The Boy in the Dress bookcover

The Boy in the Dress

David Walliams, Quentin Blake

The sparkling debut children’s novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children’s author in the country.

Latest reviews

It was funny

Good book but not my favourite

Easy read with a life lessons

I think it's a realy good book and I also feel sorry for Denis because of his mum

Not as enjoyable as the other books by the same author.

I liked this book because the boy stood up for himself.

Funny and I liked the way how the Dad was angry and then in the end turned nice

It was really good

It was GOOD and eventful oh and the rest is a surprise !!!

This book teaches me that its good to be different

It is quite sad and weird

I thought this was very funny in parts. I like that the boy played football as I love football too.

Great. Book

A great book with many hilarious moments and unique characters. The book is way better than the movie !

It was amazing I loved the book because it tells boys and girls it’s ok to be what you want

Me and my mam really liked this One he is a good author

Boy in the dress was a bit boring at the start, but as you dive deeper into the world of curiosity it got very fun It is also full of adventures and trying new things And how to be yourself and express yourself. It’s a good book and I would recommend reading it again. It was very fun and an amazing amazing book to read. I loved it and it made me think want to read more of David Walliams

Loved it. Very funny

Ben lives in a boring town. He was about to see how wrong he was..... Join him as he learns anything is possible if he puts his mind to it!

This story tells you that boys can wear dresses as well as girls It’s really funny. My favourite character is Darvesh’s mum. She is HILARIOUS! I also the ending…

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