature from being unleashed.

When bedtime stories get boring, a kindly gran suddenly transforms into a stomping, roaring dinosaur who charges through wild adventures with her grandchildren. This exuberant picture book celebrates imagination, play and the larger-than-life magic of grandparents.

Marmalade is a baby panda born bright orange in a world that expects black and white. Teased and doubted, he sets off on a journey that proves standing out can be a strength and that family love is unconditional.

In the 1960s, a space-obsessed child spots something crash from the sky and discovers a mysterious visitor hiding in the desert. Their secret friendship whisks them into a nostalgic, fast-paced adventure filled with rockets, danger and heart.

In a crime-ridden futuristic city, a fearless young hero helps build the ultimate police dog: half mutt, half machine. Together they take on supervillains, high-tech heists and a mayor who would rather protect profits than people.

A plucky chimp dreams of blasting into space and leaving the zoo behind. Training hard, outsmarting the humans and clinging on through lift-off, he discovers that true courage means facing the unknown with curiosity and bananas.

Santa’s son is desperate to prove he’s ready to take over Christmas, but every attempt ends in festive disaster. This warm, funny tale of family expectations shows that spreading joy matters more than being perfect at presents.