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The World's Worst Teachers
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Millions of young readers have loved the World’s Worst Children tales – now they will revel in this delightfully dreadful collection of the most gruesome grown-ups ever: The World’s Worst Teachers. From the phenomenally bestselling David Walliams and illustrated in glorious colour by the artistic genius, Tony Ross.
Think your teachers are bad? Wait till you meet this lot. These ten tales of the world’s most splendidly sinister teachers will have you running for the school gates. Dr Dread teaches science and is half man, half monster… Watch out for the ghastly Miss Seethe. She is ALWAYS furious – and she’s on a detention rampage. And as for Pent, he’s a teacher with a real difference. He is bone-shakingly terrified of… children!
Millions of children have loved the World’s Worst Children – now they will revel in this delightfully dreadful collection of the most gruesome grown-ups ever, The World’s Worst Teachers. Brought to you by number one bestselling author, David Walliams, with every story illustrated in glorious colour by artistic genius, Tony Ross.
Think your teachers are bad? Wait till you meet this lot. These ten tales of the world’s most splendidly sinister teachers will have you running for the school gates. Dr Dread teaches science and is half man, half monster… Watch out for the ghastly Miss Seethe. She is ALWAYS furious – and she’s on a detention rampage. And as for Pent, he’s a teacher with a real difference. He is bone-shakingly terrified of… children!
Millions of children have loved the World’s Worst Children – now they will revel in this delightfully dreadful collection of the most gruesome grown-ups ever, The World’s Worst Teachers. Brought to you by number one bestselling author, David Walliams, with every story illustrated in glorious colour by artistic genius, Tony Ross.
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David Walliams is an actor and writer best known for his work with Matt Lucas in the multi-award-winning sketch show Little Britain. 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.
David Walliams is an actor and writer best known for his work with Matt Lucas in the multi-award-winning sketch show Little Britain. 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.
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July 31, 2019
The Worlds Worst Teachers
By David Walliams
David Walliams has delighted us all with tales of children that are so horrendous, parents everywhere are thankful that their not there offspring. Now Walliams takes on the worst adults on Earth apparently - teachers. Each chapter in the book retells the terrible frightening antics of one teacher, each more horrifying than the last, but also horrendously funny.
Think your teachers are bad? Wait till you meet this lot. These ten tales of the world’s most splendidly sinister teachers will have you running for the school gates. Dr Dread teaches science and is half man, half monster… Watch out for the ghastly Miss Seethe. She is ALWAYS furious – and she’s on a detention rampage. And as for Mr Phobe, he’s a teacher with a real difference. He is bone-shakingly terrified of… children!
By David Walliams
David Walliams has delighted us all with tales of children that are so horrendous, parents everywhere are thankful that their not there offspring. Now Walliams takes on the worst adults on Earth apparently - teachers. Each chapter in the book retells the terrible frightening antics of one teacher, each more horrifying than the last, but also horrendously funny.
Think your teachers are bad? Wait till you meet this lot. These ten tales of the world’s most splendidly sinister teachers will have you running for the school gates. Dr Dread teaches science and is half man, half monster… Watch out for the ghastly Miss Seethe. She is ALWAYS furious – and she’s on a detention rampage. And as for Mr Phobe, he’s a teacher with a real difference. He is bone-shakingly terrified of… children!
June 30, 2019
It’s sad but I don’t really find these books that funny but my grandsons love them and they are the target audience..... 6 to 12 but hey could be to 99. The language is often old fashioned and there are lots of made up words that make the kids giggle. The story’s are reminiscent of Dahl, as David Williams is always being compared, but to me had shades of Seuss and the Story Treehouse series. As long as the kids love them I will keep on buying them for them.
So 10 terrifying teachers, oh what fun if the teachers in my day were that peculiar, the teacher afraid of balls, the teachers that fell in love at school and drove everyone crazy with their lovey dovey talk. Lots of fun.
So 10 terrifying teachers, oh what fun if the teachers in my day were that peculiar, the teacher afraid of balls, the teachers that fell in love at school and drove everyone crazy with their lovey dovey talk. Lots of fun.
August 17, 2021
Môj obľúbený spisovateľ David Walliams (až po Rowlingovej) prináša novú vtipnú knihu NAJHORŠÍ UČITELIA NA SVETE👩🏫!!
Táto kniha prináša 10 učiteľov ktorých by asi nikto nechcel.
Príbeh o dvoch učiteľoch PÁN A PANI TRÚBIK-ĽÚBIKOVCI pobaví každého 😂😂.
