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Word of Mouth: David Walliams on writing for children

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David Walliams on writing for children

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David Walliams talks to Michael Rosen about writing children's books.

David Walliams talks to Michael Rosen about how he writes his children's books like Mr Stink and The Boy in the Dress.

David Walliams talks in depth to Michael Rosen about how he writes his children's books like Mr Stink and The Boy In The Dress. His acute awareness of language developed from a young age, and he was influenced by the books he read then, from Roald Dahl to James Bond. He talks about how The Shining was the surprising model for Awful Auntie, and about the boy who originally gave him the idea to start writing for children..

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