The Beast of Buckingham Palace Award-winning team by David Walliams (author) and Tony Ross (illustrator) (UK edition)

Fly into a fiery and fantastical future with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams, in an epic adventure of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy who must save the world…

Illustrated by the artistic genius Tony Ross!

It is 2120 and London is in ruins.

The young Prince Alfred has never known a life outside Buckingham Palace – but when strange goings-on breach its walls and stalk the corridors in the dead of night, he is thrust into a world of mystery, adventure and monsters.

And when his mother, the Queen, is dragged away to the Tower of London, Alfred must screw up his courage and battle to save her, himself… and the entire city.

In a future of myths and legends, join the bestselling David Walliams and venture forth into his most enthralling tale yet!

Product Details

Format

Hardback

ISBN

9780008262174

Date published

July 4th, 2019

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 4.3; Middle years; 6.0 points

Other details

480 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

David Walliams

David Walliams is a comedian, writer and actor and is best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the hugely popular sketch show Little Britain, and as a star judge on Britain’s Got Talent.

David is also well known for his charitable work for Sports Relief, part of Comic Relief. He took up swimming in his youth because he was overweight, and has subsequently completed long distance swims of the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar and the River Thames, raising millions of pounds for charity!

In 2008 David’s first children’s book The Boy in the Dress was published, illustrated by Quentin Blake. He has gone on to take the children’s literary world by storm, dominating sales charts and twice winning the National Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year. His books have now been translated into 40+ languages, and also include picture books illustrated by Tony Ross.

Tony Ross

Multi-award-winning Tony Ross has become one of the best-known creators of original and traditional picture books and his work has been published all over the world. As well as his own books, he has illustrated books for authors such as Roald Dahl, Paula Danziger and Michael Palin.

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What kids think

rexredrose
on 14 October 2022

brilliant book enjoyed it so much

5out of 5
elephant7
on 25 November 2020

I absolutley love this book. Best book from David Walliams ever. Massive plot twist nearer the end of the book

5out of 5
Booklover550
on 9 June 2020

This book is full of mystery

3out of 5

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The Beast of Buckingham Palace Award-winning team by David Walliams (author) and Tony Ross (illustrator) (UK edition)