Príbeh o Pani Pleskáčovej naopak vystraší každého 👻👻👻.
Táto kniha prináša 10 učiteľov ktorých by asi nikto nechcel.
Príbeh o dvoch učiteľoch PÁN A PANI TRÚBIK-ĽÚBIKOVCI pobaví každého 😂😂.
Príbeh o Pani Pleskáčovej naopak vystraší každého 👻👻👻.
February 24, 2024
this was so fuckingly unfunny that i don't even wanna waste my time writing this review but basically this is like if Roald Dahl and Francesca Simon wanted to collaborate on a book about awful teachers but both of them suffered massive brain injuries right before writing it
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April 1, 2025Je moet toch wat als je oppast
June 9, 2023
Na prvním místě je třeba uznat, že dceři se Nejhorší učitelé na světě líbili. Jenže tohle je můj píseček.
Dlouho jsme před spaním nečetli knížku, u které bych tak trpěla. Příběhy jsou otravně repetitivní (zvlášť pokud už máte pár autorových knížek za sebou), zhruba polovinu textu tvoří citoslovce jako VŽUUUM!, ŘACH!, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! a podobně, a toho záchodového humoru je už zkrátka tak moc, že už to nepřipadá vtipný ani těm dětem.
A nemusím ani dělat ve školství, aby mě příběhy o přehnaně nemožných učitelích, knihovnicích, případně školních kuchařkách neskutečně iritovaly. Nejen že to bylo hloupé, ale hlavně to byla fakt hrozná nuda.
Dlouho jsme před spaním nečetli knížku, u které bych tak trpěla. Příběhy jsou otravně repetitivní (zvlášť pokud už máte pár autorových knížek za sebou), zhruba polovinu textu tvoří citoslovce jako VŽUUUM!, ŘACH!, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! a podobně, a toho záchodového humoru je už zkrátka tak moc, že už to nepřipadá vtipný ani těm dětem.
A nemusím ani dělat ve školství, aby mě příběhy o přehnaně nemožných učitelích, knihovnicích, případně školních kuchařkách neskutečně iritovaly. Nejen že to bylo hloupé, ale hlavně to byla fakt hrozná nuda.
September 9, 2021
Luna vond dit een heerlijk boek.
August 28, 2019
– Short Review –
David Walliams is at it again and after three volumes of The World’s Worst Children he turns his pen and mind to The World’s Worst Teachers. I have to say that I did very much enjoy these stories, with many reminding me of some of my worst teachers – this volume is told with Walliams usual wit and jovial brilliance, with oodles of bum and poo jokes it’s as if you’re on a school trip to the local sewage works.
This may and should probably be the last of this series – although each story is different and told with Walliams usual brilliance, this one did seem a little repetitive with many teachers ending up, floating away, blown away, washed away etc. It’s great, funny as a hedgehog in your pants and my daughter laughed her head off – but I feel he’s gone as far as he can with the series and this, if it is the last of the series, is a very fitting bookend to that series of books!
If you enjoyed The Twits or George’s Marvellous Medicine – you’ll love these!
– Longer Review –
Well it’s another World’s Worst books by David Walliams and this time he’s turned the microscope on you Teachers – you all thought you had it safe didn’t you, got away with ruining children’s lives, forever tormenting them, giving them homework, having coffee breath and making them do exercise in the rain or in their pants. Well Walliams explores the worst of the worst with The World’s Worst Teachers – and in doing so makes many parents take a trip down memory lane, as when they read, they can’t help but mention the teachers they had – causing interesting after reading discussions.
This book was great, Walliams wit literally dances across the page, reaches out and drags the reader through some of the worst teachers ever to set foot inside a classroom, or come to think of it…the school grounds. As one of my favourite stories was of the cook Mrs. Splatt, which brought to mind the great Roald Dahl and his beautifully disturbing creation of The Twitts.
Walliams great theatrical and comical mind goes into overdrive with this collection of ten short stories, many being outlandishly devilish and enjoyable to no end, but I couldn’t help but see many of the stories ending in the same way – with the teacher disappearing out of the school in a variety of ways, maybe this is because all children want rid of their teacher, but for me I found it quite predictable and after a couple it becomes a little (dare I say it) boring. My daughter who is nine also commented on this fact, but still bent over double whilst we read them, and I guess she is more his demographic, rather than a thirty-seven year old who doesn’t want to grow up!
