Walliams calls for better access to reading, ‘safeguarding’ of libraries

David Walliams has called for better access to reading and for libraries to be safeguarded, revealing he would introduce new laws on children’s literacy if he were prime minister.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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David Walliams and Greg James make Lollies shortlist

David Walliams and Greg James are among the children's authors recognised by the Laugh Out Loud Awards, as judge Michael Rosen hails the 12-strong shortlist that will make you "giggle and laugh over and over again".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-18 23:10:20 UTC ]
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Seven up for Walliams' World's Worst Teachers

David Walliams’ The World’s Worst Teachers (HarperCollins) has once again claimed the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 16,713 copies through Nielsen BookScan’s TCM. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-13 17:45:11 UTC ]
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Walliams' Teachers scores a sixth week atop the charts

David Walliams' The World's Worst Teachers (HarperCollins) has reigned atop the UK Official Top 50 for a sixth consecutive week, selling 20,553 copies for £154,839 through Nielsen BookScan's TCM.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-06 08:23:41 UTC ]
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Walliams scores 50th number one with The World's Worst Teachers

David Walliams has bagged his 50th week at number one as The World’s Worst Teachers (HarperCollins) schools the charts for a fifth week running, selling 27,184 copies. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-30 03:42:55 UTC ]
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Cumberbatch and Walliams to star in Tiger Who Came to Tea adaptation

Benedict Cumberbatch, David Walliams, Tamsin Greig, David Oyelowo and Paul Whitehouse will star in the upcoming TV adaptation of Judith Kerr’s classic picture book The Tiger Who Came to Tea (HarperCollins Children's Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-28 22:45:17 UTC ]
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The World's Worst Teachers grabs fourth number one

David Walliams’ The World’s Worst Teachers (HarperCollins) has chalked up a fourth consecutive week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 36,912 copies for £268,604.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 14:08:32 UTC ]
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Walliams scores hat-trick with World’s Worst Teachers

David Walliams’ The World’s Worst Teachers (HarperCollins) has scored the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a third week running, selling 49,020 copies last week to soar past the 200,000-copies-sold mark. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 08:16:35 UTC ]
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David Walliams narrates Judith Kerr's final book

David Walliams has narrated the audiobook of The Curse of the School Rabbit (HarperCollins), written and illustrated by Judith Kerr. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-10 12:22:15 UTC ]
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Walliams strikes twice with World's Worst Teachers

David Walliams’ The World’s Worst Teachers (HarperCollins) has held the UK Official Top 50 number one, selling 77,247 copies sold in its first full week on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-09 08:06:52 UTC ]
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Walliams tops the charts with World’s Worst Teachers

David Walliams’ The World’s Worst Teachers (HarperCollins), illustrated by Tony Ross, has chalked up the duo’s 46th week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 86,001 copies for £623,821 in its first three days on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-02 01:35:24 UTC ]
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Kinney leapfrogs Walliams in World Book Day bonanza

Jeff Kinney’s £1 World Book Day title Diary of Greg Heffley’s Best Friend (Puffin) has swiped the UK Official Top 50 number one spot from David Walliams’ Fing (HarperCollins), shifting 72,782 copies through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walliams claims number one spot for second week

David Walliams’ Fing (HarperCollins) has claimed the UK Official Top 50 number one for a second week, selling 76,340 copies in its first full week on sale through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walliams' Fing pings into the number one spot

David Walliams' Fing (HarperCollins), illustrated by Tony Ross, has barrelled into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot in its first three days on sale, selling 75,862 copies through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walliams targets 7+ readers with new ‘daft story’

David Walliams’ next publication, a funny story entitled Fing, "dovetails seamlessly" with his short stories and middle-grade novels, according to his publisher HarperCollins Children’s Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yes she can: Michelle Obama hits the charts top spot

Michelle Obama’s Becoming (Viking) has leapfrogged The Ice Monster (HarperCollins) by David Walliams and Tony Ross to swipe the UK Official Top 50 number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walliams calls for better access to reading, ‘safeguarding’ of libraries

David Walliams has called for better access to reading and for libraries to be safeguarded, revealing he would introduce new laws on children’s literacy if he were prime minister.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Monster sales continue for Walliams

David Walliams and Tony Ross’ The Ice Monster (HarperCollins) has skated into a fourth week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 76,945 copies. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Ice Monster snaps up a third week at number one

David Walliams and Tony Ross’ The Ice Monster (HarperCollins) has once again racked up mammoth sales to hold the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a third week running. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First Lady places second as Walliams' Ice scores twice

David Walliams and Tony Ross’ The Ice Monster (HarperCollins) has held the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a second week, selling 95,484 copies to beat Michelle Obama’s Becoming (Viking) to the top spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michelle Obama memoir tops US book charts – with nine copies sold per second

The former first lady’s autobiography has been warmly reviewed and is No 2 in the UK charts – outsold only by David WalliamsMichelle Obama’s Becoming sold almost nine copies per second on its first day on sale in North America to become the fastest-selling book of the year so far, while in the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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