This is one of the VERY, VERY ,VERY best and FUNNIEST books I've ever read, and I've been reading a number of books for young adults and children lately, and as I haven't been well, this has been more than a real TONIC for me!

If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. David’s books have now exceeded 100 non-consecutive weeks at children’s number one, and have been translated into 53 languages, selling more than 35 million copies worldwide. I'm not rudely dissagreeing with the reviewer, but personally this book is sutable for children over 7, as littler children get more scared, including that there is some words they won't get. If people are getting scared by a flipping book, then they're obviously soft and need to get a grip. Alfie lives in a dilapidated bungalow with an invalid father, who fell ill when working in a coal mine, while his mother had passed on years ago.Don't miss this terrific tale from the West End producers of David Walliams' Gangsta Granny and Billionaire Boy, which were both nominated for an Olivier Award! It follows in the vein of Roald Dahl stories, with delightfully quirky illustrations (in the Kindle version, at least), to accompany the at-times alarming story of 12-year old Alfie.

The dentist is a common phobia amongst children, and the more sensitive might find some of the more nightmarish scenes difficult to take, most notably when Alfie gets all his teeth removed without anaesthetic, his arms and legs held in place with metal cuffs. The book is littered with a colourful cast of characters, from Winnie the large, meddlesome social worker who has a penchant for loud clothing and romps around in a too-small moped; Raj, the neighbourhood newsagent with a timid heart of gold, and the totally guileless policeman, PC Plank. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.

He wears uniforms with holes and he is not exactly Mr Popular in school, and understandably, he has a morbid fear of dentists arising from a traumatic experience when he was six. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners.

This last detail is the basis of the story and it may seem like an inconsequential nugget, but the brilliance of Williams's storycraft is how he manages to create a comedic situation from the rather dire circumstances of Alfie's life by focusing on this one area.We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. Fourthly (Made -up word alert) is that everything in this book is absolutely perfect , from the point where Mrs Root arrived to the tooth witch's death. Subsequently, have bought most of the DW books for the kids and see them reading the books repeatedly, which has been a good diversion from being hooked onto gadgets. His books have now been translated into 40+ languages, and also include picture books illustrated by Tony Ross.

Even the characters that played a very small part had marked differences from each other and seemed real! Walliams has been turning out since 2008, then long may it continue - and long may he reign for giving so much laughter to kids of all ages - even ones like myself in their sixth decade! to mention just a mere handful of hilarious gems that will have you roll around the floor with laughter in this.Initially I had bought a few of the David Walliams books for my son as was recommended in the school read list.