It’s a great book, children will love it, it exposes teachers in the most brilliant of ways, with a young school boy or girl getting the better of them in the end – it will give your youngsters a laugh a minute and have them balling their eyes out with laughter. There is one thing for certain with any Walliams book, the laughs come thick and fast and the stories last a lifetime!
Tony Ross yet again illustrates the book – and his work here is exemplary, stunningly beautiful, whilst being at times grotesquely brilliant (his illustrations blending wonderfully with Walliams words) – turning what could be a wordy book into something that will draw children in, engage those who struggle with reading and have them laugh, point and scream with delight or disgust at his fabulous artwork which compliments Walliams words. Each corner of the page is littered with his brilliance, it’s a messy masterpiece – making this book, and the ones before it, a work of art as well as a thrilling and joyful read.
I’ve loved this series of books and I feel that this book is a great bookend to the series. If you’re after laughs, poo jokes, disgusting teachers and fiendishly devilish characters, with mouth watering illustrations that bring all of this alive…then look no further!
David Walliams is at it again and after three volumes of The World’s Worst Children he turns his pen and mind to The World’s Worst Teachers. I have to say that I did very much enjoy these stories, with many reminding me of some of my worst teachers – this volume is told with Walliams usual wit and jovial brilliance, with oodles of bum and poo jokes it’s as if you’re on a school trip to the local sewage works.
This may and should probably be the last of this series – although each story is different and told with Walliams usual brilliance, this one did seem a little repetitive with many teachers ending up, floating away, blown away, washed away etc. It’s great, funny as a hedgehog in your pants and my daughter laughed her head off – but I feel he’s gone as far as he can with the series and this, if it is the last of the series, is a very fitting bookend to that series of books!
If you enjoyed The Twits or George’s Marvellous Medicine – you’ll love these!
– Longer Review –
Well it’s another World’s Worst books by David Walliams and this time he’s turned the microscope on you Teachers – you all thought you had it safe didn’t you, got away with ruining children’s lives, forever tormenting them, giving them homework, having coffee breath and making them do exercise in the rain or in their pants. Well Walliams explores the worst of the worst with The World’s Worst Teachers – and in doing so makes many parents take a trip down memory lane, as when they read, they can’t help but mention the teachers they had – causing interesting after reading discussions.
This book was great, Walliams wit literally dances across the page, reaches out and drags the reader through some of the worst teachers ever to set foot inside a classroom, or come to think of it…the school grounds. As one of my favourite stories was of the cook Mrs. Splatt, which brought to mind the great Roald Dahl and his beautifully disturbing creation of The Twitts.
Walliams great theatrical and comical mind goes into overdrive with this collection of ten short stories, many being outlandishly devilish and enjoyable to no end, but I couldn’t help but see many of the stories ending in the same way – with the teacher disappearing out of the school in a variety of ways, maybe this is because all children want rid of their teacher, but for me I found it quite predictable and after a couple it becomes a little (dare I say it) boring. My daughter who is nine also commented on this fact, but still bent over double whilst we read them, and I guess she is more his demographic, rather than a thirty-seven year old who doesn’t want to grow up!
It’s a great book, children will love it, it exposes teachers in the most brilliant of ways, with a young school boy or girl getting the better of them in the end – it will give your youngsters a laugh a minute and have them balling their eyes out with laughter. There is one thing for certain with any Walliams book, the laughs come thick and fast and the stories last a lifetime!
Tony Ross yet again illustrates the book – and his work here is exemplary, stunningly beautiful, whilst being at times grotesquely brilliant (his illustrations blending wonderfully with Walliams words) – turning what could be a wordy book into something that will draw children in, engage those who struggle with reading and have them laugh, point and scream with delight or disgust at his fabulous artwork which compliments Walliams words. Each corner of the page is littered with his brilliance, it’s a messy masterpiece – making this book, and the ones before it, a work of art as well as a thrilling and joyful read.
I’ve loved this series of books and I feel that this book is a great bookend to the series. If you’re after laughs, poo jokes, disgusting teachers and fiendishly devilish characters, with mouth watering illustrations that bring all of this alive…then look no further!
August 15, 2019
‘Think your teachers are bad? Wait till you meet this lot. These ten tales of the world’s most splendidly sinister teachers will have you running for the school gates. Dr Dread teaches science and is half man, half monster… Watch out for the ghastly Miss Seethe. She is ALWAYS furious – and she’s on a detention rampage. And as for Mr Phobe, he’s a teacher with a real difference. He is bone-shakingly terrified of… children!’
I loved this book.
