HarperCollins The Boy in the Dress, Children's, CD-Audio, David Walliams, Read by David Walliams, Matt Lucas, Sharmistha Michaels, Oscar Michaels and Nitin Ganatra
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Description: The debut children's novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children's author in the country. Now experience the whole story in glorious sound as David teams up with Matt Lucas to deliver a hilarious and beautifully produced audiobook. Cast members also include Sharmistha Michaels, Oliver Michaels and Nitin Ganatra. HarperCollins The Boy in the Dress, Children's, CD-Audio, David Walliams, Read by David Walliams, Matt Lucas, Sharmistha Michaels, Oscar Michaels and Nitin Ganatra - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Dimensions: 126x140mm
Keywords: KS2,Inclusion,adventure,Celebration,Tolerance,Raj,funny,jokes,Dennis,Lisa,cross-dressing,heartwarming,football,Acceptance,Diversity
ISBN: 9780007289561
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Author: Robert Johnson
Rating: 5
Review: I had done twenty two years of teaching English in High Schools and FE colleges cross Yorkshire when I came to this book and to be blunt, had lost my Mojo when it comes to reading for fun. Seriously, reading was a chore up until I read this book and my joy for reading has returned once again, as well as my desire to write my own story, like this one, about a boy who loses his family and then reunites them all. But to the boy in the dress and all that that is about. I approached it like we all do. What was his first book? Was it any good? A fan of Dahl, especially when reading to my 7 and 6 year olds, who are now mid to late twenties and ancient like their Dad, is it worth my effort? Read some Amazon reviews, I thought. Some were positive. Others were concerned with fat jokes and the likes. I am 23 stone so thought stuff it, give it a go and buy this and the Buck House one. I began this one first, for obvious reasons and had 80 pages done very quickly. It is a great and an easy read. The characters are equally good too, from Dennis who becomes Denise, to Hawtrey, who reminded me of me when at school, to the French teacher who wails and the Dad who puts the teacher in his place - memories of my Dad when a teacher who ran in the Olympics threatened my elder brother and Dad waded in etc - all of them are brilliant little characters. But for me, the one we call Raj, now that is a creation of genius. Where did Mr. Walliams get him from? Arkwright but in a Sikh? So funny, especially with the big reveal at the end with Mr. Hawtrey. That was unexpected, but had me laughing and coughing in glee. I am supposed to be recovering from this virus, but the laughing hurt. I am not going to tell the story. I am sure you all know it by now, but safe to say that I have now begun reading the Buck House one and am loving reading all over again. For that, I thank Mr. Walliams and his ability to spin a yarn about a lonely young lad who misses his Mum, who is in love with the girl of his dreams and finds himself with her, if only in a way he could never expect. Yes, I looked for the fat jokes, but Mac only reminded me of a lad I used to teach, who was foulsome and horrid, so Mac was a blessing in a disguise. Dad was me, in a nutshell. Mess with my kid and you get told what I think. Lisa made me remember several thirteen year olds who wanted to be nineteen too quickly and Dennis just reminded me of that kid in every school who you see and try to help, because they drop below the radar of brilliance and/or excellence. The thing I loved though, was the way he ended this one. Two brothers, arms in arms, one protecting the other, in brotherly love as they walk into an uncertain future of pure French Joan D'Arc; now that is pure class. Buy it. Read it. Devour it. I do hope there is a film of this somewhere, because the scene with the French teacher wailing in the corridor is one I have to see. So darn funny. A great book that has me reading again. Who knows, I might even be back in the classroom in September because of this. Thank you, David Walliams. Truly appreciated.
Author: J. Ang
Rating: 3
Review: This is David Walliams’ first novel, and having read “Demon Dentist” and “Awful Auntie”, this felt like a slightly weaker work, though that is not a criticism but an acknowledgement that he gets better with each work. As the title implies, Dennis is a boy who somehow got to wear a dress to school, the last place in this big bad world that you should do so, and not suffer the extreme blowout that that merciless community of other twelve-year olds and terrible teens would rain down on you. That Walliams chose this trope as a larger metaphor on the joys and risks of expressing yourself, daring to be different, and not letting stereotypes define you, is a fantastic lesson for children and adults alike. And he has given Dennis a credible backstory that would make you empathise with him and root for him. That said, it is then I suppose a little ironic that the book is peppered with stereotypes, but Walliams, with “Little, Britain” under his belt, does make these stock characters work together for a commendable purpose, and as a children’s book, it makes the story that much more entertaining and palatable. The little kinks I felt were in the inconsistent authorial asides that came and went, and which thankfully seemed to have completely disappeared in the two works mentioned above. Otherwise, it is with relish that I look towards plunging into the other works in his increasingly burgeoning collection.
