The World's Worst Pets: by David Walliams

The World’s Worst Pets invites readers into a collection of animal stories from David Walliams, with each tale illustrated in vibrant colour by Adam Stower. Following the popularity of The World’s Worst Children, The World’s Worst Teachers and The World’s Worst Parents, this book turns its attention to pets, presenting a line-up of creatures described as both hilarious and horrendous.

Inside are ten tales featuring some of the world’s craziest animals, from Houdini, a magician’s rabbit, to Zoom, a supersonic tortoise. Readers can also meet Griselda, a grizzly bear with a big secret, and Furp, a monstrous goldfish. The stories include good pets, bad pets, supervillain pets, pets as big as a house and pets that could eat you in one gulp.

Key details

• Written by David Walliams
• Illustrated in vibrant colour by Adam Stower
• Includes ten tales about pets
• Part of the World’s Worst series mentioned alongside The World’s Worst Children, The World’s Worst Teachers and The World’s Worst Parents

Synopsis

This collection brings together ten stories about outrageous pets and other creatures, presented as a laugh-out-loud read. The tales feature a range of animals, including a magician’s rabbit, a supersonic tortoise, a grizzly bear with a secret and a monstrous goldfish, alongside pets described as heroic, villainous, enormous and even dangerous.