Bears, Andrew Lloyd Webber bringing out Dogs the Musical, tortoises, snakes, a magician's rabbit. A good range but the one that stood out for me was the supervillain cat's diary - that was the only original part of the whole thing and I'd have loved a whole novel in that vein! Good pets, bad pets, supervillain pets, pets as big as a house, and pets that could eat you in one gulp – these are the most hilarious and horrendous animals around.’

Be amazed byHoudini, the magician’s rabbit. Take a trip around the world with Zoom, the supersonic tortoise. Gasp at the chaos created by Griselda, a grizzly bear with a big secret. And RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! It’s Furp, the monstrous goldfish!The World’s Worst Pets is the latest in this popular series from David Walliams. It’s a collection of ten stories of the craziest pets you will ever meet, including a gigantic goldfish named Furp who has a tremendous appetite, Bumble the budgie who conspires with a magpie, and a magician’s bunny called Houdini who finally upstages him. Get ready to meet a ludicrously laugh-out-loud collection of pets, brought to you by the phenomenal Number One bestselling author David Walliams, with every story illustrated by Adam Stower. Ten pets pestering their owners and everyone else, making a mess in houses that no one cleans up (taken a lot from Dr. Seuss, the latter having done it much better) and creating mayhem. Humour was thin on the ground. There is no plot or narrative to any of the ten stories. It's just mounting horror and chaos. From a reader of children's books, wouldn't recommend. These 10 tales of the world’s craziest creatures will have you shaking with laughter. You’ll never look at pets in the same way again!

Marvel at Houdini, the magician’s rabbit. Take a trip around the world with Zoom the supersonic tortoise. Gasp at the chaos created by Griselda, a grizzly bear with a big secret. And RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! It’s Furp, the monstrous goldfish! The World’s Worst Pets by David Walliams is a collection of 10 tales where there are various pets, some are worse, and some are worst! Illustrated and coloured beautifully by Adam Stower, this book is not only for children but could be easily enjoyed by adults as well. Good pets, bad pets, supervillain pets, pets as big as a house and pets that could eat you in one gulp – these are the most hilarious and horrendous animals around. Clawing, chomping and scuttling its way onto a bookshelf near you on the 28th April is a brand-new much anticipated David Walliams title The World’s Worst Pets.

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David Walliams is a literary phenomenon whose books have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and have been translated into fifty-five languages. Here is a small selection of some of our favourite pieces from The World’s Worst Pets. We think you’ll agree they really are rather charming and on occasion ever so slightly terrifying. As always David brings to life children's stories in a humorous and fun way. The World's Worst Pets explores characters like Furp the Fish who is somewhat of an evil beast, The Burgling Budgie who as you can guess has some sneaky claws, and my favourite Bad Bunny who was somewhat cheeky towards his magician 'The Great Fiasco'.