I am huge fan of David Walliams’ books, I was so exited to get my hand on this book. I had high hopes for this book and as expected; it didn’t disappoint.
I started and finished this book with a smile on my face, and I had more then a few genuine laugh out loud moments.
This collection was absolutely perfect. It was such a joy to flip the coin and read about The World’s Worst Teachers instead of the World’s Worst Children, and in my opinion the Teachers are so much worse than the Children.
These amazing stories were illustrated by the fabulous Tony Ross, adding an extra dimension to David Walliams’ fantastic stories.
This awesome pairing of David Walliams and Tony Ross is a match made in literary Heaven.
It isn’t hard to see why David Walliams’ books so popular, and I can easily see this one becoming a fast favourite of many young readers.
The World’s Worst Teachers by David Walliams is a must have for all young readers and their families.
Geramie Kate Barker
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I loved this book.
I am huge fan of David Walliams’ books, I was so exited to get my hand on this book. I had high hopes for this book and as expected; it didn’t disappoint.
I started and finished this book with a smile on my face, and I had more then a few genuine laugh out loud moments.
This collection was absolutely perfect. It was such a joy to flip the coin and read about The World’s Worst Teachers instead of the World’s Worst Children, and in my opinion the Teachers are so much worse than the Children.
These amazing stories were illustrated by the fabulous Tony Ross, adding an extra dimension to David Walliams’ fantastic stories.
This awesome pairing of David Walliams and Tony Ross is a match made in literary Heaven.
It isn’t hard to see why David Walliams’ books so popular, and I can easily see this one becoming a fast favourite of many young readers.
The World’s Worst Teachers by David Walliams is a must have for all young readers and their families.
Geramie Kate Barker
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November 23, 2019
My students begged me to order this book for our classroom library so I did. And as a teacher myself I had to read this one. Well, I hope my students like it more than I did. Was quite repetitive and not that funny (except for the one called ‘Miss Palaver’s Theatrical Theatrics’).
July 12, 2019
Me & my daughter have enjoyed this book. Some of the jokes were a bit over children’s heads.
September 14, 2020
I read this to my 10 year old son. A few pages each night as a bed time story and I asked him to rate it and he said 10/5.😂
He loved it🥰😍
He loved it🥰😍
June 4, 2023
Go get ‘em
May 17, 2020
This book was highly recommended to me during SBT by my year 5 class after a child recommended we decorated the staff room door with this book cover for world book day! I can see how children would find this book very engaging and funny and thing it would be best used with year 4/5 children. The way the book is split into chapters which are each their own individual story could help to engage more reluctant readers and could therefore be a good book to recommend to these children and the process of reading a chapter book may become less daunting. This book would work well as both a read aloud and a book for individual readers in the class.
July 5, 2024
It is making fun of stereotypical teachers that we see as villains on TV.
No one is like this. Teacher who dislike balls and forbid students to play balls?
Art teacher who is full of herself.
Theatre teacher is a bit too much.
It is a collection of characters with short stories. Not the best but not the worst.
The students pranking on the worst teachers are somewhat funny.
3 stars read.
No one is like this. Teacher who dislike balls and forbid students to play balls?
Art teacher who is full of herself.
Theatre teacher is a bit too much.
It is a collection of characters with short stories. Not the best but not the worst.
The students pranking on the worst teachers are somewhat funny.
3 stars read.
December 16, 2025
Like all worlds worst … some Perants were sometimes innocent but there was on parent loved dogs more then there son one who bragged so much one that skipped all lines because he was not patient it was all really horrible and bad I hated the person who loved dogs more then son because they bought 200 dogs!
August 11, 2023
As far as throughly annoying David Walliams' books go, this is one of the less bad ones.
Short, individual character chapters works much better than his longer books.
Great illustrations by Tony Ross too.
Short, individual character chapters works much better than his longer books.
Great illustrations by Tony Ross too.
December 27, 2019
Súper gracioso como todos los libros de David Walliams
April 9, 2020
A delightful listen and really enjoyed it
January 5, 2021
The one and only David Walliams
July 7, 2022
As rated by PG age 5
August 26, 2024
My children loved this one. We read it in 3 days which is a record for us
December 30, 2025
I though it was pretty good I liked most of the characters but some of them were a bit boring overall this book is four stars. Definitely recommend reading it.
January 22, 2021
Ji buvo labai juokinga ir labai patiko
February 19, 2021
It was quite amusing but also just a little bit boring somehow my personal favourite teacher from here was "THE INCREDIBLE BULK"
November 29, 2020
DNF.
