The Queen's Orang-Utan - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0008135126 ISBN 13: 9780008135126

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2015

Written exclusively for Comic Relief 2015 by David Walliams. From Number One bestselling picture book duo, David Walliams and Tony Ross, comes this special Book & CD edition of this spectacular story for children of 3 and up. Also read by David Walliams, Miranda Hart and Rob Brydon. A bored queen. A birthday wish. An outrageous orang-utan. Everything's about to go bananas! This right royal mash-up of mischief and mayhem comes in a sumptuous slipcase and with a star-laden story CD. Written by David Walliams as an exclusive children's picture book especially for Comic Relief - David will be giving all of his proceeds from the book to the charity. The illustrator, Tony Ross, will waive his royalties and HarperCollins UK will also donate all profits from the publishing of the book - at least GBP5 from each copy sold will go to Comic Relief.

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About the Author:

Since his debut children's book published in 2008, David Walliams has taken the literary world by storm and is the biggest British children's author to debut this century. His most recent novel, AWFUL AUNTIE, was published in September 2014 and was the overall bestselling book in the UK for a sensational six weeks. Selling over half a million copies in just three months, it became the biggest selling book of 2014. His previous novel, DEMON DENTIST, sold more than half a million copies in less than a year, and the paperbacks of his other titles continue to dominate the UK charts. David's books have been translated into 40+ languages and have sold over 6 million copies in the UK alone. His books have also achieved unprecedented critical acclaim - RATBURGER, DEMON DENTIST and AWFUL AUNTIE, have all won the National Book Awards Children's Book of the Year. Tony Ross was born in London in 1938. His first book was published in 1972, and since then Tony has written over 100 books and illustrated over 2000, including the bestselling Horrid Henry series. Two of his creations, Towser and The Little Princess, have been turned into TV series. Tony lives in Wales. Miranda Hart's excursion to the Edinburgh Festival in 1994 began her journey to becoming one of the UK's top comedians. After ten years on the stand-up and sketch club circuit, she made her mark appearing in Smack the Pony, Absolutely Fabulous, Hyperdrive and Not Going Out, but it was when her sitcom Miranda hit screens in 2009, that her popularity rocketed. She has since been crowned the Queen of Comedy at the British Comedy Awards as well as winning three RTS Awards for Best Comedy Performance. Rob was born in Swansea and studied drama at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. He commenced his professional life as a radio and television presenter for BBC Wales. Rob first came to the public's attention in 2000 with the shows Marion and Geoff and Human Remains, winning British Comedy Awards for both. Since then his comedy credits have included I'm Alan Partridge, Little Britain, Live At The Apollo, Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, QI, The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year, Have I Got News For You, Gavin and Stacey, Rob Brydon's Identity Crisis, as well as hosting the successful panel show Would I Lie To You? He has also appeared in the following drama productions on television and film: Oliver Twist, Heroes and Villains: Napoleon, The Way We Live Now, Murder In Mind, Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore, Marple, 24 Hour Party People, A Cock and Bull Story, The Best of Men, Gangsta Granny, The Trip and The Trip to Italy, alongside Steve Coogan. Rob is the voice of many animated characters in major films including The Legend of Treasure Island, Robbie The Reindeer, The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, and Room on the Broom.

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