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Millions of young listeners 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. Think your teachers are bad? Wait till you meet this lot. These 10 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. 

Welcome to the Isle of Mulch! This little island is home to a large number of horrible grown-ups. The school, the local park, the toy shop and even the island's ice-cream van, are all run by awful adults who like nothing more than making children miserable. And the island is owned by the most awful one of all: Aunt Greta Greed! Something needs to be done about them. But who could be brave enough? Meet Ned: an extraordinary boy with a special power. SLIMEPOWER!

1940. Britain is at war with Nazi Germany. Eleven-year-old Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo. And there’s one animal in particular he loves: Gertrude the gorilla. With bombs falling all over London, Eric must rescue Gertrude. Together with his uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside they uncover a top-secret Nazi plot. 

The hotly anticipated next novel from number-one best-selling author David Walliams, with audio hilariously read by the author himself! Jack's Grandpa wears his slippers to the supermarket, serves up Spam à la Custard for dinner, and often doesn't remember Jack's name. But he can still take to the skies in a speeding Spitfire and save the day.

Tom lands in the hospital with a nasty bump on the head after a gym class accident. And things only get worse when he meets the hospital staff, including the wicked matron of the children's ward. But luckily, Tom's time in the hospital will be anything but boring when he discovers that his fellow patients turn the awful ward into the most wondrous world after lights out. Join the Midnight Gang as they make their wildest dreams come true!

Dennis was different. Why was he different, you ask? Well, a small clue might be in the title of this audiobook.... Charming, surprising and hilarious - David Walliams' beautiful first novel will touch the hearts (and funny bones) of children and adults alike. Now David teams up with Matt Lucas to produce an audiobook with a difference. Read by two of the brightest stars in sketch comedy, this lavish production brings the hilarious voices behind Little Britain to your nearest earphones.

The brilliant follow-up to David Walliams' best seller The World's Worst Children! Ten more stories about a brand-new gang of hilariously horrible kids from everyone's favourite children's author. If you thought you had heard about the world's worst children already, you're in for a rather nasty shock. The beastly boys and gruesome girls in this book are even ruder, even more disgusting and WORSE than you could ever imagine!

Things are not looking good for Zoe. Her stepmother Sheila is so lazy she gets Zoe to pick her nose for her. The school bully Tina Trotts makes her life a misery - mainly by flobbing on her head. And now the evil Burt from Burt’s Burgers is after her pet rat! And guess what he wants to do with it? The clue is in the title.... 

Myrtle Meek has everything she could possibly want. But everything isn’t enough. She wants more, more, MORE! When Myrtle declares she wants a FING, there’s only one problem.... What is a FING? Mr and Mrs Meek will do anything to keep their darling daughter happy, even visit the spooky library vaults to delve into the dusty pages of the mysterious Monsterpedia. Their desperate quest leads to the depths of the jungliest jungle where the rarest creatures can be found. But will they ever find a FING?

One morning, deep in the forest, a beautiful baby panda was born. The panda was different to all the others, as he had dazzling orange fur. Meet Marmalade, the little panda who goes on a big adventure as he sets off to explore the forest one day to find where he belongs. Along the way, he meets all sorts of animals...until he sees he has come full circle and is back home with his mum, which is where he always did belong, of course!

Four more of David Walliams’ side-splitting stories on one spectacular audiobook!  

Esta es la historia de Ben y de su abuela, ¡una ancianita con un secreto súper emocionante! Humor y aventuras de la mano del autor número uno en Inglaterra. 

Joe Spud hätte eigentlich allen Grund, glücklich zu sein. Genauer gesagt Billionen Gründe, denn er ist der reichste Zwölfjährige der Welt. Sein Vater hat das Hintern-Abwischen revolutioniert und mit ausgeklügeltem Klopapier viel Geld gemacht. Joe bekommt alles, was man sich nur vorstellen kann: einen Formel-1-Wagen, 500 Paar Turnschuhe, einen Orang-Utan als Butler. Aber etwas ganz Entscheidendes fehlt ihm: ein Freund. Daher bittet er seinen Vater um das Unvorstellbare - auf eine ganz normale Schule gehen zu dürfen, inkognito. Damit beginnen natürlich jede Menge urkomische Verwicklungen, die am Ende zeigen, dass Geld und Reichtum allein nicht glücklich machen.

On the 31st of October 2019, Britain finally didn't quite yet leave the EU. To celebrate this, Matt Lucas and David Walliams returned for a special episode of their much-loved sketch show Little Britain, the hit comedy that moved from radio to TV in 2003, running for three series, and went on to win back-to-back BAFTA awards for best comedy programme. News of the show was kept secret right up to the moment Matt & David walked out on stage to a tremendous roar.

Written together with friend and journalist Boyd Hilton, the audiobook follows a year in the lives of Matt Lucas and David Walliams in every unfiltered detail: the good, the bad, the mundane and the meaningful. It is a year that includes writing, rehearsing, filming, Live8, going to America, and undertaking a mammoth 100-date, seven-month tour where Little Britain goes in search of Great Britain.

Number one best-selling author David Walliams presents his very first picture book for children of 3 and up. What’s big, blue, bossy, and turns up uninvited? A slightly annoying elephant, of course! Introducing a magnificently warm and funny picture book from two remarkable talents.

Up at the North Pole, a big furry polar bear is swimming, fishing and eating. But when she nods off and finds herself far from home, she thinks things can’t get any worse. But they can...Much worse!

Příběh o předsudcích a toleranci, o překvapivých odhaleních a jedné šíleně troufalé loupeži je dosud nejzábavnější knihou britského spisovatele vychvalovaného kritikou a milovaného dětskými čtenáři. Budete se skvěle bavit. Možná budete i trochu brečet. Ale nikdy se nebudete nudit a nikdy se už na svět a lidi kolem sebe nebudete dívat stejnýma očima.

Alfie ist ein armer Junge mit richtig schlechten Zähnen. Da sein Vater kaum für sich selbst sorgen kann, kümmert sich niemand darum, Alfie regelmäßig zum Zahnarzt zu schicken. Doch dann bekommt Alfie Unterstützung von der tatkräftigen Sozialarbeiterin Winnie, die ihn sofort zum Zahnarzt schickt. Ausgerechnet zu der neuen, unheimlichen Zahnärztin Miss Wurzel. Seit sie da ist, verschwinden ausgefallene Milchzähne, die die Kinder für die Zahnfee unters Kopfkissen legen.

Dennis lebt mit seinem älteren Bruder und seinem Papa zusammen. Zu Hause gelten drei Regeln: 1. Kein Wort über Mama!, 2. Nicht heulen!, 3. Keine Umarmungen! Von dieser Trostlosigkeit lenken Dennis nur seine zwei großen Leidenschaften ab: 1. Fußball und 2. Fußball. Doch eines Tages entdeckt er ein drittes glamouröses Hobby und gibt seinen geheimsten Träumen nach. Dabei stellt er fest, dass man sich nicht immer an Regeln halten muss, um sich selbst zu finden.