'[Walliams' books] are brilliantly, beautifully and seemingly effortlessly written ... Mr Dahl finally has a worthy successor'
- Telegraph
'Another triumph for David Walliams. His books are a breath of wonderful fresh air'
- The Sun
'Walliams understands something crucial about children and stories'
- Metro
'A great comic tale... Walliams is a natural wit'
- Evening Standard
'Well written, funny, touching'
- Observer
'Believable characters and a story that's original and intriguing'
- Heat
'Charming, funny'
- The Times
'Has a lovely, Dahlian fluency to it'
- Time Out