{"id":246149,"date":"2022-04-28T08:48:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T08:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/?p=246149"},"modified":"2022-04-28T08:48:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T08:48:41","slug":"the-worlds-worst-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/kids-club\/entertainment\/books\/the-worlds-worst-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"The World&#8217;s Worst Pets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Good pets, bad pets, supervillain pets, pets as big as a house and pets that could eat you in one gulp \u2013 meet the world\u2019s most hilarious and horrendous animals in this ludicrously laugh-out-loud collection by bestselling author David Walliams!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">After reading these ten tales you\u2019ll never see your pets in the same light again. Let\u2019s meet all the crazy creatures that feature in the book\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">BUMBLE THE BURGLING BUDGIE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"844\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bumble.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246219 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bumble.jpg 844w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bumble-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bumble-768x922.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>To cure her loneliness, elderly Miss Havisham buys her first ever pet, Bumble, from Mr Pickwick\u2019s pet shop. But her new feathery \u2018friend\u2019 is greedy and rude and tries to make off with her valuables! Imagine tweeting your owner that way!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">PICASSO THE PONY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Picasso-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246228 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Picasso-2.jpg 575w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Picasso-2-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Picasso is one pretty pony. So, when spoiled kid Molly Coddle ruins his lovely coat with horrible paint, Picasso mounts an artsy plan to put the brat in her place. That\u2019s one way to stirrup trouble!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">MONTY THE MUSICAL DOG<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:34% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Monty.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246242 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Monty.jpg 496w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Monty-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>This basset hound loves musical theatre but gets his tail in a twist when he hears about the musical Cats. How dare they make a show about those horrid animals? He\u2019ll put on his own dog-centric show instead!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">FURP THE FISH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Furp.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246247 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Furp.jpg 575w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Furp-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>When Leo wins a goldfish from a funfair, little does he know, he\u2019s bitten off more than he can chew! Bad-tempered Furp has monstrous gnashers that won\u2019tstop growing!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">HARTLEY THE HAMSTER AND GERALD THE GERBIL <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:37% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hartley-and-gerald.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246277 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hartley-and-gerald.jpg 575w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hartley-and-gerald-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Hamsters and gerbils make great pets. But they\u2019re also sworn enemies! This pocket sized pair disagree over who their owner Betsy loves more, and it isn\u2019t long before it\u2019s an all-out war!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">CANDELABRA THE SUPERVILLAIN&#8217;S CAT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:38% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Candelabra.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246285 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Candelabra.jpg 575w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Candelabra-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Dr X and Candelabra seem like the purr-fect match, but Dr X\u2019s evil character soon shines through. Who can blame her for falling for his enemy, the secret agent 006 instead!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">HOUDINI THE BAD BUNNY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:38% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Houdini-the-bad-bunny.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246291 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Houdini-the-bad-bunny.jpg 575w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Houdini-the-bad-bunny-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Though she\u2019s named after the greatest magician of all time, bunny Houdini actually belongs to the world\u2019s worst \u2013 The Great Fiasco. Will she take the hop-portunity to upstage him?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">ZOOM THE SUPERSONIC TORTOISE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:38% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Zoom.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246299 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Zoom.jpg 575w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Zoom-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Zoom is OLD and slow and never comes out of his shell \u2013 just like his new owner Brian. But when Brian sneaks the wrinkly rodent onto a science museum trip, Zoom finally lives up to his name!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">SILLY SID&#8217;S SNAKE FIDO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:38% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"367\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Fido.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246306 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Fido.jpg 367w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Fido-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Sid has done some seriously silly things in his life \u2013 like naming all three of his kids Bob! But buying a snake at a pub, mistaking it for a puppy and naming it Fido really takes the biscuit\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">GRISELDA THE GRIZZLY BEAR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:38% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"367\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Griselda.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246308 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Griselda.jpg 367w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Griselda-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>When Lois and Mylo\u2019s dads finally let them get a pet, they insist on having a grizzly bear. Unsurprisingly, Grizela creates chaos. But maybe this blood-curdling beast isn\u2019t quite what she seems\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Pick up a copy online or in all good bookshops. Find out more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofdavidwalliams.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\"><strong>worldofdavidwalliams.com<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">WIN A WALLIAMS BOOK BUNDLE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We\u2019re giving away all the books in David Walliams\u2019 World\u2019s Worst series including a special copy of The World\u2019s Worst Pets signed by the author himself. 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