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Since the publication of his ground-breaking first novel, The Boy in the Dress (2008), Walliams has seen unprecedented growth with global sales exceeding 45 million copies, and his books translated into 55 languages.His books have now been translated into 40+ languages, and also include picture books illustrated by Tony Ross. David Walliams books are seriously the best and super entertaining for a young reader…well any age really. Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, Eric and the gorilla embark on an epic adventure across London and to the seaside – but they haven’t escaped just yet. Code Name Bananas is available now in paperback, hardback, ebook and audiobook with a star-studded cast.

The David Williams books are exciting and engaging and never fails to impress with the brilliant content and illustrations. Initially I had bought a few of the David Walliams books for my son as was recommended in the school read list. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.A must-have gift for David Walliams’s readers, Code Name Bananas is a rip-roaring, action packed, page-turning adventure to capture the imaginations of children across the globe.