“I thought children’s books may become irrelevant...”

Best-selling children’s author David Walliams speaks about the anxieties and joys of writing, staying funny and trying not to offend.

David Walliams, best-selling author of children’s books like Gangsta Granny, The World’s Worst Children and Ratburger, is in India on his first book tour. The 53-year-old wrote his first children’s book in 2008 (The Boy in the Dress), which earned him praise from critics and brought him to the attention of young readers, and their parents, who couldn’t seem to get enough. Since then, Walliams has been prolific. His latest book, Super Sleuth is his 43rd. He has also written

David Walliams, best-selling author of children’s books like Gangsta Granny, The World’s Worst Children and Ratburger, is in India on his first book tour. (HT Photo)