I understand why children love these little stories, because they are hilarious! But to me, it wasn't THAT good. I felt very nervous reading it and I got so HYPER! I couldn't just sit still while reading this. I get why children in my class can't stop fidgeting when reading books like this.
Great for children, just not for (most) adults. I like some more magical stories with more meaning behing it.
Update: I read the first story in my class and half of my students didn't like the story. They wanted a story with more to it and didn't like the characters. (their words, not mine)
I understand why children love these little stories, because they are hilarious! But to me, it wasn't THAT good. I felt very nervous reading it and I got so HYPER! I couldn't just sit still while reading this. I get why children in my class can't stop fidgeting when reading books like this.
Great for children, just not for (most) adults. I like some more magical stories with more meaning behing it.
Update: I read the first story in my class and half of my students didn't like the story. They wanted a story with more to it and didn't like the characters. (their words, not mine)
May 18, 2021
#dieaardigsteonniesopaarde - David Williams
#Protea
Die voorblad waarsku: ‘Pasop! Tien gril-en gilstories’ en die voorwoord sluit hierby aan deur te verduidelik dat die boek die leser gaan voorstel aan 10 onnies wat ‘die mislikste spul grootmense op aarde’ is.
Daar is Mnr Kwadraat; die Wiskunde-onderwyser wat balle (eintlik enigiets wat rond is) met ‘n passie haat; Mnr en Mev Liefie-Diefie, ‘n smoorverliefde paar onnies; Juf Draka, die bibliotekaresse wat op ‘n gevaarlike poegie rondjaag; Juf Ydel, ‘n verwaande Kuns-onderwyseres; Juf Siedend, die onderhoof wat woedend is omdat die 99-jarige hoof, Juf Kanniedood, nie wil aftree of doodgaan nie; Juf Palawer, die Drama-onderwyseres wat selfs ‘n verlore biblioteekboek dramaties aanspreek: ‘O boeklike boek ! Span jou vleuels soos ‘n duif en haas jou terug; ons kwyn sonder jou !’; die vuil Wetenskaponderwyser, Mnr Drek; die grootpratende sportonderwyser, Mnr Bielie, wat beweer hy kan ‘n kolhou op ‘n gholfbaan in Skotland slaan, selfs al slaan hy in Ierland af; Mev Spatt, die grillerige kostannie met die metaalhand, glasoog en houtbeen wat skottelgoed met haar pruik was en Mnr Fobie, die skoolhoof wat bang is vir kinders.
Die humor is vlymskerp en word aangevul deur voetnotas; die gebruik van wisselende lettertipes en -groottes en prettige volkleurillustrasies. Klanke maak deel uit van die teks en sal ongetwyfeld bydra tot die vreugde van voorlees vir kleintjies (Dwa! Zzz! Swoesj! Kadwaa! Boing!). Verskeie woordspelings het my laat glimlag (Kinders as kunstenaars = KAK) en ‘n situasie in ‘n oorvol detensieklas (‘Hou op in my neus krap! Ek’s vreeslik jammer; ek dog dis myne!’) het my kliphard laat skater.
Die skrywer word (myns insiens tereg) deur die ‘Evening Standard’ met Roald Dahl vergelyk en ek kan nie wag om hierdie boek se pasmaat (‘Die aardigste kinders op aarde’) ook te lees nie. Beide is in Afrikaans vertaal deur Kobus Geldenhuys en is lieflike lywige boeke (meer as 300 bladsye) vir voor- én selflees vir kinders van 6 tot ouetehuis.
5 sterre van #uitdieperdsebek
#Protea
Die voorblad waarsku: ‘Pasop! Tien gril-en gilstories’ en die voorwoord sluit hierby aan deur te verduidelik dat die boek die leser gaan voorstel aan 10 onnies wat ‘die mislikste spul grootmense op aarde’ is.
Daar is Mnr Kwadraat; die Wiskunde-onderwyser wat balle (eintlik enigiets wat rond is) met ‘n passie haat; Mnr en Mev Liefie-Diefie, ‘n smoorverliefde paar onnies; Juf Draka, die bibliotekaresse wat op ‘n gevaarlike poegie rondjaag; Juf Ydel, ‘n verwaande Kuns-onderwyseres; Juf Siedend, die onderhoof wat woedend is omdat die 99-jarige hoof, Juf Kanniedood, nie wil aftree of doodgaan nie; Juf Palawer, die Drama-onderwyseres wat selfs ‘n verlore biblioteekboek dramaties aanspreek: ‘O boeklike boek ! Span jou vleuels soos ‘n duif en haas jou terug; ons kwyn sonder jou !’; die vuil Wetenskaponderwyser, Mnr Drek; die grootpratende sportonderwyser, Mnr Bielie, wat beweer hy kan ‘n kolhou op ‘n gholfbaan in Skotland slaan, selfs al slaan hy in Ierland af; Mev Spatt, die grillerige kostannie met die metaalhand, glasoog en houtbeen wat skottelgoed met haar pruik was en Mnr Fobie, die skoolhoof wat bang is vir kinders.
Die humor is vlymskerp en word aangevul deur voetnotas; die gebruik van wisselende lettertipes en -groottes en prettige volkleurillustrasies. Klanke maak deel uit van die teks en sal ongetwyfeld bydra tot die vreugde van voorlees vir kleintjies (Dwa! Zzz! Swoesj! Kadwaa! Boing!). Verskeie woordspelings het my laat glimlag (Kinders as kunstenaars = KAK) en ‘n situasie in ‘n oorvol detensieklas (‘Hou op in my neus krap! Ek’s vreeslik jammer; ek dog dis myne!’) het my kliphard laat skater.
Die skrywer word (myns insiens tereg) deur die ‘Evening Standard’ met Roald Dahl vergelyk en ek kan nie wag om hierdie boek se pasmaat (‘Die aardigste kinders op aarde’) ook te lees nie. Beide is in Afrikaans vertaal deur Kobus Geldenhuys en is lieflike lywige boeke (meer as 300 bladsye) vir voor- én selflees vir kinders van 6 tot ouetehuis.
5 sterre van #uitdieperdsebek
December 8, 2019
Slightly different emphasis, but still a lot of delightfully horrible individuals to enjoy.
I did wonder if Walliams would run out of Children to give us. So with a clever twist, he can use similar ideas and turn it around on the grown-ups. Not parents, as we see plenty of those in WWC books, but the yucky grown-ups children love to 'boo' - the Teachers.
One teacher is scared of his pupils, another LIVES to give detentions - even to the whole school at once. The sickening Lovey-Doveys make the entire student body sick with their lovey-doveyness. One has a chair covered in a Thousand Farts. And non-teaching staff aren't safe from inclusion either: an evil librarian who fines students for breathing on a book (not true, kids, not true!!), a nasty dinner lady with truly heinous menus (Walliams has used this idea before a few times).
The stories are a similar structure to WWC, often with moral lessons and comeuppances to those who need them, and lots of chances for readers to loathe and laugh at some over-the-top stereotypes and situations.
It's all very entertaining, and a refreshing change from horrible children. I listened to the audiobook from our local library, on school runs. So we missed illustrations and visual lists, Tony Ross's usual high standard I expect. But we did get to hear the author reading his own work, and as usual, his acting experience and natural persona/charm/whatever you want to call it brings out the humour, the playing with language and just general insanity.
Great for bedtimes, for sharing with parents, I'd love to see teachers reading this in class and sharing the joke. Easy to listen to, and for ages 6-12 this will be a popular and much-chortled-over volume to add to the collection.
I did wonder if Walliams would run out of Children to give us. So with a clever twist, he can use similar ideas and turn it around on the grown-ups. Not parents, as we see plenty of those in WWC books, but the yucky grown-ups children love to 'boo' - the Teachers.
One teacher is scared of his pupils, another LIVES to give detentions - even to the whole school at once. The sickening Lovey-Doveys make the entire student body sick with their lovey-doveyness. One has a chair covered in a Thousand Farts. And non-teaching staff aren't safe from inclusion either: an evil librarian who fines students for breathing on a book (not true, kids, not true!!), a nasty dinner lady with truly heinous menus (Walliams has used this idea before a few times).
The stories are a similar structure to WWC, often with moral lessons and comeuppances to those who need them, and lots of chances for readers to loathe and laugh at some over-the-top stereotypes and situations.
It's all very entertaining, and a refreshing change from horrible children. I listened to the audiobook from our local library, on school runs. So we missed illustrations and visual lists, Tony Ross's usual high standard I expect. But we did get to hear the author reading his own work, and as usual, his acting experience and natural persona/charm/whatever you want to call it brings out the humour, the playing with language and just general insanity.
Great for bedtimes, for sharing with parents, I'd love to see teachers reading this in class and sharing the joke. Easy to listen to, and for ages 6-12 this will be a popular and much-chortled-over volume to add to the collection.
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