David Walliams is the biggest-selling children's author to have started writing since the year 2000. His award-winning books have been translated into over fifty-four languages and have sold over fifty million copies worldwide, with many reviewers comparing him to Roald Dahl. His books are 'laugh your pants off' hilarious, while also addressing serious issues including illness, death and ageing, gender issues, friendships and bullying, isolation and dysfunctional families.