CHILDREN BOOKS - Story Books / Series for 0 - 15 Years :: 9-12 Years :: David Walliams

David Walliams

The author tells how he began writing for children and how he much he adored Roald Dahl!

In his own words - "Before I started writing my first children's novel, The Boy in the Dress, I made a big mistake. I decided to re-read some of the books I had loved as a child. I wanted to try to gauge the right tone for a book for children, after years of co-writing an adult comedy show. I devoured Stig of the Dump, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and my absolute favorite 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. This last one instantly made me want to give up writing. It was perfect.

I started reading more and more of Dahl's stories. The Twits, Danny the Champion of the World, The BFG, George's Marvellous Medicine, The Witches and Fantastic Mr Fox. Soon I realised that they were all perfect in their own way. What really surprised me was how different each was from the others; there was no apparent formula........"

Read on what emerges in the writings of this Roald Dahl fan!

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