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Laugh yourself silly with David Walliams’ brilliant The World’s Worst Children <\/em>books – now available in paperback for the first time ever! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you dare to meet the worst children in the world<\/strong>? Inside each of these three brilliant books <\/strong>you’ll find ten terrible kids<\/strong> – five beastly boys and five ghastly girls – whose hilariously horrible tales<\/strong> will make you cry with laughter! <\/p>\n\n\n

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Each book contains ten short stories<\/strong> with side-splitting writing from bestselling author David Walliams<\/strong> and gloriously colourful illustrations<\/strong> from artist Tony Ross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you’re a story-loving bookworm<\/strong> or more reluctant reader<\/strong>, you’ll be able to dive in to each delightfully dreadful tale <\/strong>with ease! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All three of The World’s Worst Children <\/em>books are out in paperback and available from all good bookshops. Collect them all!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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MEET THE CHARACTERS!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Between the pages of The World’s Worst Children<\/strong><\/em> 1, 2 and 3<\/em><\/strong>, you’ll meet 30 wonderfully wicked boys and girls. To whet your appetite, here are four particularly awful kids from Book 3… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boastful Barnabus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Big-headed Barnabus thinks everything’s about him – even the school play, where he decides he’ll play EVERY character himself!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Terrible Triplets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bothersome brothers Tom, Dick and Harry want to be the best at BAD things – but their revolting acts might doom them all.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Tandy’s Tantrums<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With a scream that can break glasses, melt ear wax and make melons explode, Tandy’s titanic tantrums go on ALL day, every day! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hank’s Pranks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hank’s naughty tricks upset EVERYONE, but he still keeps doing them! What will happen when a joke goes terribly wrong?<\/p>\n<\/div>

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WIN A KINDLE AND DAVID WALLIAMS BOOK BUNDLE<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

One lucky reader will win an awesome Amazon Kindle<\/strong> and an epic bundle of 10 brilliant books<\/strong> from David Walliams – including a SIGNED copy of his brand-new book The World\u2019s Worst Monsters<\/em><\/strong>, which is out now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to find out how to enter